New Haven is a larger medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 123,626 people and 29 constituent neighborhoods, New Haven is the second largest community in Connecticut.

New Haven is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, New Haven is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Haven who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.16%), teaching (10.66%), and sales jobs (8.37%).

Also of interest is that New Haven has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

New Haven is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that New Haven has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of New Haven enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in New Haven!

One of the nice things about New Haven is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

For their daily commute to and from work, many people in New Haven choose to take public transit. Most of these commuters are using the bus.

New Haven Information and Demographics

The overall education level of New Haven citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.12% of adults in New Haven have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in New Haven in 2000 was $16,393, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,572 for a family of four.

New Haven is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Haven home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in New Haven is White, followed by African-American. New Haven also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.43% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in New Haven include Italian, Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in New Haven is English. Some people also speak Spanish.