Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Western Connecticut Planning Region population, land area and income

Western Connecticut Planning Region had 637,013 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 532.1 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 9 in Connecticut by population and 5th by land area. That works out to 1,197.1 people per square mile, 12.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Connecticut has 335,666 residents; Western Connecticut Planning Region is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $121,285 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Western Connecticut Planning Region's population changed since 2020

Western Connecticut Planning Region gained 18,251 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.9%. That ranks 2nd of 9 in Connecticut for growth. The median Connecticut county changed by +2.6%, and the state as a whole by +2.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Western Connecticut Planning Region recorded 26,921 births and 21,589 deaths, a natural change of +5,332. Net international migration added +24,925 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -14,538. The largest single component was international migration, which added 24,925 people.

Where Western Connecticut Planning Region is

The Census internal point of Western Connecticut Planning Region is at 41.279100, -73.446500. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades Connecticut's 9 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Western Connecticut Planning Region outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Western Connecticut Planning Region

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Western Connecticut Planning Region, 323,467 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Western Connecticut Planning Region; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Stamford with 139,134.

Counties bordering Western Connecticut Planning Region

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Western Connecticut Planning Region, including 5 across a state line. The most populous is Suffolk County, NY, with 1,535,909 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• NY

  Suffolk County, NY

  1,535,909 people

  46 mi ESE

• NY

  Nassau County, NY

  1,392,438 people

  39 mi S

• NY

  Westchester County, NY

  1,006,447 people

  18 mi WSW

• Naugatuck Valley Planning Region

  462,220 people

  25 mi NE

• Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

  335,666 people

  14 mi ESE

• NY

  Dutchess County, NY

  299,963 people

  36 mi NNW

• Northwest Hills Planning Region

  114,101 people

  41 mi NNE

• NY

  Putnam County, NY

  98,409 people

  19 mi NW

Distance to Hartford and the nearest big city

Hartford is 51.8 miles NE of Western Connecticut Planning Region's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Bridgeport, CT (population 151,599), 14.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Danbury, CT (population 88,692), 8.5 miles away.

Western Connecticut Planning Region FIPS code

The FIPS code of Western Connecticut Planning Region is 09190: state code 09 for Connecticut plus planning region code 190. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $121,285.