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New Britain city, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
New Britain city is a Census city of 74,223 people across 13.40 square miles of land, in Capitol Planning Region. Median household income is $58,613, 45.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 47 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.1 m.
76 sourced place values · tier FULL · 8 sections · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency
New Britain
What New Britain is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.4 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,541
- County holding the largest share of its areaCapitol Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Britain
How many people live in New Britain
- Population74,223
- Median age34.3
- Population under 1816,315
- Share under 1822.0 percent
- Population 65 and over10,804
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent
- Households28,974
- Family households16,569
- Share of households that are families57.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Britain
Income and work in New Britain
- Median household income$58,613
- Per capita income$31,171
- Civilian labor force39,445
- Employed36,347
- Unemployed3,098
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over48,234
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Britain
Housing in New Britain
- Housing units32,065
- Occupied units28,974
- Vacant units3,091
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent
- Owner occupied13,054
- Renter occupied15,920
- Ownership rate45.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$223,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,253
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.7 percent
- Single family units11,938
- Share single family37.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19,981
- Share in buildings of two or more62.3 percent
- Mobile homes58 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Britain
How New Britain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute32,463
- Commuting under 15 minutes10,444
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,951
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.5 percent
- Drove alone72.6 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent
- Public transport3.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home8.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Britain
SBA loans in New Britain (7(a))
- Approvals47
- Gross approval$7,140,900
- Average approval$151,934
- Median approval$75,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$403,200
- Largest approval$1,002,700
- Jobs supported279
- Jobs per approval5.9
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full4
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.6 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 7 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
New Britain
SBA loans in New Britain (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$4,536,000
- Average approval$412,364
- Median approval$351,000
- Largest approval$831,000
- Jobs supported124
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Capitol Planning Region, not New Britain
Capitol Planning Region context, not New Britain figures
These are Capitol Planning Region figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as New Britain measurements.
- Establishments in Capitol Planning Region23,642
- Employment at those establishments, Capitol Planning Region473,777
- Covered employment, Capitol Planning Region522,687
- Average annual pay, Capitol Planning Region$82,874
- Average weekly wage, Capitol Planning Region$1,594
- Housing units permitted, Capitol Planning Region1,618
- Of those, single family, Capitol Planning Region468
- County product, 2024, Capitol Planning Region$110,914,256,000
- Average income of an arriving household, Capitol Planning Region$75,536
Every figure in this section is published for Capitol Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of New Britain. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
New Britain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Britain, Connecticut?
74,223, in 28,974 households. New Britain city covers 13.40 square miles of land, which is 5,541 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New Britain in?
Capitol Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in New Britain?
$58,613. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $223,600. Median gross rent is $1,253 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to New Britain businesses?
47 7(a) approvals totalling $7.1 m, across 11 lenders, median approval $75,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $4.5 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Britain, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to New Britain borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for New Britain. only 7 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page New Britain figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Capitol Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of New Britain.
Is zoning published for New Britain?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.