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East Haven, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
East Haven is a Census CDP of 27,806 people across 12.30 square miles of land, in South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $94,628, 74.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
East Haven
What East Haven is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area12.3 sq mi
- Water area1.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,261
- County holding the largest share of its areaSouth Central Connecticut 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.
East Haven
How many people live in East Haven
- Population27,806
- Median age45.7
- Population under 184,678
- Share under 1816.8 percent
- Population 65 and over5,689
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent
- Households11,394
- Family households7,023
- Share of households that are families61.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Haven
Income and work in East Haven
- Median household income$94,628
- Per capita income$45,976
- Civilian labor force15,786
- Employed15,005
- Unemployed781 plus or minus 255
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over21,066
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Haven
Housing in East Haven
- Housing units12,069
- Occupied units11,394
- Vacant units675 plus or minus 223
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied8,499
- Renter occupied2,895
- Ownership rate74.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$294,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,528
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units8,908
- Share single family73.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,161
- Share in buildings of two or more26.2 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Haven
How East Haven gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,244
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,517
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,472
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.2 percent
- Drove alone81.1 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home9.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Haven
SBA loans in East Haven (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$13,973,000
- Average approval$423,424
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$975,560
- Largest approval$4,923,000
- Jobs supported212
- Jobs per approval6.4
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.1 percent
- Share to franchises6.1 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS24
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in East Haven, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
East Haven
SBA loans in East Haven (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$5,877,000
- Average approval$1,959,000
- Median approval$861,000
- Largest approval$4,447,000
- Jobs supported13
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in East Haven, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, not East Haven
South Central Connecticut Planning Region context, not East Haven figures
- Establishments in South Central Connecticut Planning Region13,779
- Covered employment, South Central Connecticut Planning Region281,946
- Average annual pay, South Central Connecticut Planning Region$75,517
- Housing units permitted, South Central Connecticut Planning Region1,014
Every figure in this section is published for South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of East Haven.
All South Central Connecticut Planning Region figures →
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.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
East Haven questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in East Haven, Connecticut?
27,806, in 11,394 households. East Haven CDP covers 12.30 square miles of land, which is 2,261 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is East Haven in?
South Central Connecticut 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 East Haven?
$94,628. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $294,200. Median gross rent is $1,528 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to East Haven businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $14.0 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $5.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in East Haven, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to East Haven borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for East Haven. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page East Haven figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for South Central Connecticut 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 East Haven.
Is zoning published for East Haven?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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