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New Haven, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
New Haven is a Census city of 134,349 people across 18.69 square miles of land, in South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $56,851, 28.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 136 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $46.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Haven
What New Haven is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.69 sq mi
- Water area1.44 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,188
- 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.
New Haven
How many people live in New Haven
- Population134,349
- Median age31.9
- Population under 1828,643
- Share under 1821.3 percent
- Population 65 and over15,840
- Share 65 and over11.8 percent
- Households54,773
- Family households27,235
- Share of households that are families49.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Haven
Income and work in New Haven
- Median household income$56,851
- Per capita income$36,242
- Civilian labor force69,528
- Employed63,700
- Unemployed5,828
- Unemployment rate8.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over85,772
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Haven
Housing in New Haven
- Housing units60,333
- Occupied units54,773
- Vacant units5,560
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent
- Owner occupied15,556
- Renter occupied39,217
- Ownership rate28.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$287,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,488
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.4 percent
- Single family units15,871
- Share single family26.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more44,309
- Share in buildings of two or more73.4 percent
- Mobile homes112 plus or minus 105
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Haven
How New Haven gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute53,458
- Commuting under 15 minutes17,110
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more12,606
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.6 percent
- Drove alone55.8 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent
- Public transport6.7 percent
- Walked13.8 percent
- Worked from home13.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Haven
SBA loans in New Haven (7(a))
- Approvals136
- Gross approval$46,670,000
- Average approval$343,162
- Median approval$117,950
- Ninetieth percentile approval$865,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,078
- Jobs per approval7.9
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Paid in full12
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.6 percent
- Share to franchises7.4 percent
- Distinct lenders29
- Distinct industries by NAICS68
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Haven, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 16 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.
New Haven
SBA loans in New Haven (504)
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$12,972,000
- Average approval$763,059
- Median approval$315,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported98
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Haven, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have 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 New Haven
South Central Connecticut Planning Region context, not New 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 New 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.
Coverage
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
New Haven questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Haven, Connecticut?
134,349, in 54,773 households. New Haven city covers 18.69 square miles of land, which is 7,188 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New 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 New Haven?
$56,851. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $287,100. Median gross rent is $1,488 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 Haven businesses?
136 7(a) approvals totaling $46.7 m since FY2020, across 29 lenders, median approval $117,950, plus 17 504 approvals worth $13.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Haven, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to New Haven borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for New Haven. Only 16 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 New 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 New Haven.
Is zoning published for New Haven?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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