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West Haven, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
West Haven is a Census city of 55,351 people across 10.75 square miles of land, in South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $74,382, 50.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 51 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
West Haven
What West Haven is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.75 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,149
- 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.
West Haven
How many people live in West Haven
- Population55,351
- Median age35.8
- Population under 1811,211
- Share under 1820.3 percent
- Population 65 and over8,839
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households20,938
- Family households12,645
- Share of households that are families60.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Haven
Income and work in West Haven
- Median household income$74,382
- Per capita income$35,740
- Civilian labor force29,122
- Employed27,004
- Unemployed2,118 plus or minus 455
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over35,839
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Haven
Housing in West Haven
- Housing units21,973
- Occupied units20,938
- Vacant units1,035 plus or minus 352
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied10,590
- Renter occupied10,348
- Ownership rate50.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$291,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,442
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.3 percent
- Single family units10,982
- Share single family50.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,869
- Share in buildings of two or more49.5 percent
- Mobile homes122 plus or minus 102
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Haven
How West Haven gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute23,799
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,279
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,358
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.7 percent
- Drove alone72.6 percent
- Carpooled11.9 percent
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home9.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Haven
SBA loans in West Haven (7(a))
- Approvals51
- Gross approval$26,255,700
- Average approval$514,818
- Median approval$102,600
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,485,000
- Largest approval$4,300,000
- Jobs supported455
- Jobs per approval8.9
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full3
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.8 percent
- Share to franchises3.9 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Haven, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
West Haven
SBA loans in West Haven (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$7,251,000
- Average approval$725,100
- Median approval$550,500
- Largest approval$1,884,000
- Jobs supported105
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in West 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 West Haven
South Central Connecticut Planning Region context, not West 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 West 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
West Haven questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Haven, Connecticut?
55,351, in 20,938 households. West Haven city covers 10.75 square miles of land, which is 5,149 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West 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 West Haven?
$74,382. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $291,700. Median gross rent is $1,442 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Haven businesses?
51 7(a) approvals totaling $26.3 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $102,600, plus 10 504 approvals worth $7.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Haven, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Haven borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Haven. Only 5 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 West 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 West Haven.
Is zoning published for West Haven?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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