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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
63,620
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$411,000
Owner-occupied units

West Hartford, CT

Connecticut · 41.767° N, 72.755° W · 22 sq mi

West Hartford is a city in Connecticut, with a population of 63,620 and about 2,917 residents per square mile. The median household earns $129,890 a year, and the median home is worth $411,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
22 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,917
People per square mile
Rank by population
#670
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#610
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$129,890
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,756
Per month
Homeownership
67.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.3 min
One way

People

Median age
40.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
66.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
17.7%
Households
25,885
2.41 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 18/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 162/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 34/yr
Days above 90° 13/yr
Below freezing 104/yr
Annual rainfall 52.6in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 85°F
Coldest month
February
Average low 22°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 30.7%
Professional & business services 14.5%
Finance, insurance & real estate 13.6%
Manufacturing 9.7%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Connecticut

Name
Steve Cohen
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$21.3B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Greenwich
Source of wealth
Hedge funds

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Connecticut · private sector

Employer
Hartford HealthCare
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Connecticut

Company
Cigna
Revenue
$247.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Bloomfield
Ticker
CI

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Connecticut

State bird
American Robin
State flower
Mountain Laurel
State capital
Hartford
Nickname
The Constitution State

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