Humidity & wind
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Population
55,351
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$291,700
Owner-occupied units
West Haven, CT
Connecticut · 41.272° N, 72.967° W · 11 sq mi
West Haven is a city in Connecticut, with a population of 55,351 and about 5,149 residents per square mile. The median household earns $74,382 a year, and the median home is worth $291,700.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
11 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,149
People per square mile
Rank by population
#801
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#803
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$74,382
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,442
Per month
Homeownership
50.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.9 min
One way
People
Median age
35.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
30.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
21.1%
Households
20,938
2.47 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 30.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 12.8%
Professional & business services 10.4%
Retail trade 10%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Connecticut
State bird
American Robin
State flower
Mountain Laurel
State capital
Hartford
Nickname
The Constitution State
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Cities near West Haven
- New Haven, CT3 mi · 138,774
- Milford, CT6 mi · 51,215
- Bridgeport, CT13 mi · 152,273
- Waterbury, CT20 mi · 115,771
- Meriden, CT20 mi · 60,810
- Norwalk, CT27 mi · 94,508
- Danbury, CT28 mi · 89,033
- Bristol, CT28 mi · 62,341
Cities about the same size
- Chicopee, MA55,310
- Mount Prospect, IL55,395
- Apple Valley, MN55,248
- Fountain Valley, CA55,508
- Tinley Park, IL55,140
- Logan, UT55,576
- Rocky Mount, NC55,120
- South Whittier, CA55,650
More in Connecticut
- Stamford139,535
- Hartford121,981
- New Britain76,286
- West Hartford63,620
- East Hartford50,918
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.