Census Tract 1656

Tract Snapshot: Census Tract 1656, South Central Connecticut Planning Region County, CT

Census Tract 1656 is located in South Central Connecticut Planning Region County, Connecticut, inside the municipal boundary of New Haven, and contains a population of approximately 5,019 residents per Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. Median household income here is $67,643 — a figure the Census Bureau classifies as "Near National Median" when compared with the 2023 national median near $77,000. Median gross rent sits at $1,510 per month, a useful benchmark for renters comparing local housing costs against nearby neighborhoods. Typical owner-occupied homes are valued around $204,800. The tract's poverty rate is 15.8%, measured as the share of residents with income below the federal poverty threshold.

Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county designed by the U.S. Census Bureau to contain roughly 1,200 to 8,000 residents, with boundaries held stable across decades so researchers can track neighborhoods over time. Tract-level figures from the American Community Survey are five-year rolling averages rather than snapshots — that smoothing reduces year-to-year noise in small areas but also means the numbers you see here describe the period ending in the reference year rather than a single moment. For context, we link back to the parent city and state pages where you can compare this tract against its neighbors.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year 2023 · GEOID: 09170165600 · Note: ACS margins of error widen at tract level