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Census Tract 1803, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Census Tract 1803, GEOID 09170180300, in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, entirely within East Haven. 2,552 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±585); the 2020 Census counted 2,470.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,552

±585 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,470

Median household income

$71,042

±$25,499 (90% margin)
South Central Connecticut Planning Region: $88,197

Median home value

$262,900

±$33,499 (90% margin)
South Central Connecticut Planning Region: $353,100

Median gross rent

$725

±$421 (90% margin)
South Central Connecticut Planning Region: $1,525

Where is Census Tract 1803?

Census Tract 1803 is one of 136 census tracts in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It covers 0.68 square miles of land, 3,648 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 09170180300, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 1803 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
East Haven100%
Census Tract 1803 (marked with a dot) in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
1801.02180218041842 1803 1 mi
Census Tract 1803 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 1803: Tract 1801.02 ($110,327), Tract 1802 ($89,097), Tract 1804 ($97,865) and Tract 1842 ($79,209). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 1803?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 1803's population at 2,552 (±585) in 971 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,470 residents and 1,118 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1803East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut
Total population2,552±58527,806570,5983,624,508
Households971±10011,394230,6731,434,007
Average household size2.61±0.452.422.382.46
Housing units1,033±9412,069248,2671,541,822

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 1803?

The median resident of Census Tract 1803 is 48.3 years old; 17.6% are under 18 and 18.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 55.6%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 27.3%. 27.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 1803East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut
Median age48.3±1.845.740.241.1
Under 18 years17.6%±5.1 pts16.8%19.6%20.2%
65 years and over18.8%±6.7 pts20.5%18.6%18.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)27.3%±16.3 pts21.7%19.5%18.3%
White alone, not Hispanic55.6%±17.3 pts69.1%58.5%61.9%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic5.3%±4.1 pts4.1%13.0%9.8%
Asian alone, not Hispanic11.5%±9.6 pts3.1%4.5%4.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.6 pts0.0%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.6 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.2%±0.5 pts1.7%3.5%4.3%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.6 pts0.2%0.8%0.9%
Born outside the United States27.0%±15.5 pts12.4%13.7%15.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)25.9%±12.4 pts19.9%22.3%23.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)4.7%±2.5 pts4.5%4.5%4.7%
With a disability13.3%±5.4 pts11.6%11.9%12.2%
No health insurance coverage12.2%±8.3 pts6.9%4.9%5.4%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)93.2%±5.2 pts91.6%92.1%91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)17.5%±5.9 pts25.8%42.0%42.5%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)7.2%±3.4 pts10.2%20.3%19.2%
Lived in the same house a year earlier96.0%±3.2 pts91.8%87.8%89.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 1803 earn?

Half of the 971 households in Census Tract 1803 earn less than $71,042 a year (±$25,499), against $88,197 across South Central Connecticut Planning Region: 91st highest of the county's 135 tracts with a reliable estimate. 11.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1803East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut
Median household income$71,042±$25,499$94,628$88,197$95,781
Mean household income$84,094±$10,692$109,218$121,469$138,744
Per capita income$35,603±$4,267$45,976$49,766$55,915
People below the poverty line11.2%±5.9 pts7.2%11.4%10.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line6.0%±7.3 pts6.5%14.6%13.0%
Households receiving SNAP15.2%±6.8 pts8.2%13.5%11.8%
Households with a computer88.6%±8.1 pts94.8%95.4%95.4%
Households with a broadband subscription90.2%±5.4 pts94.8%92.4%92.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 1803?

Owners occupy 56.4% of Census Tract 1803's occupied homes and renters 43.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,900 by its owner (±$33,499). The median renter pays $725 a month including utilities, and 37.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1803East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut
Median home value (owner-occupied)$262,900±$33,499$294,200$353,100$366,900
Median gross rent$725±$421$1,528$1,525$1,488
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent37.4%±16.0 pts50.1%44.5%43.5%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,106±$222$2,100$2,377$2,429
Owner-occupied homes56.4%±10.6 pts74.6%60.5%66.5%
Renter-occupied homes43.6%±10.6 pts25.4%39.5%33.5%
Housing units1,033±9412,069248,2671,541,822
Single-family detached homes56.5%±10.2 pts67.9%52.8%58.6%
Mobile homes0.0%±4.0 pts0.0%0.4%0.7%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±4.0 pts0.1%0.6%0.7%
Built 2010 to 20191.0%±1.3 pts2.1%3.7%4.5%
Built 1939 or earlier32.9%±9.4 pts17.0%23.1%20.2%
Households with no vehicle22.6%±9.1 pts6.7%11.4%8.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 1803 get to work?

76.9% of Census Tract 1803's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 24.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1803East HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticut
In the labor force (age 16+)60.0%±6.8 pts66.0%65.1%65.9%
Unemployment rate0.0%±3.1 pts4.9%6.0%5.6%
Drove alone to work76.9%±11.5 pts81.1%69.4%68.8%
Carpooled4.4%±4.1 pts4.6%7.2%7.9%
Public transportation0.6%±0.9 pts1.5%3.0%3.3%
Walked10.5%±10.9 pts3.2%4.6%2.5%
Worked from home7.6%±6.1 pts9.0%14.3%16.0%
Mean travel time to work24.4 min±7.024.1 min23.5 min26.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 1803 compare with the other tracts in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?

Among South Central Connecticut Planning Region's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 1803 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 1803's rank among the tracts of South Central Connecticut Planning Region and of East Haven
MeasureIn South Central Connecticut Planning RegionIn East Haven
Population115th of 1356th of 8
Residents per square mile60th of 1352nd of 8
Median household income91st of 1358th of 8
Per capita income95th of 1358th of 8
Median home value91st of 1268th of 8
Median gross rent117th of 1187th of 7
Poverty rate46th of 863rd of 6
Bachelor's degree or higher122nd of 1358th of 8
Median age34th of 1355th of 8
Owner-occupied share80th of 1308th of 8

The tracts next to it on South Central Connecticut Planning Region's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 1841.0188th$73,600±$15,885 · within the margin of this tract5,496
Tract 155089th$73,184±$15,833 · within the margin of this tract5,350
Tract 1401.0290th$72,689±$18,735 · within the margin of this tract3,255
Tract 180391st$71,042±$25,4992,552
Tract 165192nd$70,744±$4,139 · within the margin of this tract3,527
Tract 142293rd$70,396±$15,598 · within the margin of this tract1,850
Tract 154694th$69,591±$6,944 · within the margin of this tract4,986

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 1803?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 1803 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections