[Excerpt of WNPR / CT Public Radio news story by Kay Perkins, July 10, 2023]
Newly-released census data shows that Connecticut’s retirement-age population grew faster than the national average — and the average in Florida. The state’s retirement-age population grew by 3.4%, slightly outpacing Florida’s growth of 3.3%. This places Connecticut well above the national average of 3.1%, but still trailing behind New Hampshire at 4.5%. Retirees now make up about 16% of Connecticut’s total population.
This page has a selection of statewide press coverage about the 2023 Community Wellbeing Index reports.
Data measuring the health of Greater Hartford communities finds increasing economic, racial disparities
By Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, March 14, 2023
Link: https://www.courant.com/2023/03/14/data-measuring-the-health-of-greater-...
Mar. 14, 2023
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The Five Connecticuts (5CT) are a classification system, originally developed in 2004 by Don Levy, Orlando Rodriguez, and Wayne Villemez, to allow better comparisons across Connecticut's geographical areas.
Using statistical methods, the 169 towns of Connecticut are grouped into one of five categories based on analysis of demographic variables.
The Five Connecticuts (5CT) were updated by Don Levy and DataHaven in 2015, using 2010 census data. The updated (2010) classifications are provided in the attached file on this page.
The Greater New Haven Community Wellbeing Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details (on the main page, you may also download the report by clicking on the blue button near the top of the page).
Final web-optimized version posted 3/13/2023.
2023 document notes, clarifications, and errata
Mar. 13, 2023
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To download this file, click the "Document" link below. See the main report page for more information (on that page, you can also use the blue button near the top of the page to download the report).
2023 document notes, clarifications, and errata
Mar. 13, 2023
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety