Higher Education in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has decreased by . percent. By 2005, 34.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has decreased by a total of . percent. By 2005, a total of 32.4 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area has decreased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has declined by . percent to a total of 33.4 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of Connecticut percent of 35 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

In the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 35.2 percent of the White Alone, 17.8 percent of Black or African American, 55.8 percent of the Asian alone and 14.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area has a highly-educated population, with 33.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey. The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford MSA counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Connecticut's proportion of 35 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 27.2 percent.

Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 34.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 34.6 percent (Men) versus 32.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

In terms of total land area, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area spans a total area of 1515 square miles. The MSA has a high average area density of 784 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US metro areas with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Baltimore-Towson (799 per sq. mile ), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (802 per sq. mile ), Providence-New Bedford-Fall River (1,013 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Akron (776 per sq. mile ), Buffalo-Niagara Falls (732 per sq. mile ), El Paso (712 per sq. mile ).

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base that is comprised of 75.5 percent White, 9.8 percent African American, 3 percent Asian, and 10.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 23.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is equal to the State of Connecticut percent of 23.2. Since 2000, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford has increased the level of diversity when 21.2 percent of the people were minorities.

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area had a total estimated population of 1,188,241 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 1,151,066. This growth denotes an increase of 3.2 percent. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ranks 1 of 4 MSAs by growth in total population in Connecticut and the metro area ranks 72 of 361 metro areas when analyzing total MSA population change across the nation.

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated into the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area, with 20,208 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford accounts for 26.6 percent of immigration into the State of Connecticut. This amount of international migration is high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.



Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.