| People QuickFacts | West Haven | Connecticut |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2011 estimate | 55,477 | 3,586,717 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 55,564 | 3,574,097 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.2% | 0.4% |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 | 55,564 | 3,574,097 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.8% | 22.9% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.4% | 14.2% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.6% | 51.3% |
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![White persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 65.7% | 77.6% |
![Black persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 19.6% | 10.1% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.7% | 3.8% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.0% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.4% | 2.6% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 18.3% | 13.4% |
![White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 56.9% | 71.2% |
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![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.4% | 88.0% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.7% | 13.3% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 21.0% | 20.8% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 88.1% | 88.6% |
![Bachelor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 23.0% | 35.7% |
![Veterans definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 4,009 | 235,132 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 23.7 | 24.7 |
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![Housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2010 | 22,446 | 1,487,891 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 57.7% | 68.9% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 48.1% | 34.6% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $229,600 | $293,100 |
![Households definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2007-2011 | 21,535 | 1,360,115 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.48 | 2.53 |
![Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,601 | $37,627 |
![Median household income definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $53,057 | $69,243 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.5% | 9.5% |
| Business QuickFacts | West Haven | Connecticut |
![Total number of firms definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,434 | 332,150 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.0% | 4.4% |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.6% | 3.3% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
![Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.2% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 34.5% | 28.1% |
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![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 377,909 | 58,404,898 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 486,774 | 107,917,037 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 443,118 | 52,165,480 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,452 | $14,953 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217092750im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 74,517 | 9,138,437 |