New Haven is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 138,915 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, New Haven is the third largest community in Connecticut. New Haven has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about New Haven is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider New Haven a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

New Haven is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

New Haven has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, New Haven has quite a high level of public transit users. New Haven’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

The citizens of New Haven are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.53% of adults in New Haven have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Haven in 2022 was $33,449, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,796 for a family of four. However, New Haven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

New Haven is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Haven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Haven residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. New Haven also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Haven include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

In addition, New Haven has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.50%).

The most common language spoken in New Haven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.