New Britain.
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21 tracts·74K people·$224K median·5,541/mi²
Hispanic 42 · White 40 · Black 10 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Other 37 · Living alone 34 · Married couple 29
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Service 24 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 8 · Transit 4 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in New Britain is $223,600 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
New Britain has 74,223 residents across 21 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.3; the population is 41.8% Hispanic or Latino, 40.3% White, 10.3% Black, 4.8% Multiracial, 2.4% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.1% (Census ACS).
Holmes Elementary School (70%), Gaffney Elementary School (56%) and Smith Elementary School (54%) lead the elementary schools; House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy (85%), Slade Middle School (41%) and Pulaski Middle School (33%) lead the middle schools; Academy of Science and Innovation (48%), New Britain High School (40%) and E. C. Goodwin Technical High School (37%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,253/month, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in New Britain is $58,613 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In New Britain, median rent is $1,253/month and the median home value is $223,600 (Census ACS).
New Britain reported 4.9 violent crimes and 22.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in New Britain are earthquake (57), ice storm (46) and cold wave (44), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In New Britain, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).