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Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Connecticut  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 3,502,309[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 419,896[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 1,041,668[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.14[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 22.40%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 5.76%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 71.84%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $81,421[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $110,072[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $1,098[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $43,911[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 6.03%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 9.17%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 12.61%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 9.96%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 11.97%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 88.03%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 34.66%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 2.00%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 6.81%[40] Birth rate ranking 6[41]