Multigenerational Households in Connecticut
According to the 2020 decennial census, Connecticut has approximately 1.4 million households, of which 3.9%, or 55,526, are multigenerational. This marks an increase of about 0.3%, or 4,924 households, from the 2010 decennial census. In comparing the change from 2010 to 2020, every planning region in Connecticut experienced an increase in multigenerational households. The smallest increase was in the Lower Connecticut River Valley, with 77 households, or 4.3%, while the largest was in Western Connecticut, with 1,683 households, or 23.5%.
A household is classified as multigenerational if it includes three or more generations of family members residing together under one roof. For instance, this can consist of children, parents, and grandparents. Multigenerational households are composed of family members related by birth, marriage, or adoption.
Across the nine planning regions, multigenerational households accounted for an average increase of 6,169, or 3.9%. The Capital Planning Region had the highest number of multigenerational households, with 14,511 households, which makes up 3.7 % of the total households within the region. On the other hand, the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region had 6,509 multigenerational households, which is 5.5% of the total households in that region. The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region had the lowest, with 2.55%, or 1,858 households.
The top 5 cities with the highest share of multigenerational households are Bridgeport (3,796, 6.8% of households), Hartford (2,842, 5.1% of households), Waterbury (2,491, 4.5% of households), New Haven (2,368, 4.3% of households) and Stamford (2,242, 4.0% of households). Almost 25% of all multigenerational households in Connecticut are in these cities.
With home prices increasing, it is not surprising that 130 towns saw an increase in multigenerational housing, while only 39 saw a decrease from 2010 to 2020.
The data for this blog post comes from the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC) profile, which presents an in-depth analysis of the American population. The profile covers various topics such as age, ethnicity, household size, family dynamics, housing occupancy, and tenure. The source for this data was Table PCT14, which provided data on multigenerational households.
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