- For the year ending June 30, 1998, Connecticut's population grew by 6,800.
- During the economic downturn early in the decade the state population declined from
3.287 to 3.262 million.
- Although there has been a slow, steady increase in population since 1995, so far this
decade Connecticut's population has declined a total of 13,000 residents, or four-tenths
of a percent, the second largest rate of population loss among the 50 states.
- Last year, almost 6,500 more people left Connecticut than moved into the state. Since
1990, this net out-migration is 149,000.
- Connecticut's population is increasingly diverse. The decline in white population has
been mirrored by an increase in all other racial categories. The Hispanic population,
which can be of any race, has also increased.
- Connecticut's population is aging. The most recent U.S. Census figures for 1997 show the
nation's median age at 34.9. The median age for Connecticut's residents is 36.6.
- As the elderly population increases, there has been a decline in the number of residents
under 45. Young families represent a significant share of the state's out-migration.
- With the exception of Stamford, Connecticut's largest cities (those with over 100,000
residents) have experienced a population loss in the nineties. In contrast, none of the
state's fastest growing towns had over 15,000 residents
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