New Haven is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 135,319 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, New Haven is the third largest community in Connecticut. Much of the housing stock in New Haven was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that New Haven has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.21% 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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 education level of New Haven citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.74% of adults in New Haven have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Haven in 2022 was $34,482, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,928 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in New Haven, accounting for 31.23% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of New Haven residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Haven include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of New Haven's cultural character, accounting for 17.70% of the city’s population.

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