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Veterans in East Hartford

How many veterans live in East Hartford, CT, what share of adults that is, which conflicts they served in and how veteran incomes compare with everyone else.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (tables B21001, B21002, B21004).

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

1,562 veterans call East Hartford home.

Veterans, civilian population 18 and older: 1,562 — 3.9% of adults here

Share of adults who are veterans

  • East Hartford: 3.9
  • Capitol Planning Region: 4.7
  • CT: 4.9
  • U.S.: 6.4

Period of service

  • Peacetime only: 558
  • Vietnam era: 374
  • Gulf War (1990s): 247
  • Post-9/11: 177
  • Korean War: 116
  • World War II: 90

Median income, veterans vs. non-veterans

  • Veterans: 39951
  • Non-veterans: 42337

What it means

Veterans make up 3.9% of adults here, 2.5 points below the national 6.4%.

The largest group served in the peacetime only period — about 558 people.

Median income for veterans runs $2,386 below non-veterans locally.

Figures count veterans living in the community, not people currently on active duty.

Sources

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