How Has Connecticut's Household Income Changed Since 2007 Recession?

The Connecticut Mirror has taken an in-depth look at income brackets in Connecticut over time from 2007 through 2013 and what they’ve found is that there are more higher income households now, and more lower income households, which means that the middle class is shrinking.

Overall for Connecticut, the number of households earning more than $200,000 in Connecticut grew by 1.7 percent from 2007 to 2013 and now stands at 9 percent.

The number of households earning more than $100,000 in Connecticut grew by 3.8 percent from 2007 to 2013 and is now at 33.1 percent.

But the number of households in Connecticut earning $25,000 or less has actually increased slightly from 2007 to 2013 and now stands at 18.6 percent.

The CT Mirror takes an in-depth look at several town’s income brackets, which can be viewed by clicking here.