City profile · Mid-size City
New Haven, Connecticut
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads New Haven, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Justin Elicker
- Role
- Mayor
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 134,023
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcenewhavenct.gov ↗
- Official leadership pagenewhavenct.gov/government/office-of-the-mayor ↗
- City websitenewhavenct.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Justin Elicker CurrentMayor · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 134,023
- Median household income
- $54,305
- Median age
- 31
- Land area
- 18.69 sq mi
- Population density
- 7,170.8 per sq mi
- County
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region County
- Metro area
- New Haven, CT
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