Connecticut vs. Rhode Island
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Connecticut Rhode Island
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3,565,287 1,059,361 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.2% 0.6% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 3,574,147 1,052,964 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 3,574,097 1,052,567 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 5.1% Persons under 18 years, percent 20.6% 19.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.2% 17.2% Female persons, percent 51.2% 51.4% White alone, percent 80.0% 83.9% Black or African American alone, percent 12.0% 8.4% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 1.1% Asian alone, percent 4.9% 3.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2% Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, percent 16.5% 15.9% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 66.5% 72.0% Veterans, 2014-2018 173,998 57,524 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 14.3% 13.6% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,521,117 469,157 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.3% 60.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $272,700 $249,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,096 $1,838 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $877 $724 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,156 $981 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 34.4% 40.3% Building permits, 2018 4,815 1,294 Households, 2014-2018 1,367,374 410,885 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.54 2.47 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.9% 87.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 22.2% 22.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.6% 87.6% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.8% 81.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.5% 88.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 38.9% 33.3% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.3% 9.8% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.2% 4.8% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.2% 64.4% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.2% 60.6% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,542,068 2,481,314 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 29,573,119 8,223,005 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 55,160,095 11,262,158 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 161,962,244 22,310,389 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 51,632,467 12,063,865 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,381 $11,486 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.3 24.8 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $76,106 $63,296 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $43,056 $34,619 Persons in poverty, percent 10.4% 12.9% Total employer establishments, 2017 89,574 28,783 Total employment, 2017 1,536,858 435,978 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 95,781,512 20,945,444 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.2% 0.2% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 281,453 80,905 All firms, 2012 326,693 94,642 Men-owned firms, 2012 187,845 54,651 Women-owned firms, 2012 106,678 30,484 Minority-owned firms, 2012 56,113 14,737 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 259,614 77,042 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 31,056 9,904 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 281,182 79,837 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.4% 3.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 2.1% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.2% 6.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.1% 27.3% Population per square mile, 2010 738.1 1,018.1 Land area in square miles, 2010 4,842.36 1,033.81
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Connecticut and Rhode Island using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
