Massachusetts vs. Connecticut
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Massachusetts Connecticut
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6,892,503 3,565,287
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.3% -0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 6,547,785 3,574,147
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 6,547,629 3,574,097
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.8% 20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.5% 17.2%
Female persons, percent 51.5% 51.2%
White alone, percent 80.8% 80.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 8.9% 12.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 7.1% 4.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 12.3% 16.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 71.4% 66.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 315,859 173,998
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 16.5% 14.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,914,929 1,521,117
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 62.3% 66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $366,800 $272,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,165 $2,096
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $786 $877
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,225 $1,156
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 41.7% 34.4%
Building permits, 2018 17,044 4,815
Households, 2014-2018 2,601,914 1,367,374
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.53 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.1% 87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 23.6% 22.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.1% 89.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.7% 83.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.4% 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 42.9% 38.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.2% 6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.1% 66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 17,508,975 9,542,068
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 63,583,090 29,573,119
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 81,927,799 55,160,095
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 123,904,370 161,962,244
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 92,915,380 51,632,467
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,980 $14,381
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.7 26.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $77,378 $76,106
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $41,794 $43,056
Persons in poverty, percent 10.0% 10.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017 179,828 89,574
Total employment, 2017 3,316,716 1,536,858
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 216,666,284 95,781,512
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.9% 0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 559,925 281,453
All firms, 2012 607,664 326,693
Men-owned firms, 2012 357,158 187,845
Women-owned firms, 2012 199,210 106,678
Minority-owned firms, 2012 89,967 56,113
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 499,959 259,614
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 58,339 31,056
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 525,667 281,182
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4% 4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5% 3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 4.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.8% 28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 839.4 738.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 7,800.06 4,842.36
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Massachusetts and Connecticut using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.