Hartford County vs. Litchfield County

Hartford County (CT)Litchfield County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)892,697181,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.1%-4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)894,033189,925
Population, Census, April 1, 2010894,014189,927
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.0%18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%21.3%
Female persons, percent51.4%50.6%
White alone, percent75.2%93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent15.7%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent5.9%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.5%6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.6%88.1%
Veterans, 2014-201841,00511,632
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201815.3%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)380,47188,383
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.5%77.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$237,700$251,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,922$1,909
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$841$803
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,076$1,036
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.4%21.0%
Building permits, 20181,134126
Households, 2014-2018349,06473,987
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.8%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201825.2%10.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.7%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.2%85.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.5%92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201837.8%35.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.9%6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.4%5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.8%67.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%63.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,905,317265,230
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)8,536,437929,184
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)16,965,4862,615,264
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)13,762,3632,654,993
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,338$14,158
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.327.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$72,321$78,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,260$42,443
Persons in poverty, percent11.2%6.9%
Total employer establishments, 201722,8804,714
Total employment, 2017459,84050,591
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)28,087,7222,162,422
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.7%-4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201759,49917,232
All firms, 201273,38620,187
Men-owned firms, 201241,84812,048
Women-owned firms, 201224,3536,092
Minority-owned firms, 201214,8441,330
Nonminority-owned firms, 201255,48818,350
Veteran-owned firms, 20127,0611,755
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201262,04517,666
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.3%1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.9%1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.1%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.9%28.5%
Population per square mile, 20101,216.2206.3
Land area in square miles, 2010735.10920.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hartford county (CT) and Litchfield county (CT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.