Hartford County vs. Middlesex County

	Hartford County (CT)	Middlesex County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	892,697	162,682
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.1%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	894,033	165,676
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	894,014	165,676
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.0%	17.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	20.3%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	51.3%
White alone, percent	75.2%	89.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.7%	5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	5.9%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	18.5%	6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.6%	83.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,005	10,170
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.3%	7.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	380,471	76,537
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$237,700	$284,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,922	$2,086
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$841	$837
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,076	$1,162
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.4%	23.0%
Building permits, 2018	1,134	164
Households, 2014-2018	349,064	66,892
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.8%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	25.2%	10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	90.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.2%	85.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.5%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.8%	41.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	6.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.4%	4.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.8%	68.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	63.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,905,317	329,534
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,536,437	1,411,160
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	16,965,486	3,605,419
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,797,204	1,537,617
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,762,363	2,202,552
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,338	$13,300
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	26.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$72,321	$84,761
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,260	$45,293
Persons in poverty, percent	11.2%	6.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	22,880	4,201
Total employment, 2017	459,840	62,799
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	28,087,722	3,023,673
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.7%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	59,499	13,396
All firms, 2012	73,386	17,309
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,848	10,011
Women-owned firms, 2012	24,353	5,354
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,844	1,134
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	55,488	15,462
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,061	2,071
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	62,045	14,440
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.3%	1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	28.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,216.2	448.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	735.10	369.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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