Hartford County vs. New Haven County

	Hartford County (CT)	New Haven County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	892,697	857,620
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.1%	-0.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	894,033	862,456
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	894,014	862,477
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.0%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	51.8%
White alone, percent	75.2%	77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.7%	15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	5.9%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	18.5%	18.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.6%	62.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,005	39,498
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.3%	12.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	380,471	367,745
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	61.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$237,700	$246,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,922	$2,010
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$841	$881
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,076	$1,133
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.4%	40.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,134	1,166
Households, 2014-2018	349,064	329,857
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.8%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	25.2%	21.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.2%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.5%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.8%	34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.4%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.8%	65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,905,317	1,487,237
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,536,437	7,788,195
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	16,965,486	10,818,135
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,797,204	11,237,229
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,762,363	11,567,525
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,338	$13,407
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	25.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$72,321	$67,128
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,260	$36,678
Persons in poverty, percent	11.2%	11.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	22,880	19,562
Total employment, 2017	459,840	340,724
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	28,087,722	17,669,652
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.7%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	59,499	62,087
All firms, 2012	73,386	73,035
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,848	42,046
Women-owned firms, 2012	24,353	23,620
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,844	13,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	55,488	56,676
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,061	7,336
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	62,045	62,207
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.3%	5.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	4.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,216.2	1,426.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	735.10	604.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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