Hartford County vs. Hampden County

	Hartford County (CT)	Hampden County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	892,697	470,406
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.1%	1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	894,033	463,625
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	894,014	463,490
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.0%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	16.8%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	51.7%
White alone, percent	75.2%	82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.7%	10.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	5.9%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	18.5%	26.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.6%	61.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,005	26,372
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.3%	8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	380,471	193,870
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$237,700	$203,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,922	$1,581
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$841	$637
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,076	$885
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.4%	39.1%
Building permits, 2018	1,134	291
Households, 2014-2018	349,064	179,043
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.8%	87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	25.2%	25.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.2%	77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.5%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.8%	27.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.4%	3.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.8%	61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	57.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,905,317	714,206
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,536,437	3,821,997
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	16,965,486	6,259,393
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,797,204	6,028,915
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,762,363	5,752,962
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,338	$12,347
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$72,321	$53,403
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,260	$29,020
Persons in poverty, percent	11.2%	16.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	22,880	9,584
Total employment, 2017	459,840	172,044
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	28,087,722	7,761,485
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.7%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	59,499	26,129
All firms, 2012	73,386	30,995
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,848	18,532
Women-owned firms, 2012	24,353	9,576
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,844	5,415
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	55,488	24,327
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,061	3,578
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	62,045	26,029
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.3%	4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	4.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,216.2	751.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	735.10	617.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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