New Haven County vs. Litchfield County

New Haven County (CT)Litchfield County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)857,620181,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.6%-4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)862,456189,925
Population, Census, April 1, 2010862,477189,927
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.4%21.3%
Female persons, percent51.8%50.6%
White alone, percent77.6%93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent15.0%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.3%
Asian alone, percent4.3%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.6%6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent62.3%88.1%
Veterans, 2014-201839,49811,632
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.2%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)367,74588,383
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.9%77.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$246,700$251,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,010$1,909
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$881$803
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,133$1,036
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201340.2%21.0%
Building permits, 20181,166126
Households, 2014-2018329,85773,987
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.0%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201821.8%10.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.0%85.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.9%35.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.5%6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.7%5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.2%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)1,487,237265,230
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)7,788,195929,184
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,818,1352,615,264
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)11,567,5252,654,993
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,407$14,158
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.327.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$67,128$78,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,678$42,443
Persons in poverty, percent11.6%6.9%
Total employer establishments, 201719,5624,714
Total employment, 2017340,72450,591
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)17,669,6522,162,422
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.2%-4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201762,08717,232
All firms, 201273,03520,187
Men-owned firms, 201242,04612,048
Women-owned firms, 201223,6206,092
Minority-owned firms, 201213,5081,330
Nonminority-owned firms, 201256,67618,350
Veteran-owned firms, 20127,3361,755
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201262,20717,666
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.0%1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.2%28.5%
Population per square mile, 20101,426.7206.3
Land area in square miles, 2010604.51920.56

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