Litchfield County vs. Berkshire County

Litchfield County (CT)Berkshire County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)181,111126,348
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.6%-3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)189,925131,275
Population, Census, April 1, 2010189,927131,219
Persons under 5 years, percent4.1%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.2%16.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.3%23.3%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.6%
White alone, percent93.6%92.0%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.1%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.1%87.8%
Veterans, 2014-201811,6328,851
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)88,38369,400
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.1%68.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$251,500$208,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,909$1,472
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$803$603
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,036$836
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.0%29.6%
Building permits, 2018126262
Households, 2014-201873,98755,167
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.3%8.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.1%80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.6%91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.1%33.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.1%3.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.1%63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.3%60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)265,230418,665
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)929,1841,091,372
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,615,2641,288,923
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,654,9931,916,512
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,158$14,741
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.819.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$78,314$56,674
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,443$34,287
Persons in poverty, percent6.9%11.3%
Total employer establishments, 20174,7143,872
Total employment, 201750,59153,882
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,162,4222,459,347
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.1%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,23210,359
All firms, 201220,18712,740
Men-owned firms, 201212,0487,161
Women-owned firms, 20126,0923,877
Minority-owned firms, 20121,330758
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,35011,434
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7551,424
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,66610,296
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.5%26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010206.3141.6
Land area in square miles, 2010920.56926.83

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