Litchfield County vs. Hampden County

Litchfield County (CT)Hampden County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)181,111470,406
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.6%1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)189,925463,625
Population, Census, April 1, 2010189,927463,490
Persons under 5 years, percent4.1%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.2%21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.3%16.8%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.7%
White alone, percent93.6%82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%10.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.8%
Asian alone, percent2.1%2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%26.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.1%61.7%
Veterans, 2014-201811,63226,372
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)88,383193,870
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.1%60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$251,500$203,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,909$1,581
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$803$637
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,036$885
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.0%39.1%
Building permits, 2018126291
Households, 2014-201873,987179,043
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.3%25.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.1%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.6%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.1%27.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.1%3.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.1%61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.3%57.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)265,230714,206
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)929,1843,821,997
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,615,2646,259,393
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,654,9935,752,962
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,158$12,347
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.822.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$78,314$53,403
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,443$29,020
Persons in poverty, percent6.9%16.7%
Total employer establishments, 20174,7149,584
Total employment, 201750,591172,044
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,162,4227,761,485
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.1%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,23226,129
All firms, 201220,18730,995
Men-owned firms, 201212,04818,532
Women-owned firms, 20126,0929,576
Minority-owned firms, 20121,3305,415
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,35024,327
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7553,578
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,66626,029
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%4.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.5%28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010206.3751.0
Land area in square miles, 2010920.56617.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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