Hampden County vs. Litchfield County

Hampden County (MA)Litchfield County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)470,406181,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.5%-4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)463,625189,925
Population, Census, April 1, 2010463,490189,927
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.8%21.3%
Female persons, percent51.7%50.6%
White alone, percent82.8%93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent10.8%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.7%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent26.1%6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent61.7%88.1%
Veterans, 2014-201826,37211,632
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.6%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)193,87088,383
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201860.8%77.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$203,100$251,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,581$1,909
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$637$803
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$885$1,036
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201339.1%21.0%
Building permits, 2018291126
Households, 2014-2018179,04373,987
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.5%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201825.6%10.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.9%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.1%85.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.2%35.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.9%6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.6%5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%67.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.5%63.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)714,206265,230
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,821,997929,184
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,259,3932,615,264
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,752,9622,654,993
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,347$14,158
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.627.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,403$78,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,020$42,443
Persons in poverty, percent16.7%6.9%
Total employer establishments, 20179,5844,714
Total employment, 2017172,04450,591
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,761,4852,162,422
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.7%-4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201726,12917,232
All firms, 201230,99520,187
Men-owned firms, 201218,53212,048
Women-owned firms, 20129,5766,092
Minority-owned firms, 20125,4151,330
Nonminority-owned firms, 201224,32718,350
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,5781,755
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201226,02917,666
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.6%1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.5%28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010751.0206.3
Land area in square miles, 2010617.14920.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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