Litchfield County vs. Hartford County

Litchfield County (CT)Hartford County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)181,111892,697
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.6%-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)189,925894,033
Population, Census, April 1, 2010189,927894,014
Persons under 5 years, percent4.1%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.2%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.3%17.1%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.4%
White alone, percent93.6%75.2%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%15.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.1%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%18.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.1%60.6%
Veterans, 2014-201811,63241,005
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%15.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)88,383380,471
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.1%64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$251,500$237,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,909$1,922
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$803$841
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,036$1,076
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.0%38.4%
Building permits, 20181261,134
Households, 2014-201873,987349,064
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.3%25.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.1%82.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.6%89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.1%37.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.1%5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.1%65.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.3%62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)265,2301,905,317
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)929,1848,536,437
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,615,26416,965,486
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,654,99313,762,363
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,158$15,338
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.823.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$78,314$72,321
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,443$39,260
Persons in poverty, percent6.9%11.2%
Total employer establishments, 20174,71422,880
Total employment, 201750,591459,840
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,162,42228,087,722
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.1%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,23259,499
All firms, 201220,18773,386
Men-owned firms, 201212,04841,848
Women-owned firms, 20126,09224,353
Minority-owned firms, 20121,33014,844
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,35055,488
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7557,061
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,66662,045
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%6.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%3.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%4.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.5%25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010206.31,216.2
Land area in square miles, 2010920.56735.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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