Litchfield County vs. Dutchess County

Litchfield County (CT)Dutchess County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)181,111293,718
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.6%-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)189,925297,462
Population, Census, April 1, 2010189,927297,488
Persons under 5 years, percent4.1%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.2%18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.3%17.6%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.2%
White alone, percent93.6%81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.1%3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%12.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.1%71.2%
Veterans, 2014-201811,63214,878
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%11.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)88,383121,158
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.1%68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$251,500$278,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,909$2,260
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$803$863
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,036$1,194
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.0%28.5%
Building permits, 2018126521
Households, 2014-201873,987107,347
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.3%15.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.1%85.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.6%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.1%35.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.1%5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.1%62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.3%59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)265,230499,518
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)929,1842,004,641
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,615,2642,481,946
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,654,9933,792,719
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,158$12,756
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.832.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$78,314$78,028
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,443$38,048
Persons in poverty, percent6.9%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 20174,7147,607
Total employment, 201750,59196,703
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,162,4224,530,518
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.1%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,23221,951
All firms, 201220,18724,210
Men-owned firms, 201212,04813,505
Women-owned firms, 20126,0928,193
Minority-owned firms, 20121,3303,733
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,35019,633
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7551,706
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,66621,237
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%5.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.5%32.3%
Population per square mile, 2010206.3373.9
Land area in square miles, 2010920.56795.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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