Middlesex County vs. New Haven County

	Middlesex County (CT)	New Haven County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	162,682	857,620
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.8%	-0.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	165,676	862,456
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	165,676	862,477
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.1%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.7%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.3%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	51.8%
White alone, percent	89.0%	77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.5%	15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.2%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.4%	18.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.7%	62.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,170	39,498
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	12.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	76,537	367,745
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.6%	61.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$284,900	$246,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,086	$2,010
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$837	$881
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,162	$1,133
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.0%	40.2%
Building permits, 2018	164	1,166
Households, 2014-2018	66,892	329,857
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.0%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.7%	21.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.3%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.2%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	41.5%	34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.6%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.1%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.0%	65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.6%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	329,534	1,487,237
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,411,160	7,788,195
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,605,419	10,818,135
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,537,617	11,237,229
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,202,552	11,567,525
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,300	$13,407
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.4	25.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$84,761	$67,128
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,293	$36,678
Persons in poverty, percent	6.7%	11.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,201	19,562
Total employment, 2017	62,799	340,724
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,023,673	17,669,652
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.7%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,396	62,087
All firms, 2012	17,309	73,035
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,011	42,046
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,354	23,620
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,134	13,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	15,462	56,676
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,071	7,336
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	14,440	62,207
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	5.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	4.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.0%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	448.6	1,426.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	369.30	604.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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