New London County vs. Kent County

New London County (CT)Kent County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)266,784163,861
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.7%-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)274,068166,113
Population, Census, April 1, 2010274,055166,158
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.4%18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.2%18.9%
Female persons, percent49.9%51.7%
White alone, percent83.6%92.3%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%0.5%
Asian alone, percent4.4%2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.7%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.9%5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.3%88.1%
Veterans, 2014-201821,98011,288
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.5%6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)123,63574,514
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$239,000$224,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,853$1,769
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$751$691
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,099$1,038
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.8%27.1%
Building permits, 2018666192
Households, 2014-2018107,40268,833
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.8%8.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.9%89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.9%85.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.9%91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.3%32.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.0%3.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.9%67.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,023,820412,021
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,727,9741,113,059
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,693,6862,643,039
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,679,2982,984,203
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,420$18,103
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.525.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$71,368$70,223
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,109$38,039
Persons in poverty, percent9.8%7.8%
Total employer establishments, 20175,9074,698
Total employment, 2017105,45670,945
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,328,8923,226,168
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.5%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,13212,169
All firms, 201220,24414,844
Men-owned firms, 201211,6218,786
Women-owned firms, 20126,4284,302
Minority-owned firms, 20122,5191,046
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,82313,118
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,3581,661
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,71212,236
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.2%24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010412.2985.9
Land area in square miles, 2010664.88168.53

Source: United States Census Bureau

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