New London County vs. Washington County

New London County (CT)Washington County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)266,784126,179
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.7%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)274,068127,094
Population, Census, April 1, 2010274,055126,979
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%3.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.4%16.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.2%20.7%
Female persons, percent49.9%51.6%
White alone, percent83.6%93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%1.0%
Asian alone, percent4.4%2.0%
Two or More Races, percent3.7%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.9%3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.3%90.9%
Veterans, 2014-201821,9808,481
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.5%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)123,63564,347
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%74.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$239,000$328,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,853$1,979
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$751$735
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,099$1,100
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.8%18.3%
Building permits, 2018666397
Households, 2014-2018107,40249,111
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.8%6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.9%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.9%87.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.9%94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.3%45.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.0%3.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.9%64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,023,820342,394
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,727,974658,052
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,693,6861,883,612
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,679,2981,675,737
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,420$13,305
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.525.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$71,368$81,301
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,109$41,000
Persons in poverty, percent9.8%8.0%
Total employer establishments, 20175,9073,780
Total employment, 2017105,45643,372
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,328,8921,984,404
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.5%-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,13211,950
All firms, 201220,24414,292
Men-owned firms, 201211,6218,101
Women-owned firms, 20126,4284,541
Minority-owned firms, 20122,519539
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,82313,302
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,3581,436
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,71212,316
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.2%26.0%
Population per square mile, 2010412.2385.7
Land area in square miles, 2010664.88329.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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