Tolland County vs. Hampden County

	Tolland County (CT)	Hampden County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	150,921	470,406
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.2%	1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	152,744	463,625
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	152,691	463,490
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.1%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.3%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	16.8%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	51.7%
White alone, percent	89.0%	82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.8%	10.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	4.9%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	26.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.3%	61.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,789	26,372
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.1%	8.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	60,032	193,870
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.1%	60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$251,300	$203,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,939	$1,581
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$792	$637
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,119	$885
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.5%	39.1%
Building permits, 2018	289	291
Households, 2014-2018	55,232	179,043
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.6%	25.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.3%	84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.3%	77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.6%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	41.2%	27.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.7%	3.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.2%	61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.0%	57.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	219,058	714,206
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	501,890	3,821,997
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	903,563	6,259,393
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	230,015	6,028,915
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,303,051	5,752,962
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,599	$12,347
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.5	22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$84,916	$53,403
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,668	$29,020
Persons in poverty, percent	8.0%	16.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,440	9,584
Total employment, 2017	27,286	172,044
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,078,210	7,761,485
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.4%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,552	26,129
All firms, 2012	9,914	30,995
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,444	18,532
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,449	9,576
Minority-owned firms, 2012	835	5,415
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,809	24,327
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,091	3,578
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,423	26,029
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.9%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	4.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.5%	28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	372.2	751.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	410.21	617.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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