Windham County vs. Worcester County

	Windham County (CT)	Worcester County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	117,027	830,839
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.1%	4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	118,381	798,383
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	118,428	798,552
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.8%	21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.6%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.7%
White alone, percent	92.1%	85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.2%	6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.3%	11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.2%	76.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,362	44,391
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.1%	11.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	49,833	336,485
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.7%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$198,000	$269,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,667	$1,891
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$648	$715
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$895	$1,027
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.7%	36.7%
Building permits, 2018	173	1,596
Households, 2014-2018	44,449	307,294
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.8%	89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.1%	84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.6%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.1%	35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.6%	3.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.3%	62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	158,585	1,266,930
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	590,714	6,350,013
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,146,052	10,475,792
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	289,276	7,126,758
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,296,178	10,916,535
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,022	$13,541
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.5	29.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,774	$71,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,106	$36,169
Persons in poverty, percent	11.7%	9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,119	18,451
Total employment, 2017	31,180	305,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,230,590	15,397,755
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,829	56,134
All firms, 2012	8,262	61,953
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,750	36,840
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,477	19,245
Minority-owned firms, 2012	706	7,583
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,235	52,298
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	736	6,519
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	6,930	52,634
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.4%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	230.9	528.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	512.91	1,510.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

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