Worcester County vs. Windham County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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