Suffolk County vs. Middlesex County

	Suffolk County (NY)	Middlesex County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,481,093	162,682
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.8%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,493,147	165,676
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,493,350	165,676
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	17.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	20.3%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.3%
White alone, percent	84.4%	89.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.7%	5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.8%	6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.2%	83.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	63,703	10,170
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.5%	7.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	576,873	76,537
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.1%	73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$386,800	$284,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,782	$2,086
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,194	$837
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,698	$1,162
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.2%	23.0%
Building permits, 2018	1,002	164
Households, 2014-2018	487,981	66,892
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.99	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.3%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.7%	10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	90.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	85.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.6%	41.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.2%	6.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.4%	4.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	68.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	63.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,990,403	329,534
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	10,416,203	1,411,160
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	15,887,385	3,605,419
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,382,976	1,537,617
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	23,693,357	2,202,552
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,803	$13,300
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.4	26.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$96,675	$84,761
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,204	$45,293
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	6.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	49,806	4,201
Total employment, 2017	585,525	62,799
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	32,005,221	3,023,673
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	131,986	13,396
All firms, 2012	153,688	17,309
Men-owned firms, 2012	93,193	10,011
Women-owned firms, 2012	48,272	5,354
Minority-owned firms, 2012	29,731	1,134
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	120,295	15,462
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	12,248	2,071
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	136,467	14,440
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.5%	1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.3%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.1%	1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.0%	28.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,637.4	448.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	912.05	369.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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