Suffolk County vs. New Haven County

	Suffolk County (NY)	New Haven County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,481,093	857,620
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.8%	-0.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,493,147	862,456
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,493,350	862,477
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.8%
White alone, percent	84.4%	77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.7%	15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.8%	18.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.2%	62.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	63,703	39,498
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.5%	12.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	576,873	367,745
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.1%	61.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$386,800	$246,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,782	$2,010
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,194	$881
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,698	$1,133
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.2%	40.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,002	1,166
Households, 2014-2018	487,981	329,857
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.99	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.3%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.7%	21.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.6%	34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.2%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.4%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,990,403	1,487,237
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	10,416,203	7,788,195
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	15,887,385	10,818,135
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,382,976	11,237,229
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	23,693,357	11,567,525
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,803	$13,407
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.4	25.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$96,675	$67,128
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,204	$36,678
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	11.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	49,806	19,562
Total employment, 2017	585,525	340,724
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	32,005,221	17,669,652
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	131,986	62,087
All firms, 2012	153,688	73,035
Men-owned firms, 2012	93,193	42,046
Women-owned firms, 2012	48,272	23,620
Minority-owned firms, 2012	29,731	13,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	120,295	56,676
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	12,248	7,336
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	136,467	62,207
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.5%	5.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.3%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.1%	4.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.0%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,637.4	1,426.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	912.05	604.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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