New Haven County vs. Hartford County

	New Haven County (CT)	Hartford County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	857,620	892,697
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.6%	-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	862,456	894,033
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	862,477	894,014
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.2%	21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.4%	17.1%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.4%
White alone, percent	77.6%	75.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.0%	15.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	4.3%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	18.6%	18.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.3%	60.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	39,498	41,005
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	15.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	367,745	380,471
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.9%	64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$246,700	$237,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,010	$1,922
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$881	$841
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,133	$1,076
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.2%	38.4%
Building permits, 2018	1,166	1,134
Households, 2014-2018	329,857	349,064
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.0%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	21.8%	25.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.0%	82.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.9%	37.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.7%	5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.2%	65.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,487,237	1,905,317
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,788,195	8,536,437
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,818,135	16,965,486
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,237,229	15,797,204
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,567,525	13,762,363
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,407	$15,338
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.3	23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,128	$72,321
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,678	$39,260
Persons in poverty, percent	11.6%	11.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,562	22,880
Total employment, 2017	340,724	459,840
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,669,652	28,087,722
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	62,087	59,499
All firms, 2012	73,035	73,386
Men-owned firms, 2012	42,046	41,848
Women-owned firms, 2012	23,620	24,353
Minority-owned firms, 2012	13,508	14,844
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	56,676	55,488
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,336	7,061
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	62,207	62,045
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.0%	6.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	4.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,426.7	1,216.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	604.51	735.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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