People QuickFacts Hartford County Connecticut Population, 2012 estimate 897,259 3,590,347 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 894,017 3,574,097 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.4% 0.5% Population, 2010 894,014 3,574,097 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.6% 5.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.4% 22.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 14.7% 14.4% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.6% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 78.2% 82.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 14.6% 11.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.5% 4.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.1% 2.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 15.7% 13.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 65.8% 70.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 87.3% 88.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 14.4% 13.3% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 23.8% 20.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.3% 88.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 33.9% 35.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 57,628 235,132 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 22.0 24.7  Housing units, 2011 375,454 1,494,019 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 66.3% 68.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 38.6% 34.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $248,000 $293,100 Households, 2007-2011 348,438 1,360,115 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.47 2.53 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $33,991 $37,627 Median household income, 2007-2011 $64,007 $69,243 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 11.0% 9.5%     Business QuickFacts Hartford County Connecticut Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 22,843 89,234 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 442,369 1,436,992 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -7.2 -7.1 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 54,638 255,793  Total number of firms, 2007 72,906 332,150 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.3% 4.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 3.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.1% 4.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.9% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 15,016,177 58,404,898 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 15,631,406 107,917,037 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 13,820,736 52,165,480 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,811 $14,953 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,637,963 9,138,437 Building permits, 2011 600 3,173     Geography QuickFacts Hartford County Connecticut Land area in square miles, 2010 735.10 4,842.36 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,216.2 738.1 FIPS Code 003 09 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts