People QuickFacts New London Connecticut Population, 2011 estimate 27,569 3,580,709 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 27,620 3,574,097 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.2% 0.2% Population, 2010 27,620 3,574,097 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.0% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 20.4% 22.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.0% 14.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.6% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 60.4% 77.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 17.4% 10.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.6% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 6.7% 2.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 28.3% 13.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 48.8% 71.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 70.2% 87.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 14.8% 13.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 29.5% 20.6% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 83.1% 88.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 22.3% 35.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 19.5 24.6  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 38.0% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 65.0% 34.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $206,600 $296,500 Households, 2006-2010 10,223 1,359,218 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.26 2.52 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $21,110 $36,775 Median household income 2006-2010 $43,551 $67,740 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 17.3% 9.2%     Business QuickFacts New London Connecticut Total number of firms, 2007 2,106 332,150 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.0% 4.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 3.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.4% 4.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.5% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 58,404,898 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 266,316 107,917,037 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 505,423 52,165,480 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $19,475 $14,953 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 9,138,437     Geography QuickFacts New London Connecticut Land area in square miles, 2010 5.62 4,842.36 Persons per square mile, 2010 4,919.0 738.1 FIPS Code 52280 09 Counties New London County (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