| | People QuickFacts | Hartford County | Connecticut |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 897,259 | 3,590,347 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 894,017 | 3,574,097 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 894,014 | 3,574,097 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.4% | 22.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.7% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.6% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 78.2% | 82.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 14.6% | 11.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 4.5% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.1% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 15.7% | 13.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 65.8% | 70.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 87.3% | 88.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.4% | 13.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 23.8% | 20.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 87.3% | 88.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 33.9% | 35.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 57,628 | 235,132 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 22.0 | 24.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 375,454 | 1,494,019 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 66.3% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 38.6% | 34.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $248,000 | $293,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 348,438 | 1,360,115 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.47 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $33,991 | $37,627 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $64,007 | $69,243 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.0% | 9.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Hartford County | Connecticut |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 22,843 | 89,2341 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 442,369 | 1,436,9921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -7.2 | -7.11 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 54,638 | 255,793 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 72,906 | 332,150 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.3% | 4.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.9% | 3.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.9% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 15,016,177 | 58,404,898 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,631,406 | 107,917,037 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 13,820,736 | 52,165,480 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,811 | $14,953 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,637,963 | 9,138,437 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 600 | 3,173 |