| | People QuickFacts | Litchfield County | Connecticut |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 3,580,709 |
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Population, 2010 | 189,927 | 3,574,097 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
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Population, 2000 | 182,193 | 3,405,565 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 4.8% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.6% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.0% | 14.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.9% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 93.9% | 77.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.3% | 10.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.6% | 2.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.5% | 13.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 91.3% | 71.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 91.5% | 87.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.3% | 13.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 8.8% | 20.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 91.2% | 88.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 32.3% | 35.2% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 16,630 | 243,147 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.8 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 87,550 | 1,487,891 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 78.7% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.7% | 34.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $285,800 | $296,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 76,688 | 1,359,218 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.45 | 2.52 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $35,848 | $36,775 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $69,639 | $67,740 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.8% | 9.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Litchfield County | Connecticut |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 5,039 | 90,0481 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 52,370 | 1,468,2911 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -11.1% | -5.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 16,649 | 246,784 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 21,435 | 332,150 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.6% | 4.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 3.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 4.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.5% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 58,404,898 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 107,917,037 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,458,157 | 52,165,480 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,043 | $14,953 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 245,161 | 9,138,437 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 164 | 3,932 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 1,708,318 | 53,019,8421 |