| | People QuickFacts | New London County | Connecticut |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 273,502 | 3,580,709 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 274,055 | 3,574,097 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.2% | 0.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 274,055 | 3,574,097 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.2% | 22.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.1% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 84.8% | 82.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 6.5% | 11.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 4.3% | 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 | 3.2% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 8.8% | 13.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 78.1% | 70.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 83.5% | 87.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.3% | 13.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 13.4% | 20.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.8% | 88.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 30.6% | 35.2% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 27,415 | 243,147 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.4 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 121,662 | 1,494,019 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 69.7% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 29.1% | 34.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $268,900 | $296,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 106,590 | 1,359,218 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.43 | 2.52 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $32,888 | $36,775 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $65,419 | $67,740 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.2% | 9.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | New London County | Connecticut |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 5,791 | 89,2341 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 107,017 | 1,436,9921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 1.2 | -7.11 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 15,886 | 255,793 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 21,733 | 332,150 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 4.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.8% | 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 | 2.6% | 4.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.2% | 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) | 3,882,978 | 52,165,480 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,682 | $14,953 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,444,661 | 9,138,437 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 209 | 3,173 |