Connecticut State Demographics: Quick Facts

DESCRIPTION VALUE FIPS Code  09 Population, 2008 estimate  3,501,252 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008  2.8% Population estimates base (April 1) 2000  3,405,604 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008  6.0% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008  23.2% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008  13.7% Female persons, percent, 2008  51.2% White persons, percent, 2008 (a)  84.3% Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)  10.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)  0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)  3.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)  0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008  1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)  12.0% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008  73.8% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over  58.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000  10.9% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000  18.3% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000  84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000  31.4% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000  546,813 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000  24.4 Housing units, 2007  1,438,436 Homeownership rate, 2000  66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000  35.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000  $166,900 Households, 2000  1,301,670 Persons per household, 2000  2.53 Median household income, 2007  $65,969 Per capita money income, 1999  $28,766 Persons below poverty, percent, 2007  7.9% Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006  93,4211 Private nonfarm employment, 2006  1,585,8431 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006  2.6%1 Nonemployer establishments, 2006  253,992 Total number of firms, 2002  301,571 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002  3.4% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002  0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002  2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002  0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002  3.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002  27.2% Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)  45,053,345 Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)  86,932,049 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)  41,952,682 Retail sales per capita, 2002  $12,129 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)  6,681,803 Building permits, 2008  5,220 Federal spending, 2007 ($1000)  32,378,0631 Land area, 2000 (square miles)  4,844.80 Persons per square mile, 2000  702.9 Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building