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Connecticut

Ranked #14 out of 50 of the Best places to Live with a Gross State Product of $187,086,000,000.00


Connecticut Facts VS. USA :

Population, 2006 estimate 3,504,809 299,398,484
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 2.9% 6.4%
Population, 2000 3,405,565 281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 5.8% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 23.3% 24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 13.4% 12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2006 51.3% 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 84.6% 80.1%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 10.2% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.4% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 3.4% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) 0.1% 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.4% 1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 11.2% 14.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 74.8% 66.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 58.2% 54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 10.9% 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 18.3% 17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.0% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 31.4% 24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 546,813 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 24.4 25.5
Housing units, 2006 1,432,241 126,316,181
Homeownership rate, 2000 66.8% 66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 35.1% 26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $166,900 $119,600
Households, 2000 1,301,670 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.53 2.59
Median household income, 2004 $56,617 $44,334
Per capita money income, 1999 $28,766 $21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 9.1% 12.7%
Business QuickFacts Connecticut USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 93,5611 7,499,702
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 1,529,8271 116,317,003
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 -1.1%1 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 252,044 20,392,068
Total number of firms, 2002 301,571 22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.4% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.4% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.4% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.1% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.1% 6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.2% 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 45,053,345 3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 86,932,049 4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 41,952,682 3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,129 $10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 6,681,803 449,498,718
Building permits, 2006 9,236 1,838,903
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 30,303,9841 2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts Connecticut USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 4,844.80 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000 702.9 79.6
FIPS Code 09