New London County, CT Demographic Data
New London County, CT Summary
New London County is located in Connecticut
- Population: 274,170
- Area: 771.70 sq. miles
- Land Area: 664.88 sq. miles
- Water Area: 106.82 sq. miles
- Population Density: 355.28 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 284.45 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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New London County, CT Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
135,475
50%
50.8
Male
134,326
50%
49.2
Total Population
269,801
323,128,000
New London County, CT Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,840
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
14,179
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
15,704
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
18,119
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
20,337
7.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
33,029
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
31,456
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
38,286
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
20,376
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
19,146
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
26,418
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
12,143
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
6,768
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
216,196
80.1%
77.2
Female
108,738
50.3%
51.3
Male
107,458
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
203,439
75.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
55,808
20.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
45,329
16.8%
15.2
Female
25,329
55.9%
55.8
Male
20,000
44.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
New London County, CT Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
257,886
95.6%
96.8
White
218,961
81.2%
72.6
Black or African American
15,524
5.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,730
0.6%
0.8
Asian
12,084
4.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,361
0.9%
1.2
Chinese
5,322
2.0%
1.3
Filipino
1,324
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
154
0.1%
0.2
Korean
450
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
171
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
2,302
0.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
59
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
9,528
3.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
11,915
4.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
28,048
10.4%
17.8
Mexican
2,335
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
16,772
6.2%
1.7
Cuban
700
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8,241
3.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
241,753
89.6%
82.2
New London County, CT Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,114
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,560
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
57,606
30.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
39,606
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
15,775
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
34,079
18.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
26,882
14.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
13,674
7.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
173,948
92.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
60,961
32.5%
31.2
New London County, CT Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
76,307
33.8%
33.7%
Now Married
106,451
47.1%
47.5
Divorced
27,315
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
3,199
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
12,806
5.7
5.8%
New London County, CT Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
218,545
85.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
37,416
14.6%
21.6%
Spanish
16,943
6.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11,670
4.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6,791
2.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,012
0.8%
1.1%
New London County, CT Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,967
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,770
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,229
7.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,453
8.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
10,520
10.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
19,492
18.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
13,310
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
18,817
17.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9,024
8.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8,531
8.1%
6.4
Median household income
70,699
57,617
Per capita income
38,089
31,128
New London County, CT Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,066
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
22,722
16.6%
9.8
Construction
7,224
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
31,547
23.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,879
4.3%
6.6
Information
2,239
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
19,292
14.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,762
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
11,486
8.4%
11.4
Public administration
5,361
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
16,457
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,942
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,945
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
10,402
7.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
54,971
40.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12,985
9.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
30,201
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
28,363
20.7%
18.1%
New London County, CT Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
140,757
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
111,588
79.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
13,058
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,469
1.8%
5.1
Walked
3,745
2.7%
2.7
Other means
2,100
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
7,797
5.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
New London County, CT Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7,146
6.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
33,941
32.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
39,089
37.2%
37.1
3 or more
24,937
23.7%
21.0
New London County, CT Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
105,113
86.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
69,554
66.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
35,559
33.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
16,798
13.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
New London County, CT Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
121,911
1 room
2,982
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
2,998
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
9,743
8.0%
9.1
4 rooms
18,248
15.0%
16.5
5 rooms
22,069
18.1%
19.8
6 rooms
23,229
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
17,295
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
11,008
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
14,339
11.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
New London County, CT Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
121,911
1-unit, detached
78,776
64.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,587
4.6%
5.9
2-units
10,910
8.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
6,215
5.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,259
5.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,681
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
6,713
5.5%
9.0
Mobile home
3,730
3.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
40
0.0%
0.1
New London County, CT Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
27,862
22.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5,936
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
14,847
12.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
18,189
14.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
15,436
12.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
13,558
11.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
11,346
9.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
12,670
10.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,633
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
434
0.4%
1.4%
New London County, CT Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
13,811
13.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6,752
6.4%
4.7
Electricity
20,104
19.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
59,152
56.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
33
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4,252
4.0%
1.9
Solar energy
152
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
677
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
180
0.2%
1.1
New London County, CT Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
44,446
47295100.0
Less than $500
48
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
3,019
6.8%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
3,842
8.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
5,213
11.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
8,140
18.3%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
11,095
25.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
13,089
29.4%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
19,523
44.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8,392
18.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,099
11.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,761
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
8,606
19.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
65
0.0%
0.0%
New London County, CT Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
33,597
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
293
0.9%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
314
0.9%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
817
2.4%
4.4%
Less than $500
3,341
9.9%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,865
11.5%
11.9%
$500 to $999
11,811
35.2%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
13,156
39.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,962
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,048
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5,215
15.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,380
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,366
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,433
13.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,089
9.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11,657
35.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,419
0.0%
0.0%
New London County, CT Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
69,554
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,834
4.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,074
3.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,751
9.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
14,244
20.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
20,834
30.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17,677
25.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4,254
6.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
886
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
242,000
205,000
