Litchfield County, Connecticut (CT)

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• • 157,06387.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 12,7997.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,0492.2%Asian alone
  • 2,9101.6%Two or more races
  • 2,7111.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6310.3%Some other race alone
  • 1700.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $383,384

Here:	$383,384
State:	$411,558

Townhouses or other attached units: $198,496

Here:	$198,496
State:	$258,300

In 2-unit structures: $212,262

Here:	$212,262
State:	$223,530

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $196,233

Here:	$196,233
State:	$219,259

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $153,829

Here:	$153,829
State:	$209,357

Mobile homes: $218,132

Here:	$218,132
State:	$75,564

Health of residents in Litchfield County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $5,145 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $4,864 (1.9%)

Area name: Litchfield County, CT
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Litchfield County is $723 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $854 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1097 a month.

Cities in this county include: Torrington, Watertown, Plymouth, Winchester, Woodbury, Oakville, Thomaston, Winsted, New Milford, New Hartford.

2018 air pollution in Litchfield County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.160 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 9.4 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 4.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chemung County, New York , Berrien County, Michigan , Lee County, Illinois , Ottawa County, Ohio , Platte County, Nebraska , Stanton County, Nebraska .

Current college students: 7,392
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 13,573 (66.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,4912010 or later
• 3,2372000 to 2009
• 2,8791990 to 1999
• 1,7251980 to 1989
• 1,5541970 to 1979
• 4,044Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 65,607
• One, attached: 3,007
• Two: 5,489
• 3 or 4: 5,938
• 5 to 9: 3,525
• 10 to 19: 1,899
• 20 to 49: 1,446
• 50 or more: 1,356
• Mobile homes: 147

Housing units in Litchfield County with a mortgage: 36,275 (1,037 second mortgage, 5,137 home equity loan, 112 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18,869

Religion statistics for Litchfield County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Litchfield County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Connecticut Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 12, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3361: February 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 3361, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Connecticut Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 12, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4106: March 21, 2013, FEMA Id: 4106, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Connecticut Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3353: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3353, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Connecticut Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4087: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4087, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Connecticut Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3342: October 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 3342, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Connecticut Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4046: November 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 4046, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Connecticut Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4023: September 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 4023, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Connecticut Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3331: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3331, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Connecticut Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 11, 2011 to January 12, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1958: March 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 1958, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Connecticut Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 27, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1700: May 11, 2007, FEMA Id: 1700, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.94% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($60,621 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($410 average AGI)

Litchfield County:	0.03%
Connecticut average:	0.04%

3.10% relocated from other counties in Connecticut ($40,434 average AGI)
1.81% relocated from other states ($19,776 average AGI)

Litchfield County:	1.81%
Connecticut average:	2.46%

from New Haven County, CT	1.18% ($53,686 average AGI)
from Hartford County, CT	0.92% ($57,673)
from Fairfield County, CT	0.83% ($91,557)
from New York County, NY	0.11% ($229,756)
from Dutchess County, NY	0.08% ($41,097)
from Middlesex County, CT	0.07% ($51,618)
from Berkshire County, MA	0.06% ($45,426)

5.38% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($70,960 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($478 average AGI)

Litchfield County:	0.03%
Connecticut average:	0.07%

2.64% relocated to other counties in Connecticut ($29,011 average AGI)
2.71% relocated to other states ($41,470 average AGI)

Litchfield County:	2.71%
Connecticut average:	3.28%

to New Haven County, CT	0.95% ($51,717 average AGI)
to Hartford County, CT	0.90% ($56,439)
to Fairfield County, CT	0.60% ($78,338)
to New York County, NY	0.11% ($150,425)
to Middlesex County, CT	0.09% ($51,147)
to Berkshire County, MA	0.06% ($48,600)
to Dutchess County, NY	0.06% ($46,469)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Litchfield County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 38,664 (9,921 living alone), Female householders: 35,305 (10,852 living alone)

• 38,685 spouses (38,330 opposite-sex spouses), 5,001 unmarried partners, (4,828 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 48,006 children (44,014 natural, 753 adopted, 3,239 stepchildren), 1,339 grandchildren, 1,209 brothers or sisters, 2,382 parents, 0 foster children, 1,963 other relatives, 5,030 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,749

Size of family households: 25,391 2-persons, 11,034 3-persons, 8,882 4-persons, 2,771 5-persons, 567 6-persons, 364 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 20,773 1-person, 3,859 2-persons, 222 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

21,913 married couples with children.
8,077 single-parent households (4,118 men, 3,959 women).

89.5% of residents of Litchfield speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $864,931,000 ($4,570 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $42,848,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $433,486,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $229,296,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,108,000
Federal grants: $127,325,000
Federal procurement contracts: $43,583,000 ($33,407,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,133,000 ($553,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,236,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $88,639,000
Federal Government insurance: $156,146,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	-10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 79.65 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)

• Year house built in Litchfield County, Connecticut
• 1,3432014 or later
• 7072010 to 2013
• 6,9942000 to 2009
• 7,1501990 to 1999
• 12,2261980 to 1989
• 12,0431970 to 1979
• 8,5901960 to 1969
• 10,0241950 to 1959
• 5,5571940 to 1949
• 23,7801939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Litchfield County, Connecticut

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Litchfield County, Connecticut
• 911 room
• 2602 rooms
• 6443 rooms
• 3,7504 rooms
• 9,9615 rooms
• 12,1786 rooms
• 10,1137 rooms
• 8,3838 rooms
• 9,7649+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Litchfield County, Connecticut
• 9351 room
• 1,0172 rooms
• 4,2633 rooms
• 4,5784 rooms
• 2,1975 rooms
• 2,8456 rooms
• 1,5987 rooms
• 5508 rooms
• 8429+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Litchfield County, Connecticut

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Litchfield County, Connecticut
• 140no bedroom
• 1,3111 bedroom
• 10,1912 bedrooms
• 26,6973 bedrooms
• 13,3334 bedrooms
• 3,4725+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Litchfield County, Connecticut
• 935no bedroom
• 5,7371 bedroom
• 6,0682 bedrooms
• 4,6223 bedrooms
• 1,0254 bedrooms
• 4385+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Litchfield County, Connecticut in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Litchfield County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,178no vehicle
• 12,8861 vehicle
• 24,4422 vehicles
• 10,8403 vehicles
• 3,4004 vehicles
• 2,3985+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Litchfield County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,644no vehicle
• 9,5001 vehicle
• 5,6372 vehicles
• 8143 vehicles
• 1014 vehicles
• 1295+ vehicles

90.5% of Litchfield County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Connecticut.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 115,520
• Other state: 47,451
• Northeast: 31,665
• Midwest: 6,484
• South: 6,759
• West: 2,543

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,460
• Number of aged recipients: 107
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,353
• Number of recipients under 18: 155
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,091
• Number of recipients older than 64: 214
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 521
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 705

Litchfield County on our top lists:

• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"