Hartford County Has Escalated in Property Ownership by 1.3%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Connecticut

Category: Hartford County, CT

The 2010 Census reports Hartford County, Connecticut decreased in total real estate dwellings by 21,227, or 6%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Connecticut increased in housing units by 101,916, or 7%.

Compared to the US, Hartford County has a very high level of vacancy in residential housing. 23,395, or 6.3%, are reported as unoccupied units in Hartford County, Connecticut. Broken down, of the 23,395 unoccupied properties, 13.7% are for sale, while 45.0% are reported as being listed for rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Hartford County have increased by 1.3%. The 2010 Census reports there were 229,920 (65.5%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 120,934 (34.5%) housing units were leased. Hartford County has a greater portion of rented units than the State of Connecticut, which saw 32.5% of units rented.

Compared to counties in the US, Hartford County has a high level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 16.5% of housing units are owned by minorities in Hartford County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Connecticut 13.8% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Hartford County. 56.9% the Black Census group occupies a rented housing unit.

Datasource:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. For more information, please visit the US Census website or visit our Request Census Data section and file a request.

In Hartford County, Connecticut, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 3,427 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Connecticut

Category: Hartford County, CT

In Hartford County, Connecticut, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 3,427 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 226 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 87 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 138 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 3,238 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in individual and family services makes up 10.8% percent of the total number of new jobs in Hartford County, Connecticut for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Individual and family services (+3238)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (+2219)
3. Fullservice restaurants (+1562)
4. Other financial investment activities (+1316)
5. Computer systems design and related services (+1289)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the building foundation and exterior contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,151 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in building foundation and exterior contractors make up 3.3% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Hartford County, Connecticut between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-1,151)
2. Employment services (-1,123)
3. Building equipment contractors (-1,025)
4. Cable and other program distribution (-947)
5. Couriers and express delivery services (-930)

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).