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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Litchfield County is $37,696, which is about the same as the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Litchfield County median household income is $72,068, which has grown by 28.07% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.60% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Litchfield County residents spend 26.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #3

Litchfield County	37,696 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Litchfield County	40,083 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Litchfield County	47,591 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Litchfield County	32,056 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #4

Litchfield County	72,068 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Litchfield County	92,075 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #6

Litchfield County	28.07%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Litchfield County		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.98%	$19,201, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.74%	$19,403, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.18%	$3,435, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.01%	$25,475, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Litchfield County	89,047 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Litchfield County	108,996 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Litchfield County	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$72,600, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$63,672, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$55,673, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$75,811, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$47,750, see rank	$43,609	$37,170
One Race, Other	$47,097, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$62,281, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Litchfield County	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$39,750, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$79,176, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$84,810, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$43,427, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Litchfield County	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	154,608, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	75,156, 48.61%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	55,073, 73.28%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	15, 0.02%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	55,058, 73.26%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	50,623, 91.94%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,435, 8.06%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	20,083, 26.72%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	79,452, 51.39%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	51,755, 65.14%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	51,755, 65.14%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	48,038, 92.82%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,717, 7.18%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	27,697, 34.86%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Litchfield County	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	96,278, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	80,191, 83.29%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,859, 7.12%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,246, 1.29%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	2,427, 2.52%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	586, 0.61%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4,969, 5.16%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Litchfield County	26.5 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Litchfield County	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	98,661	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	50,623, 51.31%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,099, 35.75%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,468, 14.75%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,055, 15.91%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	265, 0.52%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,834, 11.52%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,916, 15.64%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	48,038, 48.69%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,590, 44.94%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	10,119, 21.06%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,396, 27.89%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	194, 0.40%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	79, 0.16%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,543, 5.29%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Litchfield County	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	98,661, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,094, 1.11%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	7,603, 7.71%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12,159, 12.32%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,034, 2.06%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,679, 10.82%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,299, 3.34%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	2,074, 2.10%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6,998, 7.09%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10,127, 10.26%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	26,543, 26.90%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,770, 7.88%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,628, 3.68%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,653, 4.72%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Litchfield County	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,633	6.83%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,995	3.94%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.