| People QuickFacts | New London | Connecticut |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 27,569 | 3,586,717 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 27,620 | 3,574,097 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.2% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 27,620 | 3,574,097 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.4% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.0% | 14.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.6% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 60.4% | 77.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 17.4% | 10.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.6% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 6.7% | 2.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 28.3% | 13.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 48.8% | 71.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 72.3% | 88.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 16.6% | 13.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 31.5% | 20.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 82.6% | 88.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 22.2% | 35.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,722 | 235,132 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.8 | 24.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 11,840 | 1,487,891 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 37.9% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 63.2% | 34.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $204,400 | $293,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 10,517 | 1,360,115 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.25 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $22,386 | $37,627 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $45,509 | $69,243 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.9% | 9.5% |
| Business QuickFacts | New London | Connecticut |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,106 | 332,150 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.0% | 4.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 3.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 11.4% | 4.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.5% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 58,404,898 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 266,316 | 107,917,037 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 505,423 | 52,165,480 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,475 | $14,953 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 9,138,437 |