Editing Tolland County, Connecticut (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 13251
|1800= 14319
|1810= 13779
|1820= 14330
|1830= 18702
|1840= 17980
|1850= 20091
|1860= 20709
|1870= 22000
|1880= 24112
|1890= 25081
|1900= 24523
|1910= 26459
|1920= 27216
|1930= 28659
|1940= 31866
|1950= 44709
|1960= 68737
|1970= 103440
|1980= 114823
|1990= 128699
|2000= 136364
|2010= 152691
|2020= 149788
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ct190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/09/09013.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 11, 2014}}</ref>
}}

[[File:CountyJailMuseumTollandCT gobeirne.JPG|thumb|Old Tolland County Jail]]

===2000 census===
As of the year 2000, there were 136,364 people, 49,431 households, and 34,156 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was 332 sq mi (128/km<sup>2</sup>).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/09/09013.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040223195755/http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/09/09013.html | archive-date=February 23, 2004 | title=Tolland County MapStats from FedStats }}</ref> There were 51,570 housing units at an average density of {{convert|126|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|ethnic and racial background]] of the county's population was 92.3% White, 2.7% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from another group, and 1.4% multiracial, while 2.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino (identifying with any race). Among European-Americans, 14.9% were of [[irish people|Irish]], 14.1% [[italian people|Italian]], 9.9% [[english people|English]], 8.8% [[french people|French]], 8.2% [[german people|German]], 8.0% [[polish people|Polish]] and 5.7% [[French Canadian]] ancestry. About 9 in 10 spoke [[english language|English]], while 2.9% spoke [[spanish language|Spanish]] and 1.6% [[french language|French]] as their first language.

There were 49,431 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females of any age, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 99.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county was $59,044, and the median income for a family was $70,856. Men had a median income of $46,619 versus $34,255 for women. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $25,474. About 5.6% of the population and 2.9% of all families earned below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.6% were children, and 5.2% aged 65 or older.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 152,691&nbsp;people, 54,477&nbsp;households, and 36,707&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US09013
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213024834/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US09013
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|372.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 57,963 housing units at an average density of {{convert|141.3|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US09013
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213234627/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US09013
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> In terms of ethnic/racial background, the 2010 Census found that most of Tolland County's residents were white (89.8%), followed by 3.4% Asian, 3.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 1.6% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.3% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of European ancestry, 22.0% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 16.8% were [[Italians|Italian]], 14.3% were [[English people|English]], 14.2% were [[Germans|German]], 10.6% were [[Polish people|Polish]], 5.6% were [[French Canadian]], while 3.5% of the population identified their ancestry as [[Americans|'American']].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US09013
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034901/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US09013
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 54,477&nbsp;households, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no spouse, 32.6% were non-families, and 24.2% of all households were made up of one individual. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.0 people. The median age was 38.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $77,175 and the median income for a family was $91,631. Men had a median income of $62,579 versus $46,818 for women. The per capita income for the county was $33,108. About 3.2% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US09013
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213024247/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US09013
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===Demographic breakdown by town===

====Income====
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
Data is from the 2010 United States Census and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213253/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2019|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! Town
! 
! Per capita<br/>income
! Median<br/>household<br/>income
! Median<br/>family<br/>income
! Population
! Number of<br/>households
|-
| 1
| [[Bolton, Connecticut|Bolton]]
| Town
| $42,312
| $89,432
| $93,472
| 4,980
| 1,915
|-
| 2
| [[Tolland, Connecticut|Tolland]]
| Town
| $41,883
| $99,764
| $108,564
| 15,052
| 5,312
|-
| 3
| [[Hebron, Connecticut|Hebron]]
| Town
| $39,416
| $108,444
| $112,894
| 9,686
| 3,398
|-
| 4
| [[Andover, Connecticut|Andover]]
| Town
| $38,710
| $84,274
| $96,286
| 3,303
| 1,244
|-
| 5
| [[Ellington, Connecticut|Ellington]]
| Town
| $37,322
| $81,582
| $95,547
| 15,602
| 6,257
|-
| 6
| [[Columbia, Connecticut|Columbia]]
| Town
| $36,865
| $85,893
| $102,353
| 5,485
| 2,154
|-
| 7
| [[Somers, Connecticut|Somers]]
| Town
| $35,134
| $98,977
| $108,636
| 11,444
| 3,328
|-
| 8
| [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]]
| Town
| $34,524
| $86,244
| $91,931
| 12,435
| 4,783
|-
| 9
| [[Vernon, Connecticut|Vernon]]
| Town
| $33,160
| $61,103
| $77,649
| 29,179
| 12,976
|-
| 10
| [[Union, Connecticut|Union]]
| Town
| $32,032
| $79,911
| $84,750
| 854
| 334
|-
| 11
| [[Willington, Connecticut|Willington]]
| Town
| $29,616
| $62,500
| $96,422
| 6,041
| 2,423
|-
| 12
| [[Stafford, Connecticut|Stafford]]
| Town
| $28,027
| $64,494
| $69,789
| 12,087
| 4,767
|-
| 13
| [[Mansfield, Connecticut|Mansfield]]
| Town
| $21,579
| $65,839
| $84,128
| 26,543
| 5,586
|-
|}

====Race====
Data is from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates, "Race alone or in combination with one or more other races."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212105/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! Town
! 
! Population
! White
! Black
! Asian
! American<br/>Indian
! Other
! Hispanic
|-
| 1
| [[Vernon, Connecticut|Vernon]]
| Town
| 29,199
| 88.5%
| 8.8%
| 4.0%
| 0.8%
| 1.8%
| 7.1%
|-
| 2
| [[Mansfield, Connecticut|Mansfield]]
| Town
| 26,130
| 84.4%
| 6.2%
| 10.7%
| 0.3%
| 1.8%
| 6.3%
|-
| 3
| [[Ellington, Connecticut|Ellington]]
| Town
| 15,394
| 96.0%
| 1.6%
| 2.7%
| 0.3%
| 0.2%
| 1.1%
|-
| 4
| [[Tolland, Connecticut|Tolland]]
| Town
| 14,931
| 97.2%
| 1.9%
| 2.4%
| 1.5%
| 0.4%
| 3.1%
|-
| 5
| [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]]
| Town
| 12,402
| 97.1%
| 1.6%
| 1.7%
| 0.6%
| 0.3%
| 2.1%
|-
| 6
| [[Stafford, Connecticut|Stafford]]
| Town
| 12,055
| 97.4%
| 1.2%
| 1.6%
| 0.6%
| 0.9%
| 3.3%
|-
| 7
| [[Somers, Connecticut|Somers]]
| Town
| 11,385
| 85.3%
| 10.0%
| 2.8%
| 0.6%
| 4.0%
| 5.8%
|-
| 8
| [[Hebron, Connecticut|Hebron]]
| Town
| 9,620
| 99.0%
| 0.0%
| 1.6%
| 0.9%
| 0.5%
| 2.4%
|-
| 9
| [[Willington, Connecticut|Willington]]
| Town
| 6,070
| 98.9%
| 3.7%
| 0.2%
| 0.7%
| 0.2%
| 2.4%
|-
| 10
| [[Columbia, Connecticut|Columbia]]
| Town
| 5,449
| 97.8%
| 1.9%
| 1.7%
| 1.9%
| 0.4%
| 2.1%
|-
| 11
| [[Bolton, Connecticut|Bolton]]
| Town
| 5,006
| 98.0%
| 2.9%
| 0.0%
| 0.9%
| 0.8%
| 4.5%
|-
| 12
| [[Andover, Connecticut|Andover]]
| Town
| 3,143
| 96.5%
| 3.0%
| 1.7%
| 1.3%
| 0.0%
| 0.0%
|-
| 13
| [[Union, Connecticut|Union]]
| Town
| 990
| 99.4%
| 0.0%
| 0.7%
| 1.6%
| 0.0%
| 1.3%
|-
|}