CONNECTICUT Power Point Data
Population:
July 2007 est. = 3,502,309
Population
growth 2006-2007 = 0.2%
Population
density: 722.9 per sq mi
ethnic distribution
84.5% white
10.3% black
3.4%
asian
0.4% Native
American
0.08% Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander
1.4% Two
or more ethnicities
11.5% Hispanic
Geography
total area
= 5,543 sq mi
Land area = 4,845
sq mi
forested acres
= 1.8 bil
Location
New England
State in NE corner of the U.S.
Climate
moderate,
winters avg slightly below freezing; warm, humid summers
Economy
Chief Industries
manufacturing,
retail, trade, government, services, finances, insurance, real estate
Chief Manufactured Goods
aerospace, chemicals, fabricated metals, pricision instruments, toiletries, medical equip, printing, plastics
Chief crops
nursery stock,
christmas trees, mushrooms, sweet corn, tobacco, hay,
Livestock
(2007)
53,000 cattle
4.0 mil chickens
(excl broilers)
3,600 hogs/pigs
Timber/Lumber
(2007)
34 mil board
ft
oak, birch,
maple
nonfuel minerals
(2007)
$181 mil
stone(crushed),
sand & gravel(construction), stone(dimension), clays(common), gemstones(natural)
Commercial
Fishing (2006)
$36.9 mil
Chief Port
New Haven,
Bridgeport, New London
Gross State
Product (est 2007)
$216.3 bil
Employment
Distribution (est 1999)
14.7%
govt
18.1% trade/trans/util
11.1% mfg
16.9% ed/health
12.2% prof/bus
svc
8.4% leisure/hosp
8.4% finance
4.1% construction
2.2% other
svc
2.2% info
Unemployment
(2007)
4.6%
Mean earner's
income (2003)
$54,117
Commercial
Banks (2007) 37
deposits
= $47.2 bil
Savings Institutions
(2007) 36
deposits
= $33.7 bil
sales tax
(2008)
6.0%
Lottery
(2006)
Total Sales
= $970.3 mil
Profits =
$284.9 mil
Federal Government
Federal employees
(2007)
7,923
Avg Salary
= $71,636
Energy
Electricity
Production (2007 kWh)
petroleum
= 1.0 mil