Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $282,397.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,171 (lower quartile is $862, upper quartile is $1,412)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,193
Median gross rent in Ashford, CT in 2022: $1,312
Housing units in Ashford with a mortgage: 720 (110 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 146
In family households: 94,705 (20,200 male householders, 10,143 female householders)
22,420 spouses, 32,772 children (30,142 natural, 792 adopted, 1,838 stepchildren), 1,953 grandchildren, 839 brothers or sisters, 1,026 parents, foster children, 1,121 other relatives, 3,518 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 18,952 (7,012 male householders (5,014 living alone)), 7,455 female householders (6,006 living alone)), 4,485 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,771 (1,565 institutionalized population)
18,008 married couples with children.
7,061 single-parent households (1,662 men, 5,399 women).
91.9% of residents of Ashford speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 287 (5.8%)
(97.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ashford, Connecticut
61995 to March 2000
421990 to 1994
101985 to 1989
91980 to 1984
201975 to 1979
181970 to 1974
181965 to 1969
50Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 765 (14.8%)
Italian: 642 (12.4%)
German: 572 (11.0%)
French: 540 (10.4%)
English: 482 (9.3%)
Other: 454 (8.8%)
Polish: 372 (7.2%)
French Canadian: 301 (5.8%)
United States: 173 (3.3%)
Hungarian: 141 (2.7%)
Russian: 119 (2.3%)
Czech: 111 (2.1%)
Scottish: 98 (1.9%)
Slovak: 75 (1.4%)
Swedish: 70 (1.4%)
Welsh: 56 (1.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 55 (1.1%)
Dutch: 32 (0.6%)
Ukrainian: 31 (0.6%)
Norwegian: 30 (0.6%)
Greek: 27 (0.5%)
Swiss: 12 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 9 (0.2%)
Portuguese: 9 (0.2%)
Arab: 4 (0.08%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Ashford:
21.4% (37)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Poland
Ashford:
13.9% (24)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Russia
Ashford:
11.0% (19)
Connecticut:
1.4% (5,021)
Canada
Ashford:
10.4% (18)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Germany
Ashford:
8.1% (14)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Ukraine
Ashford:
8.1% (14)
Connecticut:
1.0% (3,822)
Portugal
Ashford:
5.2% (9)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
Iran
Ashford:
5.2% (9)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,513)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Ashford:
4.0% (7)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,693)
Netherlands
Ashford:
3.5% (6)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,303)
Other Eastern Africa
Ashford:
3.5% (6)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,053)
Colombia
Ashford:
3.5% (6)
Connecticut:
3.2% (12,009)
Greece
Ashford:
2.3% (4)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,622)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,748
Other state: 1,125
Northeast: 772
Midwest: 171
South: 77
West: 105
61% of Ashford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 38
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 48
High school graduate (or equivalency): 481
Less than 1 year of college: 31
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 148
Associate degree: 45
Bachelor's degree: 291
Master's degree: 64
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 41
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 35
High school graduate (or equivalency): 413
Less than 1 year of college: 80
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 121
Associate degree: 94
Bachelor's degree: 323
Master's degree: 149
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 31
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,256
One, attached: 12
Two: 113
3 or 4: 54
5 to 9: 102
10 to 19: 39
20 to 49: 39
50 or more: 47
Mobile homes: 37
Median worth of mobile homes: $113,581
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9%