Avon, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,333 (Urban population: 16,039, Rural population: 1,294 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 6,480 (6,192 occupied: 5,311 owner occupied, 881 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	33%

Housing density: 280 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,141 (lower quartile is $869, upper quartile is $1,437)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $865

Median gross rent in Avon, CT in 2007: $1,286

Housing units in Avon with a mortgage: 3,643 (327 second mortgage, 537 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,079

Avon,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $418,596 (it was $241,400 in 2000)

Avon:	$418,596
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $301,454 - $673,180

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $555,429
Here: $555,429
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $438,816
Here: $438,816
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $242,138
Here: $242,138
State: $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $273,936
Here: $273,936
State: $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $222,990
Here: $222,990
State: $220,717

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,657

In family households: 13,688 (3,630 male householders, 836 female householders)
4,086 spouses, 4,769 children (4,506 natural, 165 adopted, 98 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 94 other relatives, 102 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,969 (680 male householders (533 living alone)), 1,030 female householders (918 living alone)), 259 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 175 (169 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,034 2-persons, 842 3-persons, 1,020 4-persons, 426 5-persons, 115 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,451 1-person, 240 2-persons, 19 3-persons.

3,668 married couples with children.
359 single-parent households (89 men, 270 women).

90.7% of residents of Avon speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,171 (7.4%)
(68.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Avon, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 282 5 rooms: 638 6 rooms: 764 7 rooms: 846 8 rooms: 1,270 9 or more rooms: 1,446

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avon, Connecticut:
	1 room: 42 2 rooms: 74 3 rooms: 166 4 rooms: 248 5 rooms: 125 6 rooms: 96 7 rooms: 77 8 rooms: 45 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 209
1995 to 1998: 429
1990 to 1994: 274
1980 to 1989: 1,514
1970 to 1979: 1,744
1960 to 1969: 1,166
1950 to 1959: 625
1940 to 1949: 221
1939 or earlier: 298

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Avon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 100 2 bedrooms: 1,020 3 bedrooms: 1,721 4 bedrooms: 1,996 5 or more bedrooms: 474

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avon:
	no bedroom: 56 1 bedroom: 245 2 bedrooms: 337 3 bedrooms: 190 4 bedrooms: 53 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Avon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 62 1 vehicle: 1,160 2 vehicles: 2,865 3 vehicles: 947 4 vehicles: 215 5 or more vehicles: 62

Cars and other vehicles available in Avon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 120 1 vehicle: 433 2 vehicles: 270 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Avon, CT:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 19
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 13
$80,000 to $89,999: 15
$90,000 to $99,999: 38
$100,000 to $124,999: 226
$125,000 to $149,999: 370
$150,000 to $174,999: 371
$175,000 to $199,999: 500
$200,000 to $249,999: 776
$250,000 to $299,999: 636
$300,000 to $399,999: 801
$400,000 to $499,999: 445
$500,000 to $749,999: 411
$750,000 to $999,999: 33
$1,000,000 or more: 60

Avon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Avon:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 20
$750 to $799: 33
$800 to $899: 97
$900 to $999: 58
$1,000 to $1,249: 273
$1,250 to $1,499: 160
$1,500 to $1,999: 117
$2,000 or more: 71
No cash rent: 43

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 213 1990 to 1994: 145 1985 to 1989: 41 1980 to 1984: 149 1975 to 1979: 91 1970 to 1974: 105 1970 to 1974: 104 1965 to 1969: 323

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.4%
Number of people working at home: 449 (5.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 184
5 to 9 minutes: 732
10 to 14 minutes: 1211
15 to 19 minutes: 825
20 to 24 minutes: 1204
25 to 29 minutes: 720
30 to 34 minutes: 1305
35 to 39 minutes: 361
40 to 44 minutes: 301
45 to 59 minutes: 402
60 to 89 minutes: 142
90 or more minutes: 107

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,057 (89%)
Carpooled: 299 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 44 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 45 (1%)
Other means: 21 (0%)
Worked at home: 449 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 137
$10,000 to $14,999: 139
$15,000 to $19,999: 132
$20,000 to $24,999: 174
$25,000 to $29,999: 168
$30,000 to $34,999: 221
$35,000 to $39,999: 151
$40,000 to $44,999: 193
$45,000 to $49,999: 159
$50,000 to $59,999: 410
$60,000 to $74,999: 570
$75,000 to $99,999: 1011
$100,000 to $124,999: 608
$125,000 to $149,999: 455
$150,000 to $199,999: 588
$200,000 or more: 1060

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2163

Irish: 2159

English: 1625

German: 1472

Other groups: 1237

Polish: 907

United States or American: 655

Russian: 482

French (except Basque): 437

French Canadian: 405

Swedish: 362

Scottish: 262

Dutch: 145

Canadian: 142

Portuguese: 129

Danish: 127

European: 125

Greek: 113

Scotch-Irish: 107

Austrian: 92

Norwegian: 84

British: 82

Eastern European: 77

Ukrainian: 76

Lithuanian: 70

Hungarian: 69

Swiss: 59

Slovak: 58

Romanian: 58

Czech: 43

Welsh: 42

Arab:: 37

Slavic: 30

New Zealander: 29

Subsaharan African:: 26

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 23

Turkish: 21

Jamaican: 18

Lebanese: 18

Iranian: 16

South African: 14

Serbian: 14

Croatian: 13

African: 12

Czechoslovakian: 12

Other Arab: 11

Macedonian: 8

Egyptian: 8

Pennsylvania German: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Israeli: 6

Northern European: 5

West Indian: 5

Finnish: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (9%)
Poland (8%)
Italy (7%)
India (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Korea (5%)
Japan (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7511
Northeast: 4539
Midwest: 1090
South: 993
West: 394

58% of Avon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 53
12th grade, no diploma: 47
High school graduate (or equivalency): 465
Less than 1 year of college: 176
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 571
Associate degree: 128
Bachelor's degree: 1,950
Master's degree: 974
Professional school degree: 527
Doctorate degree: 185

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 96
9th grade: 74
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 63
High school graduate (or equivalency): 831
Less than 1 year of college: 312
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 715
Associate degree: 509
Bachelor's degree: 1,864
Master's degree: 1,074
Professional school degree: 230
Doctorate degree: 89

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $113,873
Black householders: $111,240
Asian householders: $117,104
Two or more races householders: $131,172
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $167,890

Avon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Avon household income for Black householders

Avon household income for Asian householders

Avon household income for Two or more races householders

Avon household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Avon marital status for males

Avon marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $434,896
Black or African American householders: $333,454
Asian householders: $494,546
Two or more races householders: $476,859
Hispanic or Latino householders: $630,495

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,677
One, attached: 628
Two: 126
3 or 4: 471
5 to 9: 58
10 to 19: 86
20 to 49: 176
50 or more: 251
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Avon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%) Utility gas (30%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (35%) Utility gas (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 90

Here:	4.3%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 156

Here:	17.2%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 88

Here:	26.3%
Connecticut:	33.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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