Bloomfield, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Back to: Bloomfield, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Bloomfield Apartments for Rent Total population: 20,693 (Urban population: 19,465, Rural population: 1,228 (57 farm, 1,171 nonfarm)) Houses: 8,195 (7,902 occupied: 5,914 owner occupied, 1,988 renter occupied) % of renters here:   25% State:   33% Housing density: 315 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Bloomfield, Connecticut on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: West Hartford 06117 near Bloomfield  (28 replies) Windsor/Bloomfield area good?  (3 replies) Bloomfield, yay or neigh  (21 replies) Bloomfield......what's It Like?  (9 replies) What is Bloomfield like?  (8 replies) Woodland Ave in Bloomfield  (2 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $978 (lower quartile is $550, upper quartile is $1,197) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,124 Median gross rent in Bloomfield, CT in 2007: $1,118 Housing units in Bloomfield with a mortgage: 3,761 (535 second mortgage, 457 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,510 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $231,147 (it was $133,300 in 2000) Bloomfield:   $231,147 Connecticut:   $309,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $175,210 - $301,307 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $263,803 Here:   $263,803 State:   $418,487 Townhouses or other attached units: $341,646 Here:   $341,646 State:   $295,130 In 2-unit structures: $183,874 Here:   $183,874 State:   $295,498 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $275,311 Here:   $275,311 State:   $253,799 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $279,020 Here:   $279,020 State:   $220,717 Household type by relationship Households: 19,035 In family households: 15,785 (3,438 male householders, 1,714 female householders) 3,829 spouses, 5,128 children (4,703 natural, 147 adopted, 278 stepchildren), 665 grandchildren, 248 brothers or sisters, 199 parents, 223 other relatives, 341 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,250 (829 male householders (640 living alone)), 1,933 female householders (1,751 living alone)), 488 nonrelatives In group quarters: 552 (501 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,396 2-persons, 1,146 3-persons, 871 4-persons, 433 5-persons, 231 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,391 1-person, 301 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 7 6-persons. 2,308 married couples with children. 1,060 single-parent households (156 men, 904 women). 90.4% of residents of Bloomfield speak English at home. 4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 3,513 (17.9%) (61.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bloomfield, CT: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 7 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 13 $30,000 to $34,999: 7 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 16 $50,000 to $59,999: 35 $60,000 to $69,999: 64 $70,000 to $79,999: 110 $80,000 to $89,999: 431 $90,000 to $99,999: 427 $100,000 to $124,999: 1004 $125,000 to $149,999: 1382 $150,000 to $174,999: 711 $175,000 to $199,999: 398 $200,000 to $249,999: 313 $250,000 to $299,999: 145 $300,000 to $399,999: 108 $400,000 to $499,999: 48 $500,000 to $749,999: 27 $750,000 to $999,999: 18 $1,000,000 or more: 7

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bloomfield: Less than $100: 28 people $100 to $149: 35 $150 to $199: 67 $200 to $249: 68 $250 to $299: 43 $300 to $349: 54 $350 to $399: 63 $400 to $449: 37 $450 to $499: 41 $500 to $549: 36 $550 to $599: 29 $600 to $649: 23 $650 to $699: 19 $700 to $749: 49 $750 to $799: 53 $800 to $899: 139 $900 to $999: 231 $1,000 to $1,249: 507 $1,250 to $1,499: 89 $1,500 to $1,999: 38 $2,000 or more: 289 No cash rent: 113

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.2%
Number of people working at home: 192 (2.2% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 7,129 (82%)
• Carpooled: 938 (11%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 244 (3%)
• Bicycle: 17 (0%)
• Walked: 131 (2%)
• Other means: 49 (1%)
• Worked at home: 192 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 505 $10,000 to $14,999: 376 $15,000 to $19,999: 431 $20,000 to $24,999: 337 $25,000 to $29,999: 432 $30,000 to $34,999: 487 $35,000 to $39,999: 405 $40,000 to $44,999: 367 $45,000 to $49,999: 328 $50,000 to $59,999: 675 $60,000 to $74,999: 892 $75,000 to $99,999: 1116 $100,000 to $124,999: 589 $125,000 to $149,999: 297 $150,000 to $199,999: 374 $200,000 or more: 303

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6902

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3021

Jamaican: 2523

English: 974

Irish: 964

Italian: 732

United States or American: 604

German: 581

Polish: 496

Subsaharan African:: 493

Russian: 460

African: 386

French (except Basque): 285

Swedish: 229

French Canadian: 184

Scottish: 176

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 174

West Indian: 134

Guyanese: 112

European: 107

Portuguese: 89

British: 88

Danish: 82

Haitian: 64

Welsh: 61

Barbadian: 60

Nigerian: 60

British West Indian: 57

Scotch-Irish: 54

Lithuanian: 47

Cape Verdean: 47

Czech: 43

Dutch: 37

Ukrainian: 29

Romanian: 29

Pennsylvania German: 28

Norwegian: 27

Swiss: 25

Greek: 22

Canadian: 22

Austrian: 21

Armenian: 21

Hungarian: 20

Yugoslavian: 16

Turkish: 15

Albanian: 12

U.S. Virgin Islander: 9

Eastern European: 7

Belgian: 7

German Russian: 6

Scandinavian: 5

Czechoslovakian: 5

Slovak: 4

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

• This state: 9935
• Northeast: 2857
• Midwest: 516
• South: 2255
• West: 179

65% of Bloomfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 89
• Nursery to 4th grade: 16
• 5th and 6th grade: 58
• 7th and 8th grade: 232
• 9th grade: 133
• 10th grade: 164
• 11th grade: 145
• 12th grade, no diploma: 272
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,581
• Less than 1 year of college: 473
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 725
• Associate degree: 286
• Bachelor's degree: 1,049
• Master's degree: 503
• Professional school degree: 221
• Doctorate degree: 176

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 52
• Nursery to 4th grade: 7
• 5th and 6th grade: 68
• 7th and 8th grade: 164
• 9th grade: 162
• 10th grade: 196
• 11th grade: 144
• 12th grade, no diploma: 359
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,163
• Less than 1 year of college: 633
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,131
• Associate degree: 672
• Bachelor's degree: 1,489
• Master's degree: 716
• Professional school degree: 201
• Doctorate degree: 67

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.2%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.2%
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: 3.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $67,442
• Black householders: $66,259
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,070
• Asian householders: $24,667
• Some other race householders: $69,721
• Two or more races householders: $60,060
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $60,720

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $248,834
• Black or African American householders: $218,661
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $130,052
• Asian householders: $245,019
• Some other race householders: $207,910
• Two or more races householders: $233,227
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $240,337

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,577
• One, attached: 583
• Two: 220
• 3 or 4: 261
• 5 to 9: 406
• 10 to 19: 512
• 20 to 49: 108
• 50 or more: 519
• Mobile homes: 9

Here:	14.0%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Here:	12.6%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Here:	32.7%
Connecticut:	33.4%

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