Brooklyn, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,886 (Urban population: 4,436 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,450 (40 farm, 3,410 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,708 (2,531 occupied: 1,867 owner occupied, 664 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Housing density: 93 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $648 (lower quartile is $283, upper quartile is $829)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,301

Median gross rent in Brooklyn, CT in 2007: $693

Housing units in Brooklyn with a mortgage: 1,193 (185 second mortgage, 189 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 361

Brooklyn,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $251,358 (it was $127,800 in 2000)

Brooklyn:	$251,358
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $204,108 - $341,981

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $294,634
Here: $294,634
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $571,452
Here: $571,452
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $362,887
Here: $362,887
State: $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,044
Here: $149,044
State: $253,799

Mobile homes: $38,750
Here: $38,750
State: $51,379

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,546

In family households: 5,724 (1,425 male householders, 435 female householders)
1,508 spouses, 2,060 children (1,884 natural, 38 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 88 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 85 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 822 (288 male householders (206 living alone)), 390 female householders (346 living alone)), 144 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 627 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 778 2-persons, 427 3-persons, 426 4-persons, 157 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 552 1-person, 114 2-persons, 12 3-persons.

1,183 married couples with children.
380 single-parent households (68 men, 312 women).

91.4% of residents of Brooklyn speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 261 (3.6%)
(64.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooklyn, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 130 5 rooms: 392 6 rooms: 427 7 rooms: 429 8 rooms: 230 9 or more rooms: 236

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooklyn, Connecticut:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 58 3 rooms: 130 4 rooms: 249 5 rooms: 54 6 rooms: 101 7 rooms: 34 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 120
1995 to 1998: 150
1990 to 1994: 99
1980 to 1989: 515
1970 to 1979: 519
1960 to 1969: 370
1950 to 1959: 284
1940 to 1949: 165
1939 or earlier: 486

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brooklyn:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 326 3 bedrooms: 1,047 4 bedrooms: 380 5 or more bedrooms: 79

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooklyn:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 226 2 bedrooms: 250 3 bedrooms: 157 4 bedrooms: 16 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 Brooklyn in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 65 1 vehicle: 384 2 vehicles: 871 3 vehicles: 391 4 vehicles: 118 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Brooklyn in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 147 1 vehicle: 267 2 vehicles: 181 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 23
$80,000 to $89,999: 84
$90,000 to $99,999: 132
$100,000 to $124,999: 475
$125,000 to $149,999: 289
$150,000 to $174,999: 220
$175,000 to $199,999: 119
$200,000 to $249,999: 111
$250,000 to $299,999: 16
$300,000 to $399,999: 35
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Brooklyn rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brooklyn:

Less than $100: 18 people
$100 to $149: 13
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 76
$250 to $299: 50
$300 to $349: 31
$350 to $399: 19
$400 to $449: 20
$450 to $499: 19
$500 to $549: 26
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 52
$700 to $749: 67
$750 to $799: 61
$800 to $899: 47
$900 to $999: 38
$1,000 to $1,249: 52
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 18
No cash rent: 45

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 12 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 17 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 28 1965 to 1969: 198

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.3%
Number of people working at home: 77 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 139
5 to 9 minutes: 331
10 to 14 minutes: 678
15 to 19 minutes: 367
20 to 24 minutes: 380
25 to 29 minutes: 196
30 to 34 minutes: 258
35 to 39 minutes: 137
40 to 44 minutes: 116
45 to 59 minutes: 304
60 to 89 minutes: 270
90 or more minutes: 60

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,848 (86%)
Carpooled: 335 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (1%)
Walked: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 77 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 150
$10,000 to $14,999: 175
$15,000 to $19,999: 128
$20,000 to $24,999: 157
$25,000 to $29,999: 127
$30,000 to $34,999: 142
$35,000 to $39,999: 146
$40,000 to $44,999: 139
$45,000 to $49,999: 109
$50,000 to $59,999: 223
$60,000 to $74,999: 344
$75,000 to $99,999: 380
$100,000 to $124,999: 154
$125,000 to $149,999: 93
$150,000 to $199,999: 52
$200,000 or more: 19

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 1210

English: 729

French Canadian: 671

Irish: 637

Italian: 539

German: 537

Other groups: 493

Polish: 296

United States or American: 258

Finnish: 131

Swedish: 110

Dutch: 96

Greek: 85

Portuguese: 48

Scotch-Irish: 46

Canadian: 41

Russian: 41

Ukrainian: 39

European: 37

Hungarian: 37

Scottish: 34

Subsaharan African:: 34

African: 23

Estonian: 18

Lithuanian: 17

Arab:: 14

British: 12

Welsh: 9

Sudanese: 8

Swiss: 7

Austrian: 7

Other Arab: 7

Lebanese: 7

Norwegian: 7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4

Jamaican: 4

Ghanian: 3

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

Canada (21%)
United Kingdom (16%)
Cuba (11%)
Other Northern Europe (11%)
Laos (9%)
Greece (7%)
Other Eastern Europe (7%)

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

This state: 4449
Northeast: 1781
Midwest: 164
South: 309
West: 110

61% of Brooklyn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 162
9th grade: 128
10th grade: 103
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 46
High school graduate (or equivalency): 784
Less than 1 year of college: 270
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 299
Associate degree: 146
Bachelor's degree: 306
Master's degree: 122
Professional school degree: 47
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 31
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 176
9th grade: 101
10th grade: 108
11th grade: 45
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 826
Less than 1 year of college: 220
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 273
Associate degree: 138
Bachelor's degree: 283
Master's degree: 174
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

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

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: $62,597
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $71,869
Some other race householders: $78,276
Two or more races householders: $57,790
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $75,556

Brooklyn household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brooklyn household income for Some other race householders

Brooklyn household income for Two or more races householders

Brooklyn household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Brooklyn marital status for males

Brooklyn marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $246,637
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $270,436
Some other race householders: $319,606
Two or more races householders: $290,104
Hispanic or Latino householders: $243,097

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,009
One, attached: 27
Two: 130
3 or 4: 120
5 to 9: 79
10 to 19: 152
20 to 49: 38
50 or more: 100
Mobile homes: 53

Median worth of mobile homes: $48,318

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brooklyn:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%) Wood (7%) Electricity (7%) Utility gas (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%) Electricity (31%) Utility gas (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 101

Here:	11.8%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31

Here:	6.6%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37

Here:	8.2%
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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