Colchester, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,207 (Urban population: 14,088, Rural population: 3,119 (42 farm, 3,078 nonfarm))

Houses: 6,727 (6,144 occupied: 4,359 owner occupied, 1,785 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	29%

Housing density: 182 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $832 (lower quartile is $674, upper quartile is $990)

Median gross rent in Colchester, VT in 2007: $957

Housing units in Colchester with a mortgage: 2,607 (137 second mortgage, 486 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 535

Colchester,VT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $241,727 (it was $131,300 in 2000)

Colchester:	$241,727
Vermont:	$205,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $198,100 - $379,307

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $312,345
Here: $312,345
State: $261,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $219,423
Here: $219,423
State: $260,121

In 2-unit structures: $385,632
Here: $385,632
State: $262,527

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $212,994
Here: $212,994
State: $232,572

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,846
Here: $198,846
State: $208,163

Mobile homes: $31,795
Here: $31,795
State: $47,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,370

In family households: 12,822 (3,179 male householders, 1,027 female householders)
3,425 spouses, 4,441 children (4,036 natural, 185 adopted, 220 stepchildren), 91 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 127 parents, 90 other relatives, 353 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,548 (1,024 male householders (728 living alone)), 898 female householders (634 living alone)), 626 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,616 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,793 2-persons, 1,048 3-persons, 941 4-persons, 309 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,362 1-person, 491 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

2,826 married couples with children.
798 single-parent households (246 men, 552 women).

92.6% of residents of Colchester speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 754 (4.4%)
(44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colchester, Vermont:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 167 4 rooms: 616 5 rooms: 946 6 rooms: 812 7 rooms: 674 8 rooms: 606 9 or more rooms: 513

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester, Vermont:
	1 room: 54 2 rooms: 139 3 rooms: 279 4 rooms: 726 5 rooms: 340 6 rooms: 129 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 92
1995 to 1998: 401
1990 to 1994: 702
1980 to 1989: 1,404
1970 to 1979: 1,903
1960 to 1969: 888
1950 to 1959: 347
1940 to 1949: 183
1939 or earlier: 807

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colchester:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 124 2 bedrooms: 1,135 3 bedrooms: 2,150 4 bedrooms: 814 5 or more bedrooms: 136

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester:
	no bedroom: 54 1 bedroom: 310 2 bedrooms: 1,100 3 bedrooms: 258 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 51

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 123 1 vehicle: 1,082 2 vehicles: 2,292 3 vehicles: 565 4 vehicles: 221 5 or more vehicles: 76

Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 130 1 vehicle: 860 2 vehicles: 655 3 vehicles: 133 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Colchester, VT:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 9
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$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: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 34
$60,000 to $69,999: 31
$70,000 to $79,999: 49
$80,000 to $89,999: 165
$90,000 to $99,999: 218
$100,000 to $124,999: 585
$125,000 to $149,999: 711
$150,000 to $174,999: 408
$175,000 to $199,999: 269
$200,000 to $249,999: 384
$250,000 to $299,999: 142
$300,000 to $399,999: 93
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 20
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Colchester rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Colchester:

Less than $100: 7 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 14
$400 to $449: 19
$450 to $499: 18
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 116
$600 to $649: 133
$650 to $699: 139
$700 to $749: 128
$750 to $799: 152
$800 to $899: 354
$900 to $999: 184
$1,000 to $1,249: 324
$1,250 to $1,499: 62
$1,500 to $1,999: 24
$2,000 or more: 37
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 267 1990 to 1994: 74 1985 to 1989: 85 1980 to 1984: 80 1975 to 1979: 63 1970 to 1974: 35 1970 to 1974: 44 1965 to 1969: 106

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.6%
Number of people working at home: 310 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 235
5 to 9 minutes: 960
10 to 14 minutes: 1430
15 to 19 minutes: 2325
20 to 24 minutes: 2197
25 to 29 minutes: 700
30 to 34 minutes: 746
35 to 39 minutes: 85
40 to 44 minutes: 130
45 to 59 minutes: 160
60 to 89 minutes: 165
90 or more minutes: 126

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,821 (82%)
Carpooled: 929 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%)
Bicycle: 33 (0%)
Walked: 443 (5%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 310 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 259
$10,000 to $14,999: 192
$15,000 to $19,999: 307
$20,000 to $24,999: 300
$25,000 to $29,999: 335
$30,000 to $34,999: 396
$35,000 to $39,999: 403
$40,000 to $44,999: 308
$45,000 to $49,999: 384
$50,000 to $59,999: 794
$60,000 to $74,999: 783
$75,000 to $99,999: 969
$100,000 to $124,999: 279
$125,000 to $149,999: 193
$150,000 to $199,999: 131
$200,000 or more: 95

First ancestries reported:

French Canadian: 2336

Irish: 2176

French (except Basque): 2022

English: 1433

United States or American: 991

Other groups: 939

Italian: 939

German: 811

Scottish: 415

Polish: 374

Scotch-Irish: 216

Canadian: 159

Arab:: 100

European: 98

Dutch: 97

Lebanese: 90

Norwegian: 80

Danish: 66

Welsh: 62

Greek: 61

Russian: 59

Yugoslavian: 45

Swedish: 37

Subsaharan African:: 36

Belgian: 34

British: 29

Slovak: 28

Croatian: 28

Ghanian: 27

Brazilian: 26

Czechoslovakian: 26

Eastern European: 25

Serbian: 23

Finnish: 18

Ukrainian: 17

Czech: 17

Northern European: 13

Hungarian: 11

Jordanian: 10

Maltese: 9

Armenian: 9

Cape Verdean: 9

Latvian: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Lithuanian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 6

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

Canada (25%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
Germany (8%)
Korea (7%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Other Western Europe (4%)
Yugoslavia (4%)

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

This state: 9537
Northeast: 4750
Midwest: 633
South: 804
West: 386

51% of Colchester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 174
9th grade: 66
10th grade: 37
11th grade: 56
12th grade, no diploma: 102
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,501
Less than 1 year of college: 339
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 615
Associate degree: 510
Bachelor's degree: 1,169
Master's degree: 417
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 85

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 121
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 79
12th grade, no diploma: 100
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,503
Less than 1 year of college: 340
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 635
Associate degree: 671
Bachelor's degree: 1,036
Master's degree: 452
Professional school degree: 110
Doctorate degree: 55

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 53.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 29.8%

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: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $62,803
Black householders: $82,885
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $56,668
Asian householders: $22,901
Some other race householders: $4,674
Two or more races householders: $104,361
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,161

Colchester household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Colchester household income for Black householders

Colchester household income for Two or more races householders

Colchester marital status for males

Colchester marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $259,952
Black or African American householders: $478,666
Asian householders: $299,166
Two or more races householders: $281,308
Hispanic or Latino householders: $207,115

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,939
One, attached: 629
Two: 436
3 or 4: 489
5 to 9: 459
10 to 19: 56
20 to 49: 116
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 595

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,182

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Colchester:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%) Utility gas (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Wood (3%) Electricity (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Electricity (5%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 163

Here:	9.2%
Vermont:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 121

Here:	15.2%
Vermont:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,603

Here:	72.9%
Vermont:	37.7%

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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