Farmington, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Back to: Farmington, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Total population: 25,084 (Urban population: 24,674, Rural population: 410 (45 farm, 365 nonfarm)) Houses: 9,854 (9,496 occupied: 7,150 owner occupied, 2,346 renter occupied) % of renters here:   25% State:   33% Housing density: 351 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Farmington, Connecticut on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: describe newington, wethersfield, farmington?  (11 replies) Farmington Valley or farther afield for Relo?  (14 replies) Newtown, Monroe, Trumbull Area vs. Farmington Valley Area  (10 replies) What is Farmington like?  (6 replies) New Job in Farmington, Now what???  (30 replies) Pre-school help in Avon, Simsbury, Farmington  (4 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $1,022 (lower quartile is $775, upper quartile is $1,362) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,252 Median gross rent in Farmington, CT in 2007: $1,158 Housing units in Farmington with a mortgage: 4,395 (367 second mortgage, 701 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,820 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $320,450 (it was $184,800 in 2000) Farmington:   $320,450 Connecticut:   $309,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $244,661 - $531,143 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $484,482 Here:   $484,482 State:   $418,487 Townhouses or other attached units: $297,812 Here:   $297,812 State:   $295,130 In 2-unit structures: $334,866 Here:   $334,866 State:   $295,498 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,093 Here:   $192,093 State:   $253,799 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,010 Here:   $180,010 State:   $220,717 Mobile homes: $137,500 Here:   $137,500 State:   $51,379 Household type by relationship Households: 23,319 In family households: 19,350 (4,959 male householders, 1,330 female householders) 5,487 spouses, 6,784 children (6,504 natural, 175 adopted, 105 stepchildren), 120 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 140 parents, 177 other relatives, 264 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,969 (1,138 male householders (835 living alone)), 2,049 female householders (1,768 living alone)), 782 nonrelatives In group quarters: 322 (222 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,772 2-persons, 1,315 3-persons, 1,413 4-persons, 677 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,603 1-person, 461 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons. 4,869 married couples with children. 687 single-parent households (129 men, 558 women). 82.9% of residents of Farmington speak English at home. 1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 12.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.6% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well). Foreign born population: 2,807 (11.9%) (65.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Farmington, CT: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 9 $15,000 to $19,999: 11 $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: 8 $60,000 to $69,999: 5 $70,000 to $79,999: 22 $80,000 to $89,999: 44 $90,000 to $99,999: 100 $100,000 to $124,999: 511 $125,000 to $149,999: 964 $150,000 to $174,999: 885 $175,000 to $199,999: 709 $200,000 to $249,999: 880 $250,000 to $299,999: 600 $300,000 to $399,999: 695 $400,000 to $499,999: 267 $500,000 to $749,999: 337 $750,000 to $999,999: 124 $1,000,000 or more: 44

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Farmington: Less than $100: 40 people $100 to $149: 18 $150 to $199: 22 $200 to $249: 74 $250 to $299: 60 $300 to $349: 28 $350 to $399: 5 $400 to $449: 22 $450 to $499: 49 $500 to $549: 36 $550 to $599: 33 $600 to $649: 47 $650 to $699: 27 $700 to $749: 41 $750 to $799: 78 $800 to $899: 212 $900 to $999: 291 $1,000 to $1,249: 555 $1,250 to $1,499: 197 $1,500 to $1,999: 167 $2,000 or more: 325 No cash rent: 138

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.2%
Number of people working at home: 296 (2.6% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 10,362 (90%)
• Carpooled: 516 (5%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 93 (1%)
• Railroad: 8 (0%)
• Bicycle: 6 (0%)
• Walked: 125 (1%)
• Other means: 56 (0%)
• Worked at home: 296 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 458 $10,000 to $14,999: 318 $15,000 to $19,999: 312 $20,000 to $24,999: 378 $25,000 to $29,999: 395 $30,000 to $34,999: 389 $35,000 to $39,999: 418 $40,000 to $44,999: 535 $45,000 to $49,999: 331 $50,000 to $59,999: 637 $60,000 to $74,999: 1096 $75,000 to $99,999: 1271 $100,000 to $124,999: 922 $125,000 to $149,999: 556 $150,000 to $199,999: 549 $200,000 or more: 911

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 3806

Irish: 3300

Polish: 2455

Other groups: 2120

English: 2064

German: 1657

French Canadian: 777

French (except Basque): 763

United States or American: 601

Russian: 517

Swedish: 404

Scottish: 340

Scotch-Irish: 190

Portuguese: 171

Greek: 169

Canadian: 164

Armenian: 164

Arab:: 151

Danish: 126

Austrian: 116

Ukrainian: 115

Hungarian: 110

European: 107

Norwegian: 91

Lithuanian: 85

British: 82

Dutch: 70

Czech: 66

Egyptian: 64

Arab/Arabic: 42

Slovak: 41

Welsh: 40

Australian: 29

Eastern European: 28

Belgian: 27

Israeli: 24

Syrian: 22

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 19

Scandinavian: 19

Brazilian: 15

Yugoslavian: 14

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 13

Czechoslovakian: 12

Palestinian: 12

Lebanese: 11

Haitian: 10

Finnish: 10

Barbadian: 9

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

Turkish: 8

Romanian: 7

Swiss: 7

Pennsylvania German: 6

Iranian: 5

Albanian: 5

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

• This state: 13890
• Northeast: 4453
• Midwest: 914
• South: 762
• West: 518

58% of Farmington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 38
• Nursery to 4th grade: 16
• 5th and 6th grade: 56
• 7th and 8th grade: 116
• 9th grade: 23
• 10th grade: 107
• 11th grade: 44
• 12th grade, no diploma: 119
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,400
• Less than 1 year of college: 308
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 862
• Associate degree: 454
• Bachelor's degree: 2,016
• Master's degree: 1,122
• Professional school degree: 797
• Doctorate degree: 204

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 79
• Nursery to 4th grade: 49
• 5th and 6th grade: 68
• 7th and 8th grade: 132
• 9th grade: 130
• 10th grade: 129
• 11th grade: 72
• 12th grade, no diploma: 229
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,968
• Less than 1 year of college: 456
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 991
• Associate degree: 678
• Bachelor's degree: 2,518
• Master's degree: 1,217
• Professional school degree: 310
• Doctorate degree: 85

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 24.4%

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: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

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: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $84,330
• Black householders: $68,965
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,441
• Asian householders: $79,154
• Some other race householders: $190,451
• Two or more races householders: $119,281
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $83,182

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $334,668
• Black or African American householders: $338,136
• Asian householders: $395,533
• Some other race householders: $325,131
• Two or more races householders: $320,102
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $354,089

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,118
• One, attached: 1,093
• Two: 423
• 3 or 4: 869
• 5 to 9: 461
• 10 to 19: 296
• 20 to 49: 164
• 50 or more: 420
• Mobile homes: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $247,702

Here:	7.4%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Here:	14.6%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Here:	28.6%
Connecticut:	33.4%

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