Housing density: 130 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $309,766.
Median contract rent in 2022: $953 (lower quartile is $768, upper quartile is $1,249)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $852
Median gross rent in Griswold, CT in 2022: $1,174
Housing units in Griswold with a mortgage: 1,884 (200 second mortgage, 199 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 540
In family households: 214,652 (47,484 male householders, 22,378 female householders)
52,173 spouses, 73,395 children (67,999 natural, 1,935 adopted, 3,461 stepchildren), 4,214 grandchildren, 2,063 brothers or sisters, 2,316 parents, foster children, 2,625 other relatives, 6,387 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 46,621 (18,056 male householders (13,616 living alone)), 19,139 female householders (15,978 living alone)), 9,426 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12,782 (5,482 institutionalized population)
43,726 married couples with children.
14,569 single-parent households (3,084 men, 11,485 women).
93.8% of residents of Griswold speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (9% speak English very well, 91% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 458 (3.7%)
(74.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Griswold, Connecticut
261995 to March 2000
81990 to 1994
561985 to 1989
151980 to 1984
191975 to 1979
271970 to 1974
221965 to 1969
113Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
French: 2,043 (14.6%)
Irish: 1,952 (13.9%)
Polish: 1,698 (12.1%)
English: 1,410 (10.0%)
German: 1,293 (9.2%)
Italian: 1,290 (9.2%)
Other: 1,118 (8.0%)
French Canadian: 1,054 (7.5%)
United States: 321 (2.3%)
Portuguese: 286 (2.0%)
Scottish: 271 (1.9%)
Swedish: 254 (1.8%)
Russian: 178 (1.3%)
Ukrainian: 157 (1.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 144 (1.0%)
West Indian: 101 (0.7%)
Dutch: 92 (0.7%)
Lithuanian: 79 (0.6%)
Greek: 78 (0.6%)
Norwegian: 73 (0.5%)
Czech: 38 (0.3%)
Swiss: 31 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 29 (0.2%)
Welsh: 26 (0.2%)
Hungarian: 10 (0.07%)
Arab: 8 (0.06%)
Danish: 4 (0.03%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Griswold:
21.0% (60)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Haiti
Griswold:
17.5% (50)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,902)
Germany
Griswold:
11.5% (33)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Poland
Griswold:
8.7% (25)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
United Kingdom
Griswold:
7.3% (21)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Philippines
Griswold:
7.0% (20)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
Brazil
Griswold:
5.6% (16)
Connecticut:
2.8% (10,379)
Vietnam
Griswold:
5.2% (15)
Connecticut:
1.8% (6,680)
South Africa
Griswold:
3.5% (10)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,269)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Griswold:
2.8% (8)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,693)
Italy
Griswold:
2.4% (7)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Honduras
Griswold:
2.4% (7)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,313)
Portugal
Griswold:
2.1% (6)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
Netherlands
Griswold:
1.7% (5)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,303)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,268
Other state: 3,209
Northeast: 2,136
Midwest: 346
South: 459
West: 268
61% of Griswold residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 152
9th grade: 87
10th grade: 106
11th grade: 76
12th grade, no diploma: 137
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,466
Less than 1 year of college: 303
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 451
Associate degree: 248
Bachelor's degree: 337
Master's degree: 153
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 43
7th and 8th grade: 170
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 160
11th grade: 100
12th grade, no diploma: 76
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,531
Less than 1 year of college: 232
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 421
Associate degree: 302
Bachelor's degree: 367
Master's degree: 174
Professional school degree: 48
Doctorate degree: 7
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,952
One, attached: 69
Two: 526
3 or 4: 317
5 to 9: 255
10 to 19: 93
20 to 49: 89
Mobile homes: 229
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,548
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%