Housing density: 716 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $371,867.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,415 (lower quartile is $1,106, upper quartile is $1,866)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,610
Median gross rent in Hamden, CT in 2022: $1,585
Housing units in Hamden with a mortgage: 8,908 (886 second mortgage, 1,045 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,993
In family households: 686,398 (135,155 male householders, 80,594 female householders)
152,067 spouses, 248,015 children (234,078 natural, 5,289 adopted, 8,648 stepchildren), 16,153 grandchildren, 8,819 brothers or sisters, 9,694 parents, foster children, 10,947 other relatives, 19,201 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 146,881 (52,812 male householders (40,674 living alone)), 65,941 female householders (55,844 living alone)), 28,128 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 29,198 (10,313 institutionalized population)
129,243 married couples with children.
54,016 single-parent households (8,416 men, 45,600 women).
86.4% of residents of Hamden speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 8,224 (13.8%)
(58.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Hamden, Connecticut
1,1561995 to March 2000
9681990 to 1994
7261985 to 1989
4741980 to 1984
3331975 to 1979
2891970 to 1974
3331965 to 1969
1,086Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 15,953 (24.4%)
Other: 14,225 (21.8%)
Irish: 9,913 (15.2%)
German: 4,959 (7.6%)
English: 4,278 (6.6%)
Polish: 3,262 (5.0%)
French: 1,660 (2.5%)
United States: 1,655 (2.5%)
Russian: 1,347 (2.1%)
French Canadian: 1,067 (1.6%)
Scottish: 801 (1.2%)
West Indian: 765 (1.2%)
Swedish: 667 (1.0%)
Subsaharan African: 581 (0.9%)
Hungarian: 572 (0.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 560 (0.9%)
Greek: 439 (0.7%)
Ukrainian: 328 (0.5%)
Dutch: 327 (0.5%)
Portuguese: 324 (0.5%)
Lithuanian: 315 (0.5%)
Arab: 237 (0.4%)
Norwegian: 215 (0.3%)
Slovak: 193 (0.3%)
Danish: 185 (0.3%)
Welsh: 183 (0.3%)
Czech: 141 (0.2%)
Swiss: 110 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Italy
Hamden:
10.8% (577)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Jamaica
Hamden:
7.3% (391)
Connecticut:
7.2% (26,819)
India
Hamden:
5.7% (308)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Hamden:
5.6% (301)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Ireland
Hamden:
5.2% (277)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
Germany
Hamden:
4.2% (223)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
United Kingdom
Hamden:
3.5% (188)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Colombia
Hamden:
3.5% (186)
Connecticut:
3.2% (12,009)
Russia
Hamden:
3.4% (181)
Connecticut:
1.4% (5,021)
Philippines
Hamden:
3.2% (173)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
Korea
Hamden:
2.6% (141)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
Vietnam
Hamden:
2.5% (133)
Connecticut:
1.8% (6,680)
Ukraine
Hamden:
2.3% (121)
Connecticut:
1.0% (3,822)
Canada
Hamden:
2.2% (118)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Japan
Hamden:
2.2% (116)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,472)
Pakistan
Hamden:
1.9% (100)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,317)
Mexico
Hamden:
1.8% (97)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,282)
Portugal
Hamden:
1.7% (91)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
Peru
Hamden:
1.7% (91)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,612)
Other Eastern Europe
Hamden:
1.7% (90)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Poland
Hamden:
1.6% (87)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 35,914
Other state: 14,842
Northeast: 9,300
Midwest: 1,746
South: 3,189
West: 607
59% of Hamden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 80
Nursery to 4th grade: 55
5th and 6th grade: 108
7th and 8th grade: 398
9th grade: 264
10th grade: 274
11th grade: 220
12th grade, no diploma: 525
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,865
Less than 1 year of college: 895
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,217
Associate degree: 874
Bachelor's degree: 3,072
Master's degree: 1,614
Professional school degree: 899
Doctorate degree: 782
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 112
Nursery to 4th grade: 242
5th and 6th grade: 160
7th and 8th grade: 470
9th grade: 260
10th grade: 338
11th grade: 337
12th grade, no diploma: 535
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,757
Less than 1 year of college: 1,303
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,675
Associate degree: 1,255
Bachelor's degree: 4,042
Master's degree: 2,565
Professional school degree: 629
Doctorate degree: 319
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 13,640
One, attached: 1,040
Two: 1,343
3 or 4: 1,731
5 to 9: 978
10 to 19: 1,072
20 to 49: 1,617
50 or more: 2,008
Mobile homes: 18
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $234,188
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
