Higganum, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 937, Rural population: 761 (all nonfarm))

Higganum, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 727 (700 occupied: 576 owner occupied, 124 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Housing density: 149 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $819 (lower quartile is $676, upper quartile is $1,162)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $776

Median gross rent in Higganum, CT in 2007: $1,016

Housing units in Higganum with a mortgage: 370 (41 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 176

Higganum,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $320,279 (it was $169,200 in 2000)

Higganum:	$320,279
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $214,235 - $419,859

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $400,633
Here: $400,633
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $85,682
Here: $85,682
State: $295,130

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,698

In family households: 1,468 (402 male householders, 132 female householders)
439 spouses, 441 children (412 natural, 22 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 0 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 230 (105 male householders (91 living alone)), 101 female householders (93 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 255 2-persons, 132 3-persons, 130 4-persons, 17 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 184 1-person, 22 2-persons.

303 married couples with children.
51 single-parent households (14 men, 37 women).

96.1% of residents of Higganum speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 101 (5.9%)
(58.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Higganum, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 85 5 rooms: 100 6 rooms: 124 7 rooms: 107 8 rooms: 81 9 or more rooms: 62

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Higganum, Connecticut:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 55 5 rooms: 32 6 rooms: 9 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 90
1970 to 1979: 59
1960 to 1969: 85
1950 to 1959: 87
1940 to 1949: 97
1939 or earlier: 279

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Higganum:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 45 2 bedrooms: 133 3 bedrooms: 262 4 bedrooms: 129 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Higganum:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 26 2 bedrooms: 74 3 bedrooms: 9 4 bedrooms: 0 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 Higganum in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 143 2 vehicles: 216 3 vehicles: 101 4 vehicles: 74 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Higganum in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 35 2 vehicles: 69 3 vehicles: 20 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$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: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 17
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 10
$100,000 to $124,999: 77
$125,000 to $149,999: 112
$150,000 to $174,999: 75
$175,000 to $199,999: 77
$200,000 to $249,999: 88
$250,000 to $299,999: 40
$300,000 to $399,999: 16
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 16
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Higganum rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Higganum:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 17
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 12
$900 to $999: 10
$1,000 to $1,249: 25
$1,250 to $1,499: 7
$1,500 to $1,999: 12
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 0

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 23 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 52

Higganum, CT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.9%
Number of people working at home: 36 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 15
5 to 9 minutes: 74
10 to 14 minutes: 154
15 to 19 minutes: 172
20 to 24 minutes: 134
25 to 29 minutes: 43
30 to 34 minutes: 198
35 to 39 minutes: 57
40 to 44 minutes: 39
45 to 59 minutes: 27
60 to 89 minutes: 0
90 or more minutes: 16

Higganum mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 845 (88%)
Carpooled: 69 (7%)
Railroad: 8 (1%)
Walked: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 36 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 55
$10,000 to $14,999: 50
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 47
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 44
$40,000 to $44,999: 7
$45,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 85
$60,000 to $74,999: 75
$75,000 to $99,999: 94
$100,000 to $124,999: 108
$125,000 to $149,999: 45
$150,000 to $199,999: 28
$200,000 or more: 26

First ancestries reported:

English: 234

Irish: 215

Italian: 178

German: 155

Other groups: 115

Polish: 89

French (except Basque): 76

Swedish: 75

French Canadian: 56

European: 37

Slovak: 36

Hungarian: 31

United States or American: 31

Czechoslovakian: 26

Russian: 22

Lithuanian: 19

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17

Jamaican: 17

Czech: 12

Ukrainian: 9

Scotch-Irish: 8

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

Italy (24%)
Poland (16%)
Spain (10%)
Ecuador (10%)
Canada (10%)
Japan (8%)
Jamaica (8%)

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

This state: 1214
Northeast: 256
Midwest: 35
South: 49
West: 12

65% of Higganum residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 22
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 164
Less than 1 year of college: 38
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 63
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 139
Master's degree: 99
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 204
Less than 1 year of college: 16
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 66
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 171
Master's degree: 76
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $72,632
Two or more races householders: $280,222
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $53,166

Higganum household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Higganum marital status for males

Higganum marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $316,114
Two or more races householders: $212,951

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 621
One, attached: 29
Two: 27
3 or 4: 24
5 to 9: 13
10 to 19: 13

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Higganum:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (56%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (44%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	4.2%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	9.0%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	56.4%
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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