Morris, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,345 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,345 (38 farm, 2,307 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,181 (912 occupied: 717 owner occupied, 195 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Housing density: 69 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $725 (lower quartile is $470, upper quartile is $1,036)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $814

Median gross rent in Morris, CT in 2007: $811

Housing units in Morris with a mortgage: 420 (25 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147

Morris,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $366,715 (it was $187,200 in 2000)

Morris:	$366,715
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $237,263 - $499,416

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $418,111
Here: $418,111
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $399,006
Here: $399,006
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $798,739
Here: $798,739
State: $295,498

Mobile homes: $95,000
Here: $95,000
State: $51,379

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,301

In family households: 1,967 (530 male householders, 118 female householders)
572 spouses, 647 children (582 natural, 30 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 16 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 334 (135 male householders (110 living alone)), 138 female householders (111 living alone)), 61 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 291 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 221 1-person, 44 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

476 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (23 men, 42 women).

95.6% of residents of Morris speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 87 (3.8%)
(78.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morris, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 67 5 rooms: 174 6 rooms: 177 7 rooms: 130 8 rooms: 76 9 or more rooms: 89

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morris, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 70 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 7 6 rooms: 33 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 77
1980 to 1989: 143
1970 to 1979: 136
1960 to 1969: 170
1950 to 1959: 169
1940 to 1949: 85
1939 or earlier: 338

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Morris:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 154 3 bedrooms: 362 4 bedrooms: 151 5 or more bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morris:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 85 2 bedrooms: 70 3 bedrooms: 35 4 bedrooms: 5 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 Morris in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 155 2 vehicles: 304 3 vehicles: 187 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Morris in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 84 2 vehicles: 88 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Morris, 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: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 9
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 26
$100,000 to $124,999: 41
$125,000 to $149,999: 102
$150,000 to $174,999: 82
$175,000 to $199,999: 71
$200,000 to $249,999: 77
$250,000 to $299,999: 64
$300,000 to $399,999: 52
$400,000 to $499,999: 23
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 3

Morris rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Morris:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 10
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 11
$650 to $699: 13
$700 to $749: 10
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 14
$900 to $999: 14
$1,000 to $1,249: 26
$1,250 to $1,499: 15
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 18 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 41

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.9%
Number of people working at home: 77 (6.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 38
5 to 9 minutes: 92
10 to 14 minutes: 121
15 to 19 minutes: 137
20 to 24 minutes: 190
25 to 29 minutes: 81
30 to 34 minutes: 139
35 to 39 minutes: 22
40 to 44 minutes: 66
45 to 59 minutes: 139
60 to 89 minutes: 65
90 or more minutes: 38

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 976 (81%)
Carpooled: 126 (10%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 21 (2%)
Worked at home: 77 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 53
$10,000 to $14,999: 20
$15,000 to $19,999: 65
$20,000 to $24,999: 45
$25,000 to $29,999: 42
$30,000 to $34,999: 27
$35,000 to $39,999: 26
$40,000 to $44,999: 54
$45,000 to $49,999: 74
$50,000 to $59,999: 74
$60,000 to $74,999: 147
$75,000 to $99,999: 123
$100,000 to $124,999: 84
$125,000 to $149,999: 24
$150,000 to $199,999: 37
$200,000 or more: 26

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 332

English: 277

Irish: 241

German: 194

French (except Basque): 156

United States or American: 110

French Canadian: 106

Other groups: 75

Swedish: 72

Polish: 68

Lithuanian: 60

Scottish: 48

Czechoslovakian: 35

European: 23

Russian: 19

British: 19

Arab:: 18

Lebanese: 18

Dutch: 15

Finnish: 14

Norwegian: 11

Austrian: 11

Slovak: 10

Ukrainian: 10

Hungarian: 9

Scotch-Irish: 8

Subsaharan African:: 6

South African: 6

Northern European: 5

Portuguese: 5

Slovene: 5

Albanian: 4

Czech: 4

Pennsylvania German: 4

Australian: 4

Swiss: 4

Danish: 4

Welsh: 4

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

Germany (15%)
Hungary (10%)
Other Eastern Europe (9%)
Russia (7%)
South Africa (7%)
Argentina (7%)
Colombia (7%)

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

This state: 1761
Northeast: 321
Midwest: 47
South: 49
West: 34

74% of Morris 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: 20
7th and 8th grade: 50
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 267
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 109
Associate degree: 48
Bachelor's degree: 119
Master's degree: 55
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 3

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: 30
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 222
Less than 1 year of college: 67
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 122
Associate degree: 78
Bachelor's degree: 120
Master's degree: 63
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,247
Black householders: $130,673
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $58,498
Asian householders: $107,762
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $160,438

Morris household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Morris household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Morris marital status for males

Morris marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $351,827
Black or African American householders: $685,631
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $269,355
Asian householders: $318,329
Hispanic or Latino householders: $379,644

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,052
One, attached: 15
Two: 35
3 or 4: 37
5 to 9: 14
10 to 19: 13
Mobile homes: 10
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $160,586

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Morris:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76%) Electricity (9%) Wood (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) No fuel used (5%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	10.2%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	3.6%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	31.3%
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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