Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,965
| This zip code: | $46,965 | | Connecticut: | $65,967 |
Nearest zip codes: 06118, 06120, 06103, 06114, 06112, 06106.
Housing units in zip code 06108 with a mortgage: 2,199 (300 second mortgage, 277 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,250
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,588
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $595
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.6% | | Whole state: | 7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 28
- 1995 to 1998: 29
- 1990 to 1994: 89
- 1980 to 1989: 678
- 1970 to 1979: 1,243
- 1960 to 1969: 1,845
- 1950 to 1959: 2,005
- 1940 to 1949: 1,335
- 1939 or earlier: 2,618
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in East Hartford, CT (06108): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 154
- 2 bedrooms: 814
- 3 bedrooms: 2,442
- 4 bedrooms: 638
- 5 or more bedrooms: 118
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 515
- 1 bedrooms: 1,498
- 2 bedrooms: 2,220
- 3 bedrooms: 808
- 4 bedrooms: 101
- 5 or more bedrooms: 12
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Vehicles available in 06108 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 200
- 1 vehicle: 1,363
- 2 vehicles: 1,893
- 3 vehicles: 548
- 4 vehicles: 129
- 5 or more vehicles: 38
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,459
- 1 vehicle: 2,519
- 2 vehicles: 955
- 3 vehicles: 153
- 4 vehicles: 21
- 5 or more vehicles: 47
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 06108:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 17
- $25,000 to $29,999: 15
- $30,000 to $34,999: 7
- $35,000 to $39,999: 8
- $40,000 to $49,999: 20
- $50,000 to $59,999: 28
- $60,000 to $69,999: 5
- $70,000 to $79,999: 16
- $80,000 to $89,999: 28
- $90,000 to $99,999: 37
- $100,000 to $124,999: 121
- $125,000 to $149,999: 225
- $150,000 to $174,999: 639
- $175,000 to $199,999: 860
- $200,000 to $249,999: 1,151
- $250,000 to $299,999: 752
- $300,000 to $399,999: 261
- $400,000 to $499,999: 65
- $500,000 to $749,999: 18
- $750,000 to $999,999: 14
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 06108:
- Less than $100: 67
- $100 to $149: 72
- $150 to $199: 153
- $200 to $249: 73
- $250 to $299: 53
- $300 to $349: 116
- $350 to $399: 114
- $400 to $449: 110
- $450 to $499: 109
- $500 to $549: 225
- $550 to $599: 289
- $600 to $649: 415
- $650 to $699: 501
- $700 to $749: 207
- $750 to $799: 262
- $800 to $899: 134
- $900 to $999: 104
- $1,000 to $1,249: 107
- $1,500 to $1,999: 33
- $2,000 or more: 30
- No cash rent: 149
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $205,427.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $207,160
- Black or African American householders: $190,987
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $312,858
- Asian householders: $211,203
- Some other race householders: $189,447
- Two or more races householders: $210,240
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $194,838
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $202,812 (it was $106,400 in 2000)
| 06108: | $202,812 | | Connecticut: | $309,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $158,767 - $245,377
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $196,202| Here: | $196,202 | | State: | $418,487 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $208,714| Here: | $208,714 | | State: | $295,130 |
In 2-unit structures: $219,289| Here: | $219,289 | | State: | $295,498 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $224,480| Here: | $224,480 | | State: | $253,799 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,081| Here: | $142,081 | | State: | $220,717 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,780
- One, attached: 397
- Two: 1,504
- 3 or 4: 1,390
- 5 to 9: 600
- 10 to 19: 435
- 20 to 49: 814
- 50 or more: 943
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,963 (75%)
- Carpooled: 1,463 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 747 (7%)
- Taxi: 32 (0%)
- Bicycle: 20 (0%)
- Walked: 274 (3%)
- Other means: 43 (0%)
- Worked at home: 131 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 196
- 5 to 9 minutes: 757
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2134
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2624
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2144
- 25 to 29 minutes: 693
- 30 to 34 minutes: 916
- 35 to 39 minutes: 110
- 40 to 44 minutes: 183
- 45 to 59 minutes: 297
- 60 to 89 minutes: 233
- 90 or more minutes: 255
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,003
- In family households: 18,629 (3,393 male householders, 2,347 female householders)
3,599 spouses, 7,253 children (6,830 natural, 131 adopted, 292 stepchildren), 483 grandchildren, 244 brothers or sisters, 240 parents, 372 other relatives, 698 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,374 (1,785 male householders (1,402 living alone)), 1,770 female householders (1,491 living alone)), 819 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 481 (433 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,122 2-persons, 1,465 3-persons, 1,179 4-persons, 627 5-persons, 228 6-persons, 119 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,893 1-person, 593 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
2,920 married couples with children.
2,477 single-parent households (367 men, 2,110 women).
68.9% of residents of 06108 zip code speak English at home.
17.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 26% well, 11% not well, 5% not at all).
8.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 25% well, 10% not well, 3% not at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% very well, 42% well, 23% not well, 5% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 16% well, 4% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,956 (16.8%)
(47.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 16.8% | | Whole state: | 10.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Jamaica (14%)
- Vietnam (8%)
- India (8%)
- Canada (7%)
- Colombia (5%)
- Ghana (5%)
- Peru (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 911
- 1990 to 1994: 723
- 1985 to 1989: 618
- 1980 to 1984: 380
- 1975 to 1979: 280
- 1970 to 1974: 235
- 1970 to 1974: 265
- 1965 to 1969: 544
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White population: 13,150
Black population: 5,420
American Indian population: 97
Asian population: 1,190
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 11
Some other race population: 2,692
Two or more races population: 974

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 8677 |
|  Italian: 1948 |
|  Irish: 1625 |
|  French (except Basque): 1251 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1018 |
|  Polish: 947 |
|  English: 783 |
|  Jamaican: 732 |
|  German: 713 |
|  French Canadian: 710 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 522 |
|  United States or American: 486 |
|  Portuguese: 317 |
|  African: 290 |
|  Ghanian: 172 |
|  Russian: 127 |
|  Swedish: 110 |
|  West Indian: 104 |
|  Lithuanian: 102 |
|  Guyanese: 98 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 97 |
|  Scottish: 90 |
|  Haitian: 72 |
|  Greek: 61 |
|  British West Indian: 60 |
|  Canadian: 59 |
|  Nigerian: 58 |
|  Arab:: 55 |
|  Ukrainian: 54 |
|  Dutch: 48 |
|  Lebanese: 40 |
|  Hungarian: 38 |
|  British: 35 |
|  Albanian: 23 |
|  Norwegian: 21 |
|  Danish: 21 |
|  Yugoslavian: 20 |
|  Barbadian: 20 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18 |
|  Slovak: 17 |
|  Czech: 17 |
|  Austrian: 15 |
|  Welsh: 11 |
|  Brazilian: 11 |
|  Israeli: 10 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 10 |
|  Bulgarian: 10 |
|  Moroccan: 9 |
|  Latvian: 8 |
|  Other West Indian: 8 |
|  Finnish: 7 |
|  Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6 |
|  Egyptian: 6 |
|  European: 6 |
|  Armenian: 5 |
|  Australian: 5 |
|  Scandinavian: 5 |
|  Estonian: 5 |
|  Swiss: 5 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 4 |
|  U.S. Virgin Islander: 4 |
|  Cape Verdean: 2 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 06108 not listed on the city page:- TRANSITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (Students: 150; Location: 110 LONG HILL DR., EAST HARTFORD, CT; Grades: KG - 12)
- HOMEBOUND (Students: 8; Location: 31 SCHOOL STREET, EAST HARTFORD, CT; Grades: 02 - 11)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13304
- Northeast: 3138
- Midwest: 273
- South: 1177
- West: 162
55% of the 06108 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Connecticut.
Population in 1990: 23,698. Population change in the 1990s: -164 (-0.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 212
| Here: | 7.0% | | Connecticut: | 9.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 122
| Here: | 8.6% | | Connecticut: | 11.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 172
| Here: | 19.2% | | Connecticut: | 33.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (EAST HARTFORD, CT):
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIO (400 MAIN STREET): $36,898,037 in 99 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components, Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft and Missile Prime Movers, Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered, Engine Air and Oil Filters, Strainers, and Cleaners, Nonaircraft, and more by Air Force, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $4,614,067; 2003: $20,954,154; 2004: $4,458,483; 2005: $5,114,974; 2006: $1,756,359.
Biggest contracts:
$7,347,976 with Air Force for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components. Signed on 2003-11-03. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$5,656,036, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-28. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$4,744,771, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-13. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$4,738,305, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-22. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
- DEMUSZ MFG CO , INC (303 BURNHAM ST; small business)
50 employees, $0 revenue. : $10,948,958 in 116 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Engine Electrical System Components, Aircraft Prime Moving, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components by Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $647,168; 2001: $972,248; 2002: $1,370,798; 2003: $2,242,061; 2004: $340,825; 2005: $1,120,905; 2006: $4,131,252.
Biggest contracts:
$1,192,730 with Air Force for Engine Electrical System Components, Aircraft Prime Moving. Signed on 2006-04-21. Completion date: 2007-09-28.
$656,306 with Air Force for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components. Signed on 2003-08-26. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
$648,318, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-27. Completion date: 2007-06-30.
$587,975, same as above. Signed on 2006-05-17. Completion date: 2007-12-31.
- LEWIS MACHINE COMPANY (22 JOHN ST; small business)
1000 employees, $0 revenue. : $8,022,734 in 153 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Hardware, Commercial, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components, Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment, Torque Converters and Speed Changers, and more by Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $1,318,344; 2001: $781,347; 2002: $1,929,553; 2003: $424,453; 2004: $876,303; 2005: $1,453,082; 2006: $1,212,932.
Biggest contracts:
$635,100 with Air Force for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2006-02-13. Completion date: 2007-01-31.
$453,824, same as above. Signed on 2002-01-22. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$271,542 with Air Force for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components. Signed on 2000-01-12. Completion date: 2000-07-31.
$219,675 with Defense Logistics Agency for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components. Signed on 2002-06-28. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
- EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMS IN (111 FOUNDERS PLAZ A, 12TH): $4,572,551 in 14 contracts from 1999 to 2002
Contracts for Other Social Services, Other Education and Training Services by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $1,383,887; 2001: $1,110,491; 2002: $1,337,764; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,089,765 with Navy for Other Social Services. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2002-09-27. Completion date: 2003-09-26.
$1,039,000 with Navy for Other Education and Training Services. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2000-09-27. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$1,025,733, same as above. Signed on 2001-09-27. Completion date: 2002-09-26.
$931,311, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2001-07-31.
- HORST ENGINEERING & MANUFACTUR (36 CEDAR ST; small business): $3,736,087 in 37 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Nuts and Washers, Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft and Missile Prime Movers, Bolts, Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings, and more by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $70,119; 2005: $92,485; 2006: $25,233.
Biggest contracts:
$3,548,250 with Defense Logistics Agency for Nuts and Washers. Signed on 1999-11-13. Completion date: 2000-04-20.
$28,783 with Defense Logistics Agency for Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft and Missile Prime Movers. Signed on 2004-03-08. Completion date: 2005-03-03.
$16,931 with Defense Logistics Agency for Bolts. Signed on 2004-10-18. Completion date: 2005-03-16.
$9,741 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2005-01-21. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
- L E SYSTEMS INC (91 PRESTIGE PARK CIRCLE, S; small business): $1,342,989 in 5 contracts from 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Engineering -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D) by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $69,500; 2002: $600,000; 2003: $374,538; 2004: $298,951; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$600,000 with Navy for Engineering -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-09-25. Completion date: 2003-09-24.
$374,548, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-05. Completion date: 2004-03-24.
$298,951, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-30. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$69,500 with Navy for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in CA. Signed on 2001-11-30. Completion date: 2001-05-31.
- PRATT & WHITNEY CENCO INC (400 MAIN STREET; small business): $617,099 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection, Machining Centers and Way-Type Machines, ADPE System Configuration, Flight Instruments, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $84,548; 2001: $528,581; 2002: $0; 2003: $3,970; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$291,300 with Defense Logistics Agency for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2001-05-31. Completion date: 2001-09-08.
$199,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Machining Centers and Way-Type Machines. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2001-05-30. Completion date: 2001-09-07.
$84,548 with Navy for ADPE System Configuration. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2000-11-03. Completion date: 2001-02-10.
$38,281 with Navy for Flight Instruments. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2001-07-05. Completion date: 2001-07-23.
- HYDRO-HONING LABORATORIES, INC (8 EASTERN PARK RD; small business): $396,803 in 16 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Aircraft Components and Accessories, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment, Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Maintenance and Repair Shop Equipment by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $51,680; 2004: $85,384; 2005: $75,661; 2006: $184,078.
Biggest contracts:
$89,386 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Aircraft Components and Accessories. Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2007-02-05.
$75,922 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2007-02-05.
$51,680 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Aircraft Components and Accessories. Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
$49,784, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-20. Completion date: 2005-02-19.
- ALLIED RESTORATION CORPORATION (162 GOVERNOR ST; small business): $316,670 in 26 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, and more by U.S. Coast Guard, Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $34,476; 2004: $191,004; 2005: $56,121; 2006: $35,069.
Biggest contracts:
$69,458 with U.S. Coast Guard for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities. Signed on 2004-10-08. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
$34,476 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2003-04-28. Completion date: 2003-06-29.
$34,057 with U.S. Coast Guard for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2004-02-24. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$34,057, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-24. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
- QSOURCE, INC (91 PRESTIGE PARK CIRCLE; small business)
$100,000 with Army for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2000-09-20. Completion date: 2000-10-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (500-999: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (500-999: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Credit Card Issuing (500-999: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Facilities Management Services (100-249: 3, 10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 417 people in nursing homes
- 37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 2 people in religious group quarters
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 109 meters
Total costs: 14,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 51,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 26
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 25,700
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