Housing density: 436 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: $1,167 (lower quartile is $873, upper quartile is $1,455)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,140
Median gross rent in Seymour, CT in 2022: $1,354
Housing units in Seymour with a mortgage: 2,592 (199 second mortgage, 374 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,150
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).
88.7% of residents of Seymour speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,875 (11.6%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Seymour, Connecticut
1781995 to March 2000
3571990 to 1994
1351985 to 1989
1511980 to 1984
521975 to 1979
261970 to 1974
411965 to 1969
284Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 3,551 (18.2%)
Irish: 2,938 (15.0%)
Polish: 2,629 (13.5%)
English: 1,885 (9.7%)
German: 1,606 (8.2%)
Other: 1,539 (7.9%)
French: 811 (4.2%)
Russian: 644 (3.3%)
Ukrainian: 586 (3.0%)
Hungarian: 416 (2.1%)
French Canadian: 408 (2.1%)
United States: 355 (1.8%)
Slovak: 346 (1.8%)
Swedish: 315 (1.6%)
Scottish: 296 (1.5%)
Lithuanian: 243 (1.2%)
Czech: 205 (1.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 178 (0.9%)
Dutch: 125 (0.6%)
Greek: 101 (0.5%)
Welsh: 70 (0.4%)
Portuguese: 69 (0.4%)
Arab: 57 (0.3%)
Danish: 46 (0.2%)
Swiss: 43 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 27 (0.1%)
Norwegian: 25 (0.1%)
West Indian: 9 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Poland
Seymour:
27.3% (334)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
India
Seymour:
12.6% (154)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Italy
Seymour:
11.0% (135)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Canada
Seymour:
10.5% (128)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Turkey
Seymour:
4.8% (59)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,483)
Ecuador
Seymour:
3.3% (41)
Connecticut:
2.4% (9,020)
Romania
Seymour:
2.6% (32)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,371)
Chile
Seymour:
2.6% (32)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,527)
Dominican Republic
Seymour:
2.5% (31)
Connecticut:
2.3% (8,500)
France
Seymour:
2.4% (29)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,742)
Hungary
Seymour:
2.4% (29)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
United Kingdom
Seymour:
2.2% (27)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Guyana
Seymour:
2.2% (27)
Connecticut:
0.8% (2,940)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Seymour:
1.8% (22)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Korea
Seymour:
1.6% (19)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,541
Other state: 2,515
Northeast: 1,792
Midwest: 200
South: 358
West: 165
65% of Seymour residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 49
7th and 8th grade: 129
9th grade: 119
10th grade: 117
11th grade: 144
12th grade, no diploma: 155
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,756
Less than 1 year of college: 512
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 806
Associate degree: 328
Bachelor's degree: 695
Master's degree: 295
Professional school degree: 71
Doctorate degree: 7
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 71
7th and 8th grade: 178
9th grade: 154
10th grade: 145
11th grade: 135
12th grade, no diploma: 187
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,956
Less than 1 year of college: 391
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 808
Associate degree: 535
Bachelor's degree: 697
Master's degree: 289
Professional school degree: 39
Doctorate degree: 8
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,262
One, attached: 162
Two: 511
3 or 4: 300
5 to 9: 97
10 to 19: 446
20 to 49: 457
50 or more: 109
Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $413,513
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%