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Hartford County

Population in July 2007: 3,084.
Males: 1,398  (45.3%)
Females: 1,686  (54.7%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06002.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,813 (it was $48,859 in 2000)
Blue Hills:  $58,813
Connecticut:  $65,967

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,997
Blue Hills:  $26,997
Connecticut:  $35,904

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $170,802 (it was $98,500 in 2000)
Blue Hills:  $170,802
Connecticut:  $309,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $188,965; Detached houses: $187,501; Townhouses or other attached units: $200,824; In 2-unit structures: $197,316; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $234,714

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Races in Blue Hills:

  • Black (83.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (8.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Blue Hills: 90.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: West Indian (26.7%), Subsaharan African (4.3%), United States (2.8%), Irish (1.8%), French (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.14 square miles.

Population density: 2700 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Blue Hills

  • High school or higher: 72.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Hills CDP

  • Never married: 33.2%
  • Now married: 39.1%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

805 residents are foreign born (23.8% Latin America).

This place:  26.7%
Connecticut:  10.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blue Hills:  2.3% ($2,302)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hartford, CT (3.4 miles , pop. 121,578).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (68.4 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (90.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Bloomfield, CT (1.5 miles ), Hartford, CT (1.8 miles ), Windsor, CT (1.9 miles ), West Hartford, CT (2.1 miles ), East Hartford, CT (2.3 miles ), .

Latitude: 41.81 N, Longitude: 72.70 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 860

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (26%)
  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bus drivers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)



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Blue Hills-area historical tornado activity is above Connecticut state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the Blue Hills place center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 tornado 31.7 miles away from the place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Blue Hills-area historical earthquake activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 42.8 miles away from Blue Hills center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 21.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 45.2 miles away from the city center
On 3/22/1996 at 20:22:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.4 mi) earthquake occurred 75.5 miles away from Blue Hills center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 68.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 91.2 miles away from Blue Hills center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Hills:
  • REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF CT, INC (about 2 miles; HARTFORD, CT)
  • HARTFORD HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; HARTFORD, CT)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; HARTFORD, CT)

Amtrak stations near Blue Hills:
  • 4 miles: HARTFORD (1 UNION PLACE). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 4 miles: WINDSOR (41 CENTRAL ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: WINDSOR LOCKS (S. MAIN ST. (RTE. 159)). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Hills:
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,863)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 4 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; FT enrollment: 8,967)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
  • SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
  • SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)

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Notable locations in Blue Hills: Blue Hills Industrial Park (A), Blue Hills Volunteer Fire Department Company 3 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Blue Hills include: Pershing Park Playground (1), Hubbard Street Tot Lot (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  77.6%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.7%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.5%
Whole state:  3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blue Hills, CT


107 people in nursing homes


Blue Hills compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%)
  • Utility gas (45%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Blue Hills

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents66.8%7.4%3.1%2.8%2.7%
Congregations20.5%11.6%8.2%6.8%6.1%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchAssemblies of GodMuslim EstimateOther religions
Adherents2.6%0.8%0.8%0.7%12.4%
Congregations5.1%1.7%3.4%0.8%35.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,799 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
Connecticut average:  5.12%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($881 average AGI)
Hartford County:  0.11%
Connecticut average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Haven County, CT  0.58% ($49,113 average AGI)
from Tolland County, CT  0.49% ($48,876)
from Middlesex County, CT  0.34% ($54,771)


4.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.77%
Connecticut average:  5.64%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($739 average AGI)
Hartford County:  0.09%
Connecticut average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tolland County, CT  0.55% ($51,650 average AGI)
to New Haven County, CT  0.40% ($46,514)
to Middlesex County, CT  0.39% ($57,435)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blue Hills:
  • WDRC (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDZK (1550 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMFIELD, CT; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPOP (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKND (1480 AM; 1 kW; WINDSOR, CT; Owner: HARTCOM, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WTMI (1290 AM; 1 kW; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRYM (840 AM; 1 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT)
  • WNEZ (1230 AM; 1 kW; MANCHESTER, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF MANCHESTER LICENSEE LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Hills:
  • WQTQ (89.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARTFORD BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWYZ (92.5 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKSS (95.7 FM; HARTFORD-MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHCN (105.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZMX (93.7 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMRQ (104.1 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPKT (90.5 FM; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WDRC-FM (102.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WJMJ (88.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ST. THOMAS SEMINARY)
  • WRTC-FM (89.3 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRUSTEES OF TRINITY COLLEGE)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPKX (97.9 FM; ENFIELD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Blue Hills:
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WRDM-LP (Channel 13; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
  • WMLD-LP (Channel 6; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARVARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WUTH-CA (Channel 47; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W67DF (Channel 67; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WDMR-LP (Channel 65; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • W12CL (Channel 12; GRANBY, CT; Owner: SALVATORE MINNITI)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED12$171,31930$128,81990$128,65320$51,7819$133,468
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$157,3604$154,48326$145,7558$71,5851$213,200
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$154,04021$124,496109$135,64531$39,6836$157,018
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$147,3106$115,42342$142,0582$55,9253$137,367
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$05$115,42410$124,9331$49,9400$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 4711.00 , 4712.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED13$169,11310$170,6421$153,160
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$232,4903$145,3470$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$145,9550$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$168,2601$110,4801$106,740
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 4711.00 , 4712.00

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