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% of renters here:	36%
State:	33%

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Median resident age:	37.7 years
Connecticut median age:	37.4 years

Males: 412,276	(48.1%)
Females: 444,907	(51.9%)

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Hartford County:	2.5 people
Connecticut:	2.5 people

This county:	$61,096
Connecticut:	$65,967

This county:	$724
State:	$783

Hartford County:	$247,100
Connecticut:	$309,200

Detached houses: $313,390

Here:	$313,390
State:	$418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $256,212

Here:	$256,212
State:	$295,130

In 2-unit structures: $229,987

Here:	$229,987
State:	$295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $218,841

Here:	$218,841
State:	$253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $161,026

Here:	$161,026
State:	$220,717

Mobile homes: $53,246

Here:	$53,246
State:	$51,379

Health of residents in Hartford County based on 3989 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.
79.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
31.6% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
49.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
65.7% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
82.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 189 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 152 pounds. This is about average.
14.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Hartford County:	9.5%
Connecticut:	7.9%

Area name: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hartford County is $801 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $979 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1176 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol, Manchester, East Hartford, Enfield, Southington, Glastonbury, Newington.

2005 air pollution in Hartford County:

Carbon Monoxide: 4 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.016 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.139 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 11.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 34 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.019 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Litchfield County , Middlesex County , New Haven County , New London County , Tolland County , Hampden County, Massachusetts .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hartford County: Advent Christian Camp (A), Airways Golf Course (B), Northview Ski Slope (C), Enfield Memorial Industrial Park (D), Enfield Square (E), Osborn Prison Farm (F), Patton Brook Country Club (G), Cherry Brook (H), Peltons Pasture State Board of Fisheries (I), Pine Hill Golf Club (J), Pine Valley Country Club (K), Pioneer Industrial Park (L), Plainville Industrial Park (M), Farmington Club Polo Grounds (N), Farmington Country Club (O), Farmington Industrial Park (P), Barge Canal Industrial Park (Q), Ramp Road Industrial Park (R), Recreation Association Winding Trails Camp (S), Red Rock Country Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Nod Brook Mall Shopping Center (1), Applehill Shopping Center (2), Kings Plaza Shopping Center (3), Olde Canal Square Plaza Shopping Center (4), Enfield Square Shopping Center (5), Pavilion West Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (6), Pavilions at Buckland Hils Shopping Center (7), Chesters Shopping Center (8), Plaza 44 Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hartford County include: Calvary Church of South Windsor (A), Calvary Church of the Nazarene (B), Calvary Presbyterian Church (C), Our Lady of the Assumption Church (D), Our Saviour Church (E), Park Avenue Christian Church (F), Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church (G), Pilgrim Church (H), Pilgrim Way Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Baptist Cemetery (1), Mountain View Cemetery (2), Mount Vernon Cemetery (3), Springdale Cemetery (4), Scantic Cemetery (5), East Windsor Hill Cemetery (6), Hillside Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Spencer Pond (A), Spring Dam Pond (B), Spring Pond (C), Silver Lake (D), Newgate Pond (E), Black Pond (F), Plants Pond (G), Shaker Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Patton Brook (A), Fawn Hill Brook (B), Fawn Brook (C), Farmington River (D), Farm Brook (E), Beach Brook (F), Falls Brook (G), Beamans Brook (H), Buckhorn Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hartford County include: Central Square (1), Dinosaur State Park (2), Eightmile River State Access Area (3), Silver Lake State Access Area (4), Mc Lean Game Refuge (5), Penwood State Park (6), Nod Brook State Wildlife Area (7), J B Williams Memorial Park (8), Timberline Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: West Hartland Post Office (A), West Granby Post Office (B), Milldale Post Office (C), Rocky Hill Post Office (D), Warehouse Point Post Office (E), South Glastonbury Post Office (F), North Granby Post Office (G), East Hartland Post Office (H), East Glastonbury Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.3%
Connecticut:	7.9%

Current college students: 48,436
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 100,693 (54% naturalized citizens)

Hartford County:	11.7%
Whole state:	10.9%

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 193,737
• One, attached: 19,852
• Two: 29,059
• 3 or 4: 36,344
• 5 to 9: 23,239
• 10 to 19: 16,274
• 20 or more: 32,621
• Mobile homes: 1,835
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 61

Housing units in Hartford County with a mortgage: 128,620 (13,830 second mortgage, 17,323 home equity loan, 582 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56,396

Here:	69.5% with mortgage
State:	71.4% with mortgage

Hartford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Connecticut state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 561 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hartford County-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 45.8 miles away from Hartford County center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 23.5 miles away from the county 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 48.1 miles away from the county 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 76.3 miles away from Hartford County center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 65.9 miles away from the county 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 92.2 miles away from Hartford County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 332,124 (82%) Carpooled: 36,463 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 13,597 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 35 (0%) Subway or elevated: 51 (0%) Railroad: 199 (0%) Ferryboat: 16 (0%) Taxi: 195 (0%) Motorcycle: 132 (0%) Bicycle: 745 (0%) Walked: 8,499 (2%) Other means: 2,062 (1%) Worked at home: 9,745 (2%)

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%

1.95% relocated from other counties in Connecticut ($23,182 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($30,736 average AGI)

Hartford County:	2.29%
Connecticut average:	2.69%

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)
from Litchfield County, CT	0.22% ($45,238)
from Hampden County, MA	0.19% ($47,087)
from Fairfield County, CT	0.14% ($80,109)
from New London County, CT	0.12% ($45,089)

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%

1.84% relocated to other counties in Connecticut ($19,900 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($35,880 average AGI)

Hartford County:	2.84%
Connecticut average:	3.31%

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)
to Litchfield County, CT	0.20% ($49,007)
to New London County, CT	0.14% ($58,618)
to Hampden County, MA	0.13% ($45,440)
to Fairfield County, CT	0.11% ($50,895)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 140,430 (122,061 aged, 18,369 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 695,821 (154,428 male householders, 68,870 female householders)

  168,155 spouses, 252,182 children (237,761 natural, 5,723 adopted, 8,698 stepchildren), 12,160 grandchildren, 7,325 brothers or sisters, 7,330 parents, 10,457 other relatives, 14,914 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 134,429 (47,644 male householders (37,324 living alone)), 64,242 female householders (56,090 living alone)), 22,543 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 26,933 (17,106 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 93,045 2-persons, 52,231 3-persons, 47,929 4-persons, 20,852 5-persons, 6,458 6-persons, 2,783 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 93,414 1-person, 15,960 2-persons, 1,770 3-persons, 498 4-persons, 110 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

78.3% of residents of Hartford County speak English at home.
10.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
9.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $8,930,719,000 ($10200 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,151,831,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,092,042,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,256,268,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,389,000
Federal grants: $1,952,220,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,169,848,000 ($3,000,410,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $434,953,000 ($77,565,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $64,008,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $600,301,000
Federal Government insurance: $401,920,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+22 per 1000 residents

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 44.69 millions of gallons per day (49% from ground, 51% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Here:	4.0
State:	4.0

60% of Hartford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Connecticut.

Hartford County:	60.1%
State average:	60.1%

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

• This state: 493514
• Northeast: 151252
• Midwest: 21751
• South: 37481
• West: 10156

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,400

Here:	7.9%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Here:	9.3%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Here:	23.4%
Connecticut:	33.4%

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