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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Manufacturing (16.1%), Retail trade (10.9%).
Detached houses: $336,225Here:$336,225State:$436,523 Townhouses or other attached units: $219,790Here:$219,790State:$276,053 In 2-unit structures: $314,298Here:$314,298State:$273,502 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $325,975Here:$325,975State:$280,191 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,562Here:$139,562State:$208,604 Mobile homes: $63,975Here:$63,975State:$51,379 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $106,031Here:$106,031State:$146,879
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 56.3% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 42.0%
Obama (Democratic): 61.7% McCain (Republican): 38.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $4,778 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $4,431 (1.6%)
Area name: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Middlesex 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: Middletown, East Hampton, Clinton, Cromwell, Old Saybrook, Portland, East Haddam, Haddam, Durham, Essex.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.134 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.096 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Middlesex County: Incarnation Camp (A), Westbrook Industrial Park (B), Boston Post Road Industrial Park (C), Deer Lake Camp (D), Haddam Neck (E), Red Store Landing (F), Warners Quarry Dock (G), Custom Industrial Park (H), Winthrop Country Club (I), Hammock Dock (J), Chester Creek Marina (K), Camp Sprague (L), Camp Pequot (M), Camp Hazen (N), Camp Halburn (O), Camp Hadar (P), Camp Bethel (Q), Lyman Meadow Golf Club (R), Elm Street Industrial Park (S), Rockfall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Cromwell Square Shopping Center (1), Essex Plaza Shopping Center (2), Connecticut Auto Mall (3), Cromwell Commons Shopping Center (4), Sara Courtney Baker Plaza Shopping Center (5), Essex Saybrook Antique Village Shopping Center (6), Town Line Center Shopping Center (7), Towne Center Plaza Shopping Center (8), Clinton Commons Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Middlesex County include: All Saints Episcopal Church (A), Centerbrook Congregational Church (B), Chester Town Meeting House (C), Christ Church (D), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (E), Covenant Congregational Church (F), First Church of Christ (G), Grace Baptist Church (H), Ivoryton Congregational Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Old Ponset Cemetery (1), Old Rock Landing Cemetery (2), Parker Cemetery (3), Parker Hill Cemetery (4), Pine Orchard Cemetery (5), Ponset Cemetery (6), Burr District Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bushy Pond (A), Carlson Pond (B), Cedar Lake (C), Tetram Pond (D), Chapman Pond (E), Chapmans Pond (F), Upper Pond (G), Urbanik Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lyman Meadow Brook (A), Malt House Brook (B), Menunketesuck River (C), Mill Creek (D), Mine Brook (E), Miner Brook (F), Molley Brook (G), Moodus River (H), Muddy Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Middlesex County include: Black Pond State Wildlife Area (1), Wangunk State Wildlife Area (2), Trask Town Park (3), Clark Memorial Field (4), Brainard Homestead State Park (5), Wadsworth Falls State Park (6), Chatfield Hollow State Park (7), Durham Meadows State Wildlife Area (8), Salt Meadow National Wildlife Refuge (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Clinton Beach (A), Harveys Beach (B), Clinton Town Beach (C), Grove Beach (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Middlesex County: Incarnation Camp (A), Westbrook Industrial Park (B), Boston Post Road Industrial Park (C), Deer Lake Camp (D), Haddam Neck (E), Red Store Landing (F), Warners Quarry Dock (G), Custom Industrial Park (H), Winthrop Country Club (I), Hammock Dock (J), Chester Creek Marina (K), Camp Sprague (L), Camp Pequot (M), Camp Hazen (N), Camp Halburn (O), Camp Hadar (P), Camp Bethel (Q), Lyman Meadow Golf Club (R), Elm Street Industrial Park (S), Rockfall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Cromwell Square Shopping Center (1), Essex Plaza Shopping Center (2), Connecticut Auto Mall (3), Cromwell Commons Shopping Center (4), Sara Courtney Baker Plaza Shopping Center (5), Essex Saybrook Antique Village Shopping Center (6), Town Line Center Shopping Center (7), Towne Center Plaza Shopping Center (8), Clinton Commons Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Middlesex County include: All Saints Episcopal Church (A), Centerbrook Congregational Church (B), Chester Town Meeting House (C), Christ Church (D), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (E), Covenant Congregational Church (F), First Church of Christ (G), Grace Baptist Church (H), Ivoryton Congregational Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Ponset Cemetery (1), Old Rock Landing Cemetery (2), Parker Cemetery (3), Parker Hill Cemetery (4), Pine Orchard Cemetery (5), Ponset Cemetery (6), Burr District Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bushy Pond (A), Carlson Pond (B), Cedar Lake (C), Tetram Pond (D), Chapman Pond (E), Chapmans Pond (F), Upper Pond (G), Urbanik Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lyman Meadow Brook (A), Malt House Brook (B), Menunketesuck River (C), Mill Creek (D), Mine Brook (E), Miner Brook (F), Molley Brook (G), Moodus River (H), Muddy Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Middlesex County include: Black Pond State Wildlife Area (1), Wangunk State Wildlife Area (2), Trask Town Park (3), Clark Memorial Field (4), Brainard Homestead State Park (5), Wadsworth Falls State Park (6), Chatfield Hollow State Park (7), Durham Meadows State Wildlife Area (8), Salt Meadow National Wildlife Refuge (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Clinton Beach (A), Harveys Beach (B), Clinton Town Beach (C), Grove Beach (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Hartford County , New Haven County , New London County .
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Current college students: 9,945 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 9,230 (56% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.6%
Housing units in Middlesex County with a mortgage: 27,964 (2,689 second mortgage, 3,805 home equity loan, 84 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 10,239
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7.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,295 average adjusted gross income)
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($287 average AGI)Middlesex County:0.17%Connecticut average:0.19% 5.08% relocated from other counties in Connecticut ($41,151 average AGI) 2.13% relocated from other states ($17,856 average AGI)Middlesex County:2.13%Connecticut average:2.69%
7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,048 average adjusted gross income)
0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($487 average AGI)Middlesex County:0.10%Connecticut average:0.11% 4.13% relocated to other counties in Connecticut ($30,284 average AGI) 2.87% relocated to other states ($23,278 average AGI)Middlesex County:2.87%Connecticut average:3.31%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.5
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 23,938 (21,120 aged, 2,818 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 83.1. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
33,521 spouses, 42,142 children (39,496 natural, 1,088 adopted, 1,558 stepchildren), 1,408 grandchildren, 844 brothers or sisters, 966 parents, 1,371 other relatives, 2,287 non-relatives
Size of family households: 17,942 2-persons, 9,388 3-persons, 8,812 4-persons, 3,176 5-persons, 959 6-persons, 310 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 16,698 1-person, 3,407 2-persons, 410 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 83 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
90.5% of residents of Middlesex County speak English at home. 2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
Population growth in Middlesex County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.51 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)
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60% of Middlesex County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Connecticut.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $128,400
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