Middlesex County, Connecticut (CT)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

Middlesex County:	5.5%
Connecticut:	8.3%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	2.2%
Whole state:	3.9%

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Races in Middlesex County, Connecticut:

Median resident age:	38.6 years
Connecticut median age:	37.4 years

Males: 75,594	(48.7%)
Females: 79,477	(51.3%)

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Middlesex County:	2.4 people
Connecticut:	2.5 people

This county	$66,862
Connecticut:	$60,941

Middlesex County	$280,629
Connecticut:	$271,500

Health of residents in Middlesex County based on 1083 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 3.8. This is significantly better than average.
83.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
36.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
52.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
69.5% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
83.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 149 pounds. This is about average.
19.3% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

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.

2005 air pollution in Middlesex County:

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.

Neighboring counties: Hartford County , New Haven County , New London County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Middlesex County: Edgewood Country Club (A), Allegra Farm (B), Lyman Meadow Golf Club (C), North Plain (D), Noyes School Camp (E), Oak Ridge Camp (F), Elm Street Industrial Park (G), Chamaud Vineyards (H), Eureka Mill (I), Chester Creek Marina (J), Chester-Hadlyme Ferry (K), Red Store Landing (L), Rockfall (M), Indian Springs Golf Club (N), Incarnation Camp (O), Custom Industrial Park (P), Boston Post Road Industrial Park (Q), Deer Lake Camp (R), Warners Quarry Dock (S), Westbrook Industrial Park (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Essex Plaza Shopping Center (1), Essex Saybrook Antique Village Shopping Center (2), Clinton Commons Shopping Center (3), Clinton Crossing Factory Outlets Shopping Center (4), Clinton Plaza Shopping Center (5), Connecticut Auto Mall (6), Sara Courtney Baker Plaza Shopping Center (7), Cromwell Commons Shopping Center (8), Cromwell Square Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Middlesex County include: Ponset Episcopal Church (A), All Saints Episcopal Church (B), Saint Alexis Orthodox Christian Mission (C), Grace Baptist Church (D), Saint Colman Church (E), Saint John Church (F), Saint Marks Roman Catholic Church (G), Centerbrook Congregational Church (H), Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hall Cemetery (1), Cypress Cemetery (2), Mount Parnassus Burying Ground (3), Bashan Lake Cemetery (4), Basin Hill Cemetery (5), Millington Cemetery (6), Union Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Springdale Pond (A), McVeagh Pond (B), Shailer Pond (C), Pecks Meadow Pond (D), Lampes Pond (E), Star Lake (F), Hulseman Pond (G), Carlson Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fishing Brook (A), Beamon Creek (B), Elbow Brook (C), Spring Lot Brook (D), Buck Brook (E), Hurd Brook (F), Early Brook (G), Safstrom Brook (H), Wadsworth Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Middlesex County include: Devils Hopyard State Park (1), Cromwell Meadow State Wildlife Area (2), Cromwell Meadows State Wildlife Area (3), Chatfield Hollow State Park (4), Main Street Historic District (5), Durman Meadows State Wildlife Area (6), Crystal Lake Town Park (7), Glastonbury Meadows State Wildlife Area (8), Gillette Castle State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Clinton Town Beach (A), Grove Beach (B), Clinton Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Middle Haddam Post Office (A), Ivoryton Post Office (B), East Haddam Post Office (C), Centerbrook Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.7%
Connecticut:	4.3%

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)

Middlesex County:	6.0%
Whole state:	10.9%

Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 46,845
• One, attached: 2,851
• Two: 3,561
• 3 or 4: 3,242
• 5 to 9: 3,391
• 10 to 19: 2,273
• 20 or more: 4,177
• Mobile homes: 903
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

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

Middlesex County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/21/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 68,270 (85%) Carpooled: 6,064 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 569 (1%) Subway or elevated: 49 (0%) Railroad: 270 (0%) Ferryboat: 49 (0%) Taxi: 53 (0%) Motorcycle: 47 (0%) Bicycle: 113 (0%) Walked: 2,268 (3%) Other means: 325 (0%) Worked at home: 2,638 (3%)

7.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,295 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.38%
Connecticut average:	5.12%

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%

from Hartford County, CT	2.07% ($57,435 average AGI)
from New Haven County, CT	1.85% ($59,251)
from New London County, CT	0.56% ($52,016)
from Fairfield County, CT	0.26% ($114,669)
from Tolland County, CT	0.20% ($54,351)
from Litchfield County, CT	0.08% ($42,654)
from Worcester County, MA	0.06% ($45,308)

7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
Connecticut average:	5.64%

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%

to Hartford County, CT	1.78% ($54,771 average AGI)
to New Haven County, CT	1.23% ($47,288)
to New London County, CT	0.63% ($52,650)
to Tolland County, CT	0.21% ($52,014)
to Fairfield County, CT	0.12% ($65,228)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.10% ($46,273)
to New York County, NY	0.08% ($65,537)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 123,126 (30,690 male householders, 9,897 female householders)

  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

• In nonfamily households: 25,720 (8,881 male householders (6,680 living alone)), 11,820 female householders (10,018 living alone)), 5,019 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6,225 (2,672 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $798,644,000 ($4921 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $64,334,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $356,464,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $167,025,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,280,000
Federal grants: $184,924,000
Federal procurement contracts: $60,198,000 ($52,631,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,753,000 ($1,470,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $74,307,000
Federal Government insurance: $471,411,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+22 per 1000 residents

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	-10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.51 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Here:	4.0
State:	4.0

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.

Middlesex County:	59.9%
State average:	60.1%

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

• This state: 99914
• Northeast: 29685
• Midwest: 5171
• South: 6766
• West: 2569

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $128,400

Here:	6.9%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Here:	12.3%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Here:	51.3%
Connecticut:	33.4%