Middlesex County, Connecticut (CT)

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• • 131,29979.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,7707.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9,0675.5%Two or more races
  • 6,2433.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,6763.4%Asian alone
  • 7040.4%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $364,839

Here:	$364,839
State:	$455,376

Townhouses or other attached units: $370,564

Here:	$370,564
State:	$301,276

In 2-unit structures: $242,916

Here:	$242,916
State:	$263,905

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,496

Here:	$182,496
State:	$243,076

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $190,204

Here:	$190,204
State:	$232,516

Mobile homes: $53,399

Here:	$53,399
State:	$65,734

Health of residents in Middlesex County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Middlesex County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $6,096 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $5,437 (1.9%)

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, Cromwell, Old Saybrook, East Haddam, Haddam, Essex, Westbrook, Killingworth, Portland, Deep River.

Neighboring counties: Newport County, Rhode Island , Newport County, Rhode Island , Burt County, Nebraska , Cass County, Michigan .

Current college students: 9,945
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 16,090 (67.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,6542010 or later
• 3,1862000 to 2009
• 2,3721990 to 1999
• 1,7311980 to 1989
• 1,1061970 to 1979
• 3,286Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 54,778
• One, attached: 3,348
• Two: 4,308
• 3 or 4: 2,986
• 5 to 9: 4,021
• 10 to 19: 2,402
• 20 to 49: 1,397
• 50 or more: 2,252
• Mobile homes: 994

Housing units in Middlesex County with a mortgage: 33,803 (4,170 second mortgage, 86 home equity loan, 3,671 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,705

Religion statistics for Middlesex County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Middlesex County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Connecticut Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 12, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3361: February 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 3361, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Connecticut Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 12, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4106: March 21, 2013, FEMA Id: 4106, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Connecticut Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3353: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3353, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Connecticut Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4087: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4087, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Connecticut Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3342: October 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 3342, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Connecticut Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4046: November 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 4046, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Connecticut Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4023: September 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 4023, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Connecticut Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3331: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3331, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Connecticut Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to May 17, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1904: April 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1904, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Connecticut Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 27, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1700: May 11, 2007, FEMA Id: 1700, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.93% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($86,932 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.51% relocated from other counties in Connecticut ($56,695 average AGI)
2.42% relocated from other states ($30,237 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	2.42%
Connecticut average:	3.44%

from Hartford County, CT	2.13% ($86,447 average AGI)
from New Haven County, CT	2.02% ($73,870)
from New London County, CT	0.61% ($83,579)
from Fairfield County, CT	0.33% ($108,068)
from Tolland County, CT	0.20% ($84,783)
from Litchfield County, CT	0.14% ($61,586)
from New York County, NY	0.13% ($227,067)

7.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($90,803 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.35% relocated to other counties in Connecticut ($52,403 average AGI)
2.71% relocated to other states ($38,400 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	2.71%
Connecticut average:	3.47%

to Hartford County, CT	1.89% ($73,938 average AGI)
to New Haven County, CT	1.23% ($77,805)
to New London County, CT	0.71% ($81,353)
to Tolland County, CT	0.20% ($113,129)
to Fairfield County, CT	0.17% ($270,214)
to Litchfield County, CT	0.09% ($62,455)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.08% ($81,842)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Middlesex County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 34,975 (10,868 living alone), Female householders: 34,814 (10,630 living alone)

• 35,383 spouses (34,709 opposite-sex spouses), 5,631 unmarried partners, (5,157 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 39,180 children (37,365 natural, 332 adopted, 1,483 stepchildren), 1,398 grandchildren, 1,155 brothers or sisters, 1,332 parents, 0 foster children, 1,715 other relatives, 3,673 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,503

Size of family households: 21,989 2-persons, 10,233 3-persons, 7,423 4-persons, 1,643 5-persons, 940 6-persons, 468 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 21,498 1-person, 4,697 2-persons, 612 3-persons, 286 4-persons.

20,720 married couples with children.
4,184 single-parent households (1,027 men, 3,157 women).

89.4% of residents of Middlesex speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $798,644,000 ($4,921 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 1292020 or later
• 3,0822010 to 2019
• 6,3432000 to 2009
• 8,5781990 to 1999
• 10,0281980 to 1989
• 12,0271970 to 1979
• 8,8321960 to 1969
• 9,8141950 to 1959
• 3,8001940 to 1949
• 13,8531939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 1141 room
• 612 rooms
• 1,0743 rooms
• 4,6154 rooms
• 9,1435 rooms
• 13,2286 rooms
• 8,6197 rooms
• 8,0138 rooms
• 7,9649+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 1,0611 room
• 1,0122 rooms
• 4,2783 rooms
• 4,7084 rooms
• 3,5015 rooms
• 9316 rooms
• 7197 rooms
• 2418 rooms
• 5079+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 114no bedroom
• 1,0981 bedroom
• 11,7632 bedrooms
• 26,8403 bedrooms
• 11,3384 bedrooms
• 1,6785+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 1,095no bedroom
• 5,6401 bedroom
• 7,2772 bedrooms
• 2,5203 bedrooms
• 3984 bedrooms
• 285+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County, Connecticut in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,792no vehicle
• 10,4741 vehicle
• 24,5172 vehicles
• 11,0643 vehicles
• 3,7854 vehicles
• 1,1995+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,874no vehicle
• 9,5381 vehicle
• 4,2252 vehicles
• 1,2383 vehicles
• 834 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.0% of Middlesex County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Connecticut.

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

• This state: 102,235
• Other state: 43,709
• Northeast: 31,475
• Midwest: 3,339
• South: 4,836
• West: 4,059

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,305
• Number of aged recipients: 119
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,186
• Number of recipients under 18: 116
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 944
• Number of recipients older than 64: 245
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 459
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 586

Middlesex County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"