Windham County, Connecticut (CT)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	33%

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Races in Windham County, Connecticut:

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Connecticut median age:	37.4 years

Males: 53,792	(49.3%)
Females: 55,299	(50.7%)

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Windham County:	2.6 people
Connecticut:	2.5 people

This county:	$58,594
Connecticut:	$65,967

This county:	$618
State:	$783

Windham County:	$231,100
Connecticut:	$309,200

Detached houses: $270,736

Here:	$270,736
State:	$418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $256,774

Here:	$256,774
State:	$295,130

In 2-unit structures: $239,567

Here:	$239,567
State:	$295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $185,189

Here:	$185,189
State:	$253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,884

Here:	$185,884
State:	$220,717

Mobile homes: $39,743

Here:	$39,743
State:	$51,379

Health of residents in Windham County based on 536 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 about average.
76.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
56.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
58.3% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
78.2% 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 155 pounds. This is about average.
27.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Windham County:	7.6%
Connecticut:	7.9%

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	3.9%

Area name: Windham County, CT
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Windham County is $618 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $744 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $936 a month.

Cities in this county include: Central Manchester, Windham, Killingly, Willimantic, Plainfield, Putnam, Thompson, Woodstock, Brooklyn, Putnam District.

Neighboring counties: Kent County, Rhode Island , Providence County, Rhode Island , New London County , Tolland County , Worcester County, Massachusetts .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Windham County: Chamberlain Lake Campground (A), Evergreen Park (B), Peppertree Campground (C), Plainfield Industrial Park (D), June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation (E), Church Farm Homestead (F), Pomfret Golf Club (G), Putnam Country Club (H), Putnam Wolf Den (I), Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery (J), Quinnatisset Country Club (K), Raceway Golf Course (L), River Bend Campground (M), Roseland Park Golf Course (N), Manna Campground (O), Mashamuquet Brook Campground (P), Saint Mary Camp (Q), Meadowside Campground (R), Sharpe Hill Vineyard (S), Silver Ridge Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: North Windham Shopping Center (1), Killingly Shopping Center (2), Plainfield Parkade Shopping Center (3), Brooklyn Common Shopping Center (4), Windham Heights Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Windham County include: Calvary Chapel (A), Abington Congregational Church (B), Abundant Life United Church (C), Packerville Baptist Church (D), Putnam Baptist Church (E), Sacred Heart Church (F), Sacred Heart Convent (G), East Woodstock Congregational Church (H), Saint Annes Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: New Abbington Cemetery (1), Baldwin Cemetery (2), Munyan Cemetery (3), Barlow Cemetery (4), Day Cemetery (5), Bates Cemetery (6), Harrington Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lymans Pond (A), Medbury Pond (B), Frog Pond (C), Phoenixville Park Ponds (D), Stanton Pond (E), Little Pond (F), Carpenter Pond (G), Keach Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little River (A), Titus Brook (B), Buell Brook (C), Tyler Brook (D), James Brook (E), Peckham Brook (F), Holt Brook (G), North Running Brook (H), English Neighborhood Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Windham County include: Old Furnace State Park (1), Tinkerville Brook Reserve (2), Chaplin Historic District (3), Pompey Hollow Park (4), Killingly Pond State Park Reserve (5), Thompson Green (6), Quaddick State Park (7), Solair Recreation League (8), Nickerson Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Woodstock Town Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Chaplin Post Office (A), Sterling Post Office (B), Thompson Post Office (C), Scotland Post Office (D), Ballouville Post Office (E), Eastford Post Office (F), East Woodstock Post Office (G), Warrenville Post Office (H), East Killingly Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.7%
Connecticut:	7.9%

Current college students: 6,921
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,668 (54% naturalized citizens)

Windham County:	4.3%
Whole state:	10.9%

Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,378
• One, attached: 955
• Two: 4,412
• 3 or 4: 3,839
• 5 to 9: 2,653
• 10 to 19: 985
• 20 or more: 1,265
• Mobile homes: 1,445
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Housing units in Windham County with a mortgage: 16,351 (2,113 second mortgage, 1,756 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,713

Here:	74.1% with mortgage
State:	71.4% with mortgage

Windham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Connecticut state average. It is 2.6 times below overall U.S. average.

Windham County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Connecticut state average. It is 87% 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 38.4 miles away from Windham 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 38.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.6 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 39.8 miles away from Windham County center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/10/1999 at 15:20:44, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, 2.9 LG, Depth: 1.3 mi) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from Windham County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 43,635 (81%) Carpooled: 6,980 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 231 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Railroad: 60 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 42 (0%) Bicycle: 46 (0%) Walked: 1,334 (2%) Other means: 274 (1%) Worked at home: 1,401 (3%)

6.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,997 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.37%
Connecticut average:	5.12%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($299 average AGI)

Windham County:	0.12%
Connecticut average:	0.19%

2.92% relocated from other counties in Connecticut ($16,282 average AGI)
3.33% relocated from other states ($25,416 average AGI)

Windham County:	3.33%
Connecticut average:	2.69%

from New London County, CT	1.43% ($36,914 average AGI)
from Tolland County, CT	0.82% ($33,191)
from Providence County, RI	0.69% ($54,980)
from Worcester County, MA	0.66% ($52,098)
from Hartford County, CT	0.38% ($35,746)
from Kent County, RI	0.24% ($59,312)
from New Haven County, CT	0.11% ($31,000)

6.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.17%
Connecticut average:	5.64%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($190 average AGI)

Windham County:	0.07%
Connecticut average:	0.11%

3.05% relocated to other counties in Connecticut ($18,784 average AGI)
3.05% relocated to other states ($19,662 average AGI)

Windham County:	3.05%
Connecticut average:	3.31%

to New London County, CT	1.33% ($34,428 average AGI)
to Tolland County, CT	0.94% ($38,518)
to Hartford County, CT	0.48% ($51,142)
to Worcester County, MA	0.46% ($38,681)
to Providence County, RI	0.15% ($38,391)
to New Haven County, CT	0.12% ($27,962)
to Middlesex County, CT	0.10% ($34,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 16,177 (13,341 aged, 2,836 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 89,155 (20,807 male householders, 7,560 female householders)

  22,042 spouses, 32,101 children (29,505 natural, 773 adopted, 1,823 stepchildren), 1,353 grandchildren, 511 brothers or sisters, 653 parents, 1,329 other relatives, 2,799 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 16,154 (5,824 male householders (4,168 living alone)), 6,950 female householders (5,808 living alone)), 3,380 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,782 (1,613 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,521 2-persons, 6,859 3-persons, 6,158 4-persons, 2,574 5-persons, 822 6-persons, 433 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,976 1-person, 2,404 2-persons, 289 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

88.3% of residents of Windham County speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $557,394,000 ($4875 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,437,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $244,233,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $142,369,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,185,000
Federal grants: $132,457,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,687,000 ($10,675,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,464,000 ($1,236,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,962,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $69,852,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,673,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+38 per 1000 residents
State:	-10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.69 millions of gallons per day (80% from ground, 20% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

60% of Windham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Connecticut.

Windham County:	59.9%
State average:	60.1%

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

• This state: 66432
• Northeast: 26644
• Midwest: 2302
• South: 3736
• West: 1959

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,900

Here:	10.1%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Here:	7.2%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Here:	10.3%
Connecticut:	33.4%

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