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Bloomfield, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $288,180 (it was $133,300 in 2000)
Bloomfield:

$288,180
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $205,949 - $329,913

Total population: 20,486 (Urban population: 18,425, Rural population: 1,162 (54 farm, 1,108 nonfarm))

Houses: 8,195 (7,902 occupied: 5,914 owner occupied, 1,988 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

25%
State:

34%

Housing density: 315 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $360,195.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,484 (lower quartile is $837, upper quartile is $1,948)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,707


Median gross rent in Bloomfield, CT in 2022: $1,657

Housing units in Bloomfield with a mortgage: 3,761 (535 second mortgage, 457 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,510

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Household type by relationship:

Households: 865,787
  • In family households: 715,089 (143,179 male householders, 84,652 female householders)
    161,327 spouses, 258,438 children (243,975 natural, 5,783 adopted, 8,680 stepchildren), 15,602 grandchildren, 8,779 brothers or sisters, 9,385 parents, foster children, 10,085 other relatives, 18,701 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 150,698 (54,155 male householders (41,831 living alone)), 68,868 female householders (58,693 living alone)), 27,675 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 28,227 (15,383 institutionalized population)

135,700 married couples with children.
56,984 single-parent households (8,611 men, 48,373 women).

90.4% of residents of Bloomfield speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,401 (26.1%)
(69.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.0
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • 5no bedroom
  • 1931 bedroom
  • 1,0522 bedrooms
  • 3,3563 bedrooms
  • 1,1304 bedrooms
  • 1785+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • 76no bedroom
  • 7251 bedroom
  • 8222 bedrooms
  • 3153 bedrooms
  • 294 bedrooms
  • 215+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomfield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomfield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 176no vehicle
  • 1,8931 vehicle
  • 2,8342 vehicles
  • 7643 vehicles
  • 1924 vehicles
  • 555+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomfield in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomfield in renter-occupied apartments
  • 561no vehicle
  • 9561 vehicle
  • 3812 vehicles
  • 833 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • 51 room
  • 362 rooms
  • 983 rooms
  • 2504 rooms
  • 1,1395 rooms
  • 1,6346 rooms
  • 1,2597 rooms
  • 8528 rooms
  • 6419+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • 761 room
  • 2612 rooms
  • 4803 rooms
  • 4494 rooms
  • 4495 rooms
  • 1966 rooms
  • 267 rooms
  • 238 rooms
  • 289+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Bloomfield, CT
  • Bloomfield, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Bloomfield, CT in 2022
  • 66,063Less than $10,000
  • 75,625$10,000 to $19,999
  • 84,348$20,000 to $29,999
  • 73,919$30,000 to $39,999
  • 74,520$40,000 to $49,999
  • 71,978$50,000 to $59,999
  • 97,787$60,000 to $74,999
  • 154,020$75,000 to $99,999
  • 117,093$100,000 to $124,999
  • 93,395$125,000 to $149,999
  • 126,875$150,000 to $199,999
  • 183,422$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.8%
Number of people working at home: 1,507 (15.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 242
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 537
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,159
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,774
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,901
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 665
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,121
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 98
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 188
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 433
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 264
  • 90 or more minutes: 126

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,129 (81.9%)
  • Carpooled: 938 (10.8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 244 (2.8%)
  • Bicycle: 17 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 131 (1.5%)
  • Other means: 49 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 192 (2.2%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • 4951995 to March 2000
  • 4031990 to 1994
  • 5231985 to 1989
  • 4861980 to 1984
  • 3621975 to 1979
  • 3741970 to 1974
  • 3211965 to 1969
  • 549Before 1965
Ancestries in Bloomfield, CT <small>(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)</small>

First ancestries reported:

  • Other: 7,637 (38.1%)
  • West Indian: 3,143 (15.7%)
  • English: 1,515 (7.6%)
  • Irish: 1,252 (6.2%)
  • German: 1,082 (5.4%)
  • Italian: 923 (4.6%)
  • Polish: 649 (3.2%)
  • United States: 604 (3.0%)
  • Russian: 549 (2.7%)
  • Subsaharan African: 513 (2.6%)
  • French: 466 (2.3%)
  • Scottish: 315 (1.6%)
  • Swedish: 282 (1.4%)
  • French Canadian: 230 (1.1%)
  • Portuguese: 137 (0.7%)
  • Welsh: 99 (0.5%)
  • Danish: 96 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 84 (0.4%)
  • Lithuanian: 77 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 77 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 60 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 58 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 58 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 48 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 38 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 22 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 16 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 4 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Jamaica
Bloomfield:

61.9% (2,175)
Connecticut:

7.2% (26,819)

Trinidad and Tobago
Bloomfield:

5.3% (187)
Connecticut:

0.5% (2,025)

Vietnam
Bloomfield:

3.1% (108)
Connecticut:

1.8% (6,680)

Guyana
Bloomfield:

3.0% (106)
Connecticut:

0.8% (2,940)

Canada
Bloomfield:

2.5% (88)
Connecticut:

5.2% (19,083)

Barbados
Bloomfield:

2.2% (79)
Connecticut:

0.3% (982)

Poland
Bloomfield:

2.1% (73)
Connecticut:

6.9% (25,507)

Other Caribbean
Bloomfield:

2.0% (71)
Connecticut:

0.7% (2,569)

Portugal
Bloomfield:

1.7% (61)
Connecticut:

3.6% (13,234)

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

  • This state: 9,935
  • Other state: 5,807
  • Northeast: 2,857
  • Midwest: 516
  • South: 2,255
  • West: 179

65% of Bloomfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 89
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 16
  • 5th and 6th grade: 58
  • 7th and 8th grade: 232
  • 9th grade: 133
  • 10th grade: 164
  • 11th grade: 145
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 272
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,581
  • Less than 1 year of college: 473
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 725
  • Associate degree: 286
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,049
  • Master's degree: 503
  • Professional school degree: 221
  • Doctorate degree: 176
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 52
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 68
  • 7th and 8th grade: 164
  • 9th grade: 162
  • 10th grade: 196
  • 11th grade: 144
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 359
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,163
  • Less than 1 year of college: 633
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,131
  • Associate degree: 672
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,489
  • Master's degree: 716
  • Professional school degree: 201
  • Doctorate degree: 67
Educational Attainment for Females
Bloomfield marital status for males
Bloomfield marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,577
  • One, attached: 583
  • Two: 220
  • 3 or 4: 261
  • 5 to 9: 406
  • 10 to 19: 512
  • 20 to 49: 108
  • 50 or more: 519
  • Mobile homes: 9
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%
Year householders moved into residence in Bloomfield
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Bloomfield, CT
  • 52.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 36.7%Utility gas
  • 7.1%Electricity
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Coal or coke
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Bloomfield, CT
  • 39.8%Utility gas
  • 29.2%Electricity
  • 27.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.9%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 286
Here:

14.0%
Connecticut:

9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 123
Here:

12.6%
Connecticut:

11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 310
Here:

32.7%
Connecticut:

33.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability