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Colchester, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $344,390 (it was $159,300 in 2000)
Colchester:

$344,390
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $253,717 - $388,110

Total population: 16,068 (Urban population: 6,857 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 7,694 (148 farm, 7,546 nonfarm))

Houses: 5,407 (5,225 occupied: 4,025 owner occupied, 1,200 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

23%
State:

34%

Housing density: 110 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $309,766.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,161 (lower quartile is $852, upper quartile is $1,495)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,207


Median gross rent in Colchester, CT in 2022: $1,375

Housing units in Colchester with a mortgage: 2,923 (331 second mortgage, 331 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 548

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Colchester, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 261,273
  • In family households: 214,652 (47,484 male householders, 22,378 female householders)
    52,173 spouses, 73,395 children (67,999 natural, 1,935 adopted, 3,461 stepchildren), 4,214 grandchildren, 2,063 brothers or sisters, 2,316 parents, foster children, 2,625 other relatives, 6,387 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 46,621 (18,056 male householders (13,616 living alone)), 19,139 female householders (15,978 living alone)), 9,426 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 12,782 (5,482 institutionalized population)

43,726 married couples with children.
14,569 single-parent households (3,084 men, 11,485 women).

92.6% of residents of Colchester speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 984 (6.0%)
(80.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colchester, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colchester, Connecticut
  • 0no bedroom
  • 501 bedroom
  • 6112 bedrooms
  • 2,4483 bedrooms
  • 7994 bedrooms
  • 1175+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester, Connecticut
  • 32no bedroom
  • 3701 bedroom
  • 5912 bedrooms
  • 1683 bedrooms
  • 394 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 37no vehicle
  • 7591 vehicle
  • 2,0172 vehicles
  • 8903 vehicles
  • 2634 vehicles
  • 595+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colchester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 131no vehicle
  • 5251 vehicle
  • 4332 vehicles
  • 623 vehicles
  • 494 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colchester, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colchester, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 413 rooms
  • 2334 rooms
  • 5915 rooms
  • 1,1886 rooms
  • 1,0557 rooms
  • 5128 rooms
  • 3999+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colchester, Connecticut
  • 261 room
  • 902 rooms
  • 2473 rooms
  • 4614 rooms
  • 2265 rooms
  • 1036 rooms
  • 317 rooms
  • 168 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Colchester, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Colchester, CT in 2022
  • 42,866Less than $10,000
  • 48,267$10,000 to $19,999
  • 54,712$20,000 to $29,999
  • 49,211$30,000 to $39,999
  • 48,829$40,000 to $49,999
  • 47,947$50,000 to $59,999
  • 67,371$60,000 to $74,999
  • 105,137$75,000 to $99,999
  • 82,023$100,000 to $124,999
  • 65,510$125,000 to $149,999
  • 89,668$150,000 to $199,999
  • 134,339$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,512 (17.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 237
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 744
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 533
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 419
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 714
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 531
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,621
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 763
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 655
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 915
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 278
  • 90 or more minutes: 117

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,580 (85.4%)
  • Carpooled: 728 (9.4%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 83 (1.1%)
  • Railroad: 7 (0.1%)
  • Motorcycle: 13 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 95 (1.2%)
  • Other means: 21 (0.3%)
  • Worked at home: 177 (2.3%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Colchester, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Colchester, Connecticut
  • 741995 to March 2000
  • 651990 to 1994
  • 981985 to 1989
  • 261980 to 1984
  • 421975 to 1979
  • 431970 to 1974
  • 821965 to 1969
  • 186Before 1965
Ancestries in Colchester, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 3,134 (16.2%)
  • Italian: 2,304 (11.9%)
  • English: 2,110 (10.9%)
  • Polish: 2,042 (10.6%)
  • German: 1,843 (9.5%)
  • Other: 1,683 (8.7%)
  • French: 1,510 (7.8%)
  • French Canadian: 1,092 (5.6%)
  • United States: 837 (4.3%)
  • Swedish: 493 (2.5%)
  • Scottish: 339 (1.8%)
  • Russian: 291 (1.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 277 (1.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 234 (1.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 186 (1.0%)
  • Dutch: 185 (1.0%)
  • Portuguese: 156 (0.8%)
  • Greek: 125 (0.6%)
  • Czech: 120 (0.6%)
  • Danish: 107 (0.6%)
  • Hungarian: 74 (0.4%)
  • Welsh: 68 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 58 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 29 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 16 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 15 (0.08%)
  • Subsaharan African: 12 (0.06%)

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

Canada
Colchester:

23.2% (143)
Connecticut:

5.2% (19,083)

Peru
Colchester:

11.5% (71)
Connecticut:

2.1% (7,612)

Poland
Colchester:

10.4% (64)
Connecticut:

6.9% (25,507)

Germany
Colchester:

6.7% (41)
Connecticut:

3.1% (11,432)

Italy
Colchester:

4.7% (29)
Connecticut:

7.0% (26,023)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Colchester:

3.7% (23)
Connecticut:

2.5% (9,358)

Greece
Colchester:

3.6% (22)
Connecticut:

1.2% (4,622)

Netherlands
Colchester:

2.6% (16)
Connecticut:

0.4% (1,303)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Colchester:

2.6% (16)
Connecticut:

0.5% (1,693)

Colombia
Colchester:

2.6% (16)
Connecticut:

3.2% (12,009)

United Kingdom
Colchester:

2.4% (15)
Connecticut:

4.4% (16,395)

India
Colchester:

1.9% (12)
Connecticut:

4.1% (15,108)

Philippines
Colchester:

1.9% (12)
Connecticut:

1.7% (6,247)

Ghana
Colchester:

1.9% (12)
Connecticut:

0.3% (1,058)

Japan
Colchester:

1.8% (11)
Connecticut:

0.9% (3,472)

Yugoslavia
Colchester:

1.6% (10)
Connecticut:

0.5% (1,894)

Other Eastern Europe
Colchester:

1.6% (10)
Connecticut:

2.1% (7,596)

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

  • This state: 9,854
  • Other state: 3,984
  • Northeast: 2,816
  • Midwest: 457
  • South: 404
  • West: 307

62% of Colchester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 6
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 27
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 94
  • 9th grade: 75
  • 10th grade: 141
  • 11th grade: 77
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 82
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,168
  • Less than 1 year of college: 379
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 578
  • Associate degree: 355
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,136
  • Master's degree: 362
  • Professional school degree: 61
  • Doctorate degree: 46
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 10
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 11
  • 5th and 6th grade: 37
  • 7th and 8th grade: 122
  • 9th grade: 97
  • 10th grade: 74
  • 11th grade: 50
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 111
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,408
  • Less than 1 year of college: 362
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 727
  • Associate degree: 563
  • Bachelor's degree: 948
  • Master's degree: 385
  • Professional school degree: 41
  • Doctorate degree: 43
Educational Attainment for Females
Colchester marital status for males
Colchester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,993
  • One, attached: 135
  • Two: 266
  • 3 or 4: 258
  • 5 to 9: 434
  • 10 to 19: 116
  • 20 to 49: 33
  • 50 or more: 53
  • Mobile homes: 119

Median worth of mobile homes: $100,785

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Year householders moved into residence in Colchester
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Colchester, CT
  • 87.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.7%Electricity
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Wood
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Colchester, CT
  • 59.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 21.8%Electricity
  • 10.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.4%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Coal or coke
  • 0.7%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 94
Here:

4.8%
Connecticut:

9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68
Here:

7.7%
Connecticut:

11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 63
Here:

15.0%
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