Coventry, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,207 (Urban population: 5,645 (109 inside urbanized areas, 5,536 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 6,562 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 4,486 (4,261 occupied: 3,682 owner occupied, 579 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	33%

Housing density: 119 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $814 (lower quartile is $589, upper quartile is $1,047)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $967

Median gross rent in Coventry, CT in 2007: $962

Housing units in Coventry with a mortgage: 2,682 (182 second mortgage, 417 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 642

Coventry,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $248,272 (it was $145,900 in 2000)

Coventry:	$248,272
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $193,084 - $346,059

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $291,243
Here: $291,243
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,313
Here: $162,313
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $292,131
Here: $292,131
State: $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $99,320
Here: $99,320
State: $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $141,681
Here: $141,681
State: $220,717

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $51,379

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,467

In family households: 10,187 (2,563 male householders, 703 female householders)
2,869 spouses, 3,644 children (3,380 natural, 72 adopted, 192 stepchildren), 101 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 75 other relatives, 146 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,280 (513 male householders (409 living alone)), 513 female householders (387 living alone)), 254 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 37 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,282 2-persons, 750 3-persons, 820 4-persons, 298 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 796 1-person, 213 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

2,477 married couples with children.
478 single-parent households (153 men, 325 women).

93.0% of residents of Coventry speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 560 (4.9%)
(66.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Coventry, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 219 5 rooms: 777 6 rooms: 1,036 7 rooms: 797 8 rooms: 537 9 or more rooms: 294

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coventry, Connecticut:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 95 3 rooms: 61 4 rooms: 213 5 rooms: 108 6 rooms: 63 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 60
1995 to 1998: 247
1990 to 1994: 426
1980 to 1989: 758
1970 to 1979: 525
1960 to 1969: 534
1950 to 1959: 697
1940 to 1949: 429
1939 or earlier: 810

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Coventry:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 712 3 bedrooms: 2,227 4 bedrooms: 635 5 or more bedrooms: 70

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coventry:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 172 2 bedrooms: 285 3 bedrooms: 62 4 bedrooms: 37 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Coventry in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 71 1 vehicle: 626 2 vehicles: 1,974 3 vehicles: 687 4 vehicles: 273 5 or more vehicles: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Coventry in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 71 1 vehicle: 243 2 vehicles: 177 3 vehicles: 49 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Coventry, CT:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 98
$125,000 to $149,999: 225
$150,000 to $174,999: 279
$175,000 to $199,999: 369
$200,000 to $249,999: 990
$250,000 to $299,999: 763
$300,000 to $399,999: 738
$400,000 to $499,999: 274
$500,000 to $749,999: 108
$750,000 to $999,999: 26
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Coventry rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Coventry:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 12
$250 to $299: 10
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 23
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 26
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 38
$650 to $699: 33
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 21
$800 to $899: 74
$900 to $999: 82
$1,000 to $1,249: 108
$1,250 to $1,499: 22
$1,500 to $1,999: 17
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 79 1990 to 1994: 21 1985 to 1989: 18 1980 to 1984: 51 1975 to 1979: 34 1970 to 1974: 41 1970 to 1974: 66 1965 to 1969: 250

Percentage of workers working in this county: 34.7%
Number of people working at home: 152 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 123
5 to 9 minutes: 412
10 to 14 minutes: 640
15 to 19 minutes: 725
20 to 24 minutes: 922
25 to 29 minutes: 567
30 to 34 minutes: 1145
35 to 39 minutes: 321
40 to 44 minutes: 290
45 to 59 minutes: 489
60 to 89 minutes: 257
90 or more minutes: 77

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,409 (88%)
Carpooled: 421 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 51 (1%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 65 (1%)
Other means: 16 (0%)
Worked at home: 152 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 154
$10,000 to $14,999: 142
$15,000 to $19,999: 75
$20,000 to $24,999: 139
$25,000 to $29,999: 130
$30,000 to $34,999: 246
$35,000 to $39,999: 218
$40,000 to $44,999: 283
$45,000 to $49,999: 123
$50,000 to $59,999: 433
$60,000 to $74,999: 652
$75,000 to $99,999: 739
$100,000 to $124,999: 495
$125,000 to $149,999: 234
$150,000 to $199,999: 156
$200,000 or more: 73

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1538

English: 1288

German: 1117

Italian: 1092

French (except Basque): 1068

Polish: 809

French Canadian: 555

Other groups: 345

United States or American: 323

Swedish: 223

Scottish: 188

Scotch-Irish: 171

Lithuanian: 122

Portuguese: 107

Canadian: 96

Austrian: 78

Hungarian: 69

Russian: 67

European: 61

Norwegian: 60

British: 51

Dutch: 50

Slavic: 50

Ukrainian: 47

Greek: 45

Swiss: 41

Danish: 36

Welsh: 36

Latvian: 19

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

Czech: 14

Eastern European: 14

Slovak: 13

Iranian: 9

West Indian: 9

Pennsylvania German: 7

Lebanese: 7

Czechoslovakian: 7

Arab:: 7

Jamaican: 7

Croatian: 6

Romanian: 6

Finnish: 5

Northern European: 3

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

Canada (22%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Germany (9%)
Portugal (6%)
Hungary (6%)
Poland (6%)
India (5%)

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

This state: 8018
Northeast: 2016
Midwest: 408
South: 291
West: 157

69% of Coventry residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% 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: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 49
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 137
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,302
Less than 1 year of college: 254
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 574
Associate degree: 266
Bachelor's degree: 598
Master's degree: 284
Professional school degree: 81
Doctorate degree: 106

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 43
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 150
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,184
Less than 1 year of college: 203
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 675
Associate degree: 426
Bachelor's degree: 641
Master's degree: 411
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 40.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $82,603
Black householders: $25,729
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $62,235
Asian householders: $69,375
Some other race householders: $27,148
Two or more races householders: $68,281
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $106,917

Coventry household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Coventry household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Coventry household income for Asian householders

Coventry household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Coventry marital status for males

Coventry marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $246,570
Black or African American householders: $233,978
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $191,436
Asian householders: $366,537
Two or more races householders: $154,510
Hispanic or Latino householders: $467,956

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,074
One, attached: 21
Two: 109
3 or 4: 142
5 to 9: 84
10 to 19: 36
50 or more: 14
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,269

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Coventry:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%) Electricity (11%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 101

Here:	7.1%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59

Here:	7.8%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53

Here:	11.3%
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 Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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