East Lyme, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 19,022 (Urban population: 17,071, Rural population: 1,951 (46 farm, 1,905 nonfarm))

Houses: 7,459 (6,308 occupied: 4,950 owner occupied, 1,358 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Housing density: 219 houses/condos per square mile

Median contract rent in 2008: $915 (lower quartile is $741, upper quartile is $1,152)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $1,038

Median gross rent in East Lyme, CT in 2008: $1,069

Housing units in East Lyme with a mortgage: 3,156 (346 second mortgage, 431 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,311

East Lyme,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $318,070 (it was $163,300 in 2000)

East Lyme:	$318,070
Connecticut:	$306,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $236,769 - $428,028

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $373,394
Here: $373,394
State: $457,157

Townhouses or other attached units: $247,232
Here: $247,232
State: $285,626

In 2-unit structures: $383,788
Here: $383,788
State: $278,583

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $323,960
Here: $323,960
State: $265,915

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $227,532
Here: $227,532
State: $236,973

Mobile homes: $162,500
Here: $162,500
State: $51,379

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,789

In family households: 13,663 (3,541 male householders, 998 female householders)
3,914 spouses, 4,698 children (4,309 natural, 141 adopted, 248 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 89 other relatives, 231 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,126 (692 male householders (591 living alone)), 1,081 female householders (880 living alone)), 353 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,329 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,063 2-persons, 1,042 3-persons, 957 4-persons, 374 5-persons, 84 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,471 1-person, 272 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

3,085 married couples with children.
686 single-parent households (110 men, 576 women).

89.1% of residents of East Lyme speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 960 (5.3%)
(51.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Lyme, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 40 4 rooms: 452 5 rooms: 822 6 rooms: 996 7 rooms: 1,156 8 rooms: 767 9 or more rooms: 712

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Lyme, Connecticut:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 111 3 rooms: 307 4 rooms: 363 5 rooms: 301 6 rooms: 137 7 rooms: 92 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 145
1995 to 1998: 365
1990 to 1994: 442
1980 to 1989: 830
1970 to 1979: 1,508
1960 to 1969: 1,238
1950 to 1959: 1,119
1940 to 1949: 576
1939 or earlier: 1,236

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Lyme:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 1,076 3 bedrooms: 2,350 4 bedrooms: 1,291 5 or more bedrooms: 176

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Lyme:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 358 2 bedrooms: 631 3 bedrooms: 290 4 bedrooms: 60 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in East Lyme in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 110 1 vehicle: 1,150 2 vehicles: 2,509 3 vehicles: 942 4 vehicles: 181 5 or more vehicles: 58

Cars and other vehicles available in East Lyme in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 116 1 vehicle: 656 2 vehicles: 492 3 vehicles: 84 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 10

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in East Lyme, CT:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 32
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $174,999: 53
$175,000 to $199,999: 247
$200,000 to $249,999: 852
$250,000 to $299,999: 1025
$300,000 to $399,999: 1279
$400,000 to $499,999: 682
$500,000 to $749,999: 681
$750,000 to $999,999: 225
$1,000,000 or more: 66

East Lyme rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in East Lyme:

Less than $100: 25 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 24
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 7
$500 to $549: 19
$550 to $599: 35
$600 to $649: 56
$650 to $699: 52
$700 to $749: 74
$750 to $799: 97
$800 to $899: 156
$900 to $999: 165
$1,000 to $1,249: 307
$1,250 to $1,499: 115
$1,500 to $1,999: 92
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 107

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 128 1990 to 1994: 208 1985 to 1989: 185 1980 to 1984: 103 1975 to 1979: 66 1970 to 1974: 39 1970 to 1974: 31 1965 to 1969: 200

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.2%
Number of people working at home: 241 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 242
5 to 9 minutes: 816
10 to 14 minutes: 966
15 to 19 minutes: 1662
20 to 24 minutes: 1749
25 to 29 minutes: 618
30 to 34 minutes: 640
35 to 39 minutes: 84
40 to 44 minutes: 144
45 to 59 minutes: 368
60 to 89 minutes: 377
90 or more minutes: 268

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,177 (88%)
Carpooled: 632 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
Ferryboat: 20 (0%)
Walked: 56 (1%)
Other means: 26 (0%)
Worked at home: 241 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 223
$10,000 to $14,999: 240
$15,000 to $19,999: 210
$20,000 to $24,999: 314
$25,000 to $29,999: 220
$30,000 to $34,999: 230
$35,000 to $39,999: 228
$40,000 to $44,999: 180
$45,000 to $49,999: 242
$50,000 to $59,999: 566
$60,000 to $74,999: 1043
$75,000 to $99,999: 1152
$100,000 to $124,999: 636
$125,000 to $149,999: 348
$150,000 to $199,999: 211
$200,000 or more: 269

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 2599

Italian: 2368

English: 1966

Other groups: 1936

German: 1220

Polish: 852

United States or American: 558

French (except Basque): 467

French Canadian: 466

Scottish: 323

Scotch-Irish: 311

Swedish: 306

Russian: 254

Ukrainian: 208

Portuguese: 177

Greek: 166

Norwegian: 162

Subsaharan African:: 159

European: 107

Lithuanian: 106

Nigerian: 95

Welsh: 67

Swiss: 63

Dutch: 58

African: 56

Danish: 52

Romanian: 50

Czech: 45

Canadian: 45

Czechoslovakian: 44

Hungarian: 42

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 42

Austrian: 39

British: 38

Jamaican: 29

Iranian: 27

Finnish: 25

Eastern European: 23

Arab:: 20

Turkish: 20

Yugoslavian: 17

West Indian: 13

Syrian: 11

Bulgarian: 9

Lebanese: 9

Cypriot: 9

Estonian: 8

Kenyan: 8

Northern European: 7

Slavic: 7

Macedonian: 7

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

India (12%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Canada (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Italy (6%)
Nigeria (5%)
Ireland (4%)

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

This state: 9833
Northeast: 4484
Midwest: 712
South: 1257
West: 489

56% of East Lyme residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 141
9th grade: 103
10th grade: 130
11th grade: 75
12th grade, no diploma: 162
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,618
Less than 1 year of college: 487
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 754
Associate degree: 366
Bachelor's degree: 1,075
Master's degree: 699
Professional school degree: 196
Doctorate degree: 235

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 117
9th grade: 85
10th grade: 180
11th grade: 83
12th grade, no diploma: 166
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,805
Less than 1 year of college: 556
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 917
Associate degree: 523
Bachelor's degree: 1,436
Master's degree: 738
Professional school degree: 142
Doctorate degree: 84

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 28.0%

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: 7.6%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $87,045
Black householders: $97,935
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $86,206
Asian householders: $121,923
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $19,513
Some other race householders: $46,769
Two or more races householders: $94,837
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $45,210

East Lyme household income for White non-Hispanic householders

East Lyme household income for Black householders

East Lyme household income for Asian householders

East Lyme household income for Some other race householders

East Lyme household income for Two or more races householders

East Lyme household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

East Lyme marital status for males

East Lyme marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $319,238
Black or African American householders: $357,025
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $332,678
Asian householders: $326,056
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $267,817
Some other race householders: $365,206
Two or more races householders: $327,419
Hispanic or Latino householders: $380,398

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,119
One, attached: 273
Two: 286
3 or 4: 169
5 to 9: 262
10 to 19: 144
20 to 49: 97
50 or more: 101
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $412,870

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in East Lyme:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (47%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 98

Here:	5.0%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78

Here:	6.2%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 178

Here:	17.0%
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 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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