Fair Haven, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,161 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 256 (all nonfarm))

Fair Haven, Vermont Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,050 (971 occupied: 573 owner occupied, 398 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	29%

Housing density: 380 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $547 (lower quartile is $455, upper quartile is $705)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $685

Median gross rent in Fair Haven, VT in 2007: $668

Housing units in Fair Haven with a mortgage: 223 (18 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 168

Fair Haven,VT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,049 (it was $79,400 in 2000)

Fair Haven:	$146,049
Vermont:	$205,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $108,730 - $195,727

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $161,735
Here: $161,735
State: $261,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $191,639
Here: $191,639
State: $260,121

In 2-unit structures: $168,612
Here: $168,612
State: $262,527

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,370
Here: $154,370
State: $232,572

Mobile homes: $35,573
Here: $35,573
State: $47,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,372

In family households: 1,990 (445 male householders, 193 female householders)
466 spouses, 725 children (669 natural, 12 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 41 other relatives, 76 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 382 (159 male householders (129 living alone)), 172 female householders (157 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 45 (28 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 261 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 161 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 286 1-person, 41 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

396 married couples with children.
200 single-parent households (50 men, 150 women).

96.3% of residents of Fair Haven speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 31 (1.3%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fair Haven, Vermont:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 109 6 rooms: 124 7 rooms: 97 8 rooms: 84 9 or more rooms: 72

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fair Haven, Vermont:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 39 3 rooms: 78 4 rooms: 115 5 rooms: 84 6 rooms: 16 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 15 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 40
1990 to 1994: 27
1980 to 1989: 103
1970 to 1979: 95
1960 to 1969: 58
1950 to 1959: 32
1940 to 1949: 60
1939 or earlier: 635

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fair Haven:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 23 2 bedrooms: 124 3 bedrooms: 275 4 bedrooms: 116 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fair Haven:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 120 2 bedrooms: 155 3 bedrooms: 88 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fair Haven in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 199 2 vehicles: 270 3 vehicles: 63 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Fair Haven in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 82 1 vehicle: 205 2 vehicles: 104 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fair Haven, VT:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 8
$80,000 to $89,999: 12
$90,000 to $99,999: 20
$100,000 to $124,999: 95
$125,000 to $149,999: 114
$150,000 to $174,999: 119
$175,000 to $199,999: 47
$200,000 to $249,999: 58
$250,000 to $299,999: 21
$300,000 to $399,999: 18
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Fair Haven rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fair Haven:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 16
$300 to $349: 14
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 18
$450 to $499: 36
$500 to $549: 60
$550 to $599: 45
$600 to $649: 28
$650 to $699: 22
$700 to $749: 28
$750 to $799: 22
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 15
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 30

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 21

Fair Haven, VT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.2%
Number of people working at home: 22 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 118
5 to 9 minutes: 177
10 to 14 minutes: 142
15 to 19 minutes: 71
20 to 24 minutes: 181
25 to 29 minutes: 134
30 to 34 minutes: 137
35 to 39 minutes: 25
40 to 44 minutes: 19
45 to 59 minutes: 45
60 to 89 minutes: 25
90 or more minutes: 7

Fair Haven mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 866 (79%)
Carpooled: 163 (15%)
Bicycle: 9 (1%)
Walked: 32 (3%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 22 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 114
$10,000 to $14,999: 72
$15,000 to $19,999: 106
$20,000 to $24,999: 107
$25,000 to $29,999: 49
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 92
$40,000 to $44,999: 38
$45,000 to $49,999: 64
$50,000 to $59,999: 86
$60,000 to $74,999: 127
$75,000 to $99,999: 47
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 314

French (except Basque): 314

English: 219

United States or American: 193

French Canadian: 130

Italian: 123

Polish: 98

German: 97

Other groups: 84

Scotch-Irish: 70

Welsh: 54

Scottish: 43

Ukrainian: 26

Northern European: 20

Scandinavian: 16

Swedish: 13

Swiss: 12

Dutch: 9

Lithuanian: 9

Hungarian: 8

Canadian: 7

European: 6

Greek: 5

Portuguese: 5

British: 4

Finnish: 4

Czechoslovakian: 4

Norwegian: 3

Russian: 3

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

Germany (26%)
Canada (23%)
Poland (16%)
Italy (13%)
Korea (13%)
United Kingdom (10%)

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

This state: 1577
Northeast: 659
Midwest: 39
South: 70
West: 31

54% of Fair Haven residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 264
Less than 1 year of college: 72
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 89
Associate degree: 11
Bachelor's degree: 74
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 54
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 279
Less than 1 year of college: 90
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 81
Associate degree: 62
Bachelor's degree: 141
Master's degree: 19
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,912
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $42,930
Two or more races householders: $17,821
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $70,895

Fair Haven household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fair Haven household income for Two or more races householders

Fair Haven marital status for males

Fair Haven marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $152,941
Hispanic or Latino householders: $346,335

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 520
One, attached: 24
Two: 219
3 or 4: 59
5 to 9: 80
10 to 19: 17
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 127

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,553

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fair Haven:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (4%) Electricity (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Electricity (13%) Other fuel (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Vermont:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Vermont:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Vermont:	37.7%

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)

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