Housing density: 513 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021 in this county: $546,656.
Median contract rent in 2021: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,506, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $2,862
Median gross rent in Greenwich, CT in 2021: over $2,000
Housing units in Greenwich with a mortgage: 8,821 (798 second mortgage, 1,496 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,327
In family households: 768,709 (156,025 male householders, 76,871 female householders)
178,028 spouses, 283,184 children (270,358 natural, 5,825 adopted, 7,001 stepchildren), 13,517 grandchildren, 10,152 brothers or sisters, 9,951 parents, foster children, 13,466 other relatives, 21,162 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 128,952 (44,659 male householders (33,783 living alone)), 57,990 female householders (49,710 living alone)), 26,303 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19,168 (9,152 institutionalized population)
167,032 married couples with children.
41,379 single-parent households (6,664 men, 34,715 women).
79.1% of residents of Greenwich speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
9.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 16,892 (25.4%)
(53.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Greenwich, Connecticut
3,5781995 to March 2000
1,3681990 to 1994
1,2911985 to 1989
1,0981980 to 1984
7131975 to 1979
6551970 to 1974
8191965 to 1969
2,079Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 14,467 (20.0%)
Italian: 11,245 (15.6%)
Irish: 10,136 (14.0%)
English: 8,290 (11.5%)
German: 7,303 (10.1%)
Polish: 3,425 (4.7%)
United States: 2,729 (3.8%)
Scottish: 1,997 (2.8%)
Russian: 1,847 (2.6%)
French: 1,585 (2.2%)
Swedish: 1,090 (1.5%)
Scotch-Irish: 999 (1.4%)
Dutch: 939 (1.3%)
Norwegian: 928 (1.3%)
Danish: 646 (0.9%)
Czech: 626 (0.9%)
Hungarian: 530 (0.7%)
Greek: 524 (0.7%)
Swiss: 424 (0.6%)
Arab: 414 (0.6%)
Slovak: 404 (0.6%)
West Indian: 339 (0.5%)
Lithuanian: 308 (0.4%)
French Canadian: 275 (0.4%)
Welsh: 246 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 236 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 234 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African: 122 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Japan
Greenwich:
10.2% (1,181)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,472)
United Kingdom
Greenwich:
9.4% (1,087)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Colombia
Greenwich:
6.8% (793)
Connecticut:
3.2% (12,009)
Italy
Greenwich:
6.0% (700)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Germany
Greenwich:
4.9% (567)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Canada
Greenwich:
4.5% (526)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Peru
Greenwich:
3.6% (421)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,612)
Other Northern Europe
Greenwich:
2.8% (329)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,220)
Brazil
Greenwich:
2.6% (302)
Connecticut:
2.8% (10,379)
Poland
Greenwich:
2.5% (286)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Mexico
Greenwich:
2.3% (268)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,282)
Korea
Greenwich:
2.2% (261)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
India
Greenwich:
2.1% (248)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Ecuador
Greenwich:
2.0% (234)
Connecticut:
2.4% (9,020)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Greenwich:
1.9% (217)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
France
Greenwich:
1.9% (215)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,742)
Jamaica
Greenwich:
1.7% (194)
Connecticut:
7.2% (26,819)
Other Eastern Europe
Greenwich:
1.7% (194)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Sweden
Greenwich:
1.6% (188)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,374)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 18,305
Other state: 30,207
Northeast: 22,131
Midwest: 3,544
South: 2,822
West: 1,710
62% of Greenwich residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 7% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 99
Nursery to 4th grade: 46
5th and 6th grade: 137
7th and 8th grade: 186
9th grade: 154
10th grade: 228
11th grade: 239
12th grade, no diploma: 479
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,703
Less than 1 year of college: 514
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,353
Associate degree: 575
Bachelor's degree: 6,432
Master's degree: 4,343
Professional school degree: 1,809
Doctorate degree: 488
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 133
Nursery to 4th grade: 125
5th and 6th grade: 178
7th and 8th grade: 364
9th grade: 168
10th grade: 185
11th grade: 226
12th grade, no diploma: 465
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,502
Less than 1 year of college: 749
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,269
Associate degree: 1,671
Bachelor's degree: 7,148
Master's degree: 3,899
Professional school degree: 880
Doctorate degree: 324
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 15,651
One, attached: 1,310
Two: 2,556
3 or 4: 1,451
5 to 9: 1,002
10 to 19: 614
20 to 49: 1,001
50 or more: 911
Mobile homes: 9
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%