Hamden, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Back to: Hamden, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Hamden Apartments for Rent Total population: 57,862 (Urban population: 55,969, Rural population: 1,893 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 23,464 (22,408 occupied: 15,073 owner occupied, 7,335 renter occupied) % of renters here:   33% State:   33% Housing density: 716 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Hamden, Connecticut on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Moving family to Connecticut: Hamden or Fairfield  (39 replies) Hamden  (13 replies) Live in Hamden work in Bridgeport -sane or insane  (10 replies) Milford Vs. Hamden Vs. Westville  (24 replies) Help! Seeking rental home in Hamden or vicinity  (6 replies) Town walk at Hamden Hills vs other rentals  (3 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $972 (lower quartile is $816, upper quartile is $1,166) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,106 Median gross rent in Hamden, CT in 2007: $1,099 Housing units in Hamden with a mortgage: 8,908 (886 second mortgage, 1,045 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,993 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $260,172 (it was $135,100 in 2000) Hamden:   $260,172 Connecticut:   $309,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $196,070 - $327,341 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $311,018 Here:   $311,018 State:   $418,487 Townhouses or other attached units: $201,156 Here:   $201,156 State:   $295,130 In 2-unit structures: $255,026 Here:   $255,026 State:   $295,498 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $241,984 Here:   $241,984 State:   $253,799 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $167,599 Here:   $167,599 State:   $220,717 Mobile homes: $79,167 Here:   $79,167 State:   $51,379 Household type by relationship Households: 52,729 In family households: 42,494 (10,256 male householders, 3,761 female householders) 11,133 spouses, 14,761 children (13,950 natural, 372 adopted, 439 stepchildren), 511 grandchildren, 488 brothers or sisters, 398 parents, 515 other relatives, 671 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 10,235 (3,122 male householders (2,401 living alone)), 5,236 female householders (4,561 living alone)), 1,877 nonrelatives In group quarters: 4,184 (535 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 6,342 2-persons, 3,275 3-persons, 2,697 4-persons, 1,231 5-persons, 371 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 6,962 1-person, 1,114 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons. 8,322 married couples with children. 2,453 single-parent households (384 men, 2,069 women). 86.4% of residents of Hamden speak English at home. 4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.7% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 5,365 (9.4%) (52.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Hamden, CT: Less than $10,000: 4 $10,000 to $14,999: 2 $15,000 to $19,999: 6 $20,000 to $24,999: 29 $25,000 to $29,999: 24 $30,000 to $34,999: 7 $35,000 to $39,999: 5 $40,000 to $49,999: 3 $50,000 to $59,999: 15 $60,000 to $69,999: 24 $70,000 to $79,999: 38 $80,000 to $89,999: 37 $90,000 to $99,999: 45 $100,000 to $124,999: 208 $125,000 to $149,999: 530 $150,000 to $174,999: 959 $175,000 to $199,999: 1570 $200,000 to $249,999: 3499 $250,000 to $299,999: 3054 $300,000 to $399,999: 3111 $400,000 to $499,999: 1060 $500,000 to $749,999: 761 $750,000 to $999,999: 223 $1,000,000 or more: 112

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hamden: Less than $100: 123 people $100 to $149: 59 $150 to $199: 52 $200 to $249: 68 $250 to $299: 95 $300 to $349: 126 $350 to $399: 168 $400 to $449: 97 $450 to $499: 56 $500 to $549: 52 $550 to $599: 153 $600 to $649: 115 $650 to $699: 151 $700 to $749: 221 $750 to $799: 380 $800 to $899: 875 $900 to $999: 1,125 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,727 $1,250 to $1,499: 654 $1,500 to $1,999: 616 $2,000 or more: 232 No cash rent: 285

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.2%
Number of people working at home: 689 (2.5% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 22,072 (81%)
• Carpooled: 2,532 (9%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 611 (2%)
• Railroad: 164 (1%)
• Taxi: 19 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
• Bicycle: 74 (0%)
• Walked: 925 (3%)
• Other means: 150 (1%)
• Worked at home: 689 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1538 $10,000 to $14,999: 1276 $15,000 to $19,999: 1079 $20,000 to $24,999: 1226 $25,000 to $29,999: 1031 $30,000 to $34,999: 1117 $35,000 to $39,999: 1342 $40,000 to $44,999: 1112 $45,000 to $49,999: 905 $50,000 to $59,999: 2167 $60,000 to $74,999: 2771 $75,000 to $99,999: 3068 $100,000 to $124,999: 1527 $125,000 to $149,999: 874 $150,000 to $199,999: 629 $200,000 or more: 713

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 14060

Other groups: 11343

Irish: 6730

German: 2716

English: 2505

Polish: 2184

United States or American: 1655

Russian: 1009

French (except Basque): 822

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 701

French Canadian: 650

Subsaharan African:: 540

Scottish: 520

Jamaican: 517

Scotch-Irish: 411

Swedish: 371

Greek: 325

Hungarian: 321

African: 291

European: 256

Portuguese: 243

Ukrainian: 240

British: 226

Canadian: 210

Arab:: 196

Lithuanian: 191

Eastern European: 174

Norwegian: 163

Dutch: 154

Slovak: 134

Austrian: 121

Danish: 113

Lebanese: 100

Cape Verdean: 90

Romanian: 83

Welsh: 78

Haitian: 75

Israeli: 69

Swiss: 63

West Indian: 53

Nigerian: 49

Armenian: 46

Belgian: 43

Czech: 39

Zimbabwean: 36

Turkish: 36

Bulgarian: 36

Ghanian: 32

Arab/Arabic: 30

Czechoslovakian: 29

Guyanese: 28

Latvian: 26

Croatian: 25

South African: 25

Egyptian: 23

Jordanian: 22

Other Arab: 21

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 20

Albanian: 18

Slavic: 17

Yugoslavian: 16

Pennsylvania German: 16

Barbadian: 13

Australian: 12

British West Indian: 12

Scandinavian: 11

Bermudan: 11

Kenyan: 9

Finnish: 8

Ethiopian: 8

Estonian: 7

Iranian: 5

Brazilian: 5

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

• This state: 35914
• Northeast: 9300
• Midwest: 1746
• South: 3189
• West: 607

59% of Hamden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 80
• Nursery to 4th grade: 55
• 5th and 6th grade: 108
• 7th and 8th grade: 398
• 9th grade: 264
• 10th grade: 274
• 11th grade: 220
• 12th grade, no diploma: 525
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,865
• Less than 1 year of college: 895
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,217
• Associate degree: 874
• Bachelor's degree: 3,072
• Master's degree: 1,614
• Professional school degree: 899
• Doctorate degree: 782

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 112
• Nursery to 4th grade: 242
• 5th and 6th grade: 160
• 7th and 8th grade: 470
• 9th grade: 260
• 10th grade: 338
• 11th grade: 337
• 12th grade, no diploma: 535
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,757
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,303
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,675
• Associate degree: 1,255
• Bachelor's degree: 4,042
• Master's degree: 2,565
• Professional school degree: 629
• Doctorate degree: 319

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.6%

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: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 23.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 16.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $65,406
• Black householders: $68,213
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $44,510
• Asian householders: $61,306
• Some other race householders: $59,286
• Two or more races householders: $115,382
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $58,899

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $275,385
• Black or African American householders: $227,241
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $177,363
• Asian householders: $271,919
• Some other race householders: $221,463
• Two or more races householders: $250,928
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $262,482

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,640
• One, attached: 1,040
• Two: 1,343
• 3 or 4: 1,731
• 5 to 9: 978
• 10 to 19: 1,072
• 20 to 49: 1,617
• 50 or more: 2,008
• Mobile homes: 18
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $268,112

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Connecticut:	9.9%

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Connecticut:	11.0%

Here:	62.8%
Connecticut:	33.4%

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