New Canaan, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Back to: New Canaan, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Total population: 19,890 (All urban) Houses: 7,141 (6,822 occupied: 5,649 owner occupied, 1,173 renter occupied) % of renters here:   17% State:   33% Housing density: 323 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in New Canaan, Connecticut on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users: Is New Canaan snooty or snobby?  (117 replies) Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, or Westport?  (11 replies) Commuting from New Canaan to Huntington Long Island  (8 replies) Avalon New Canaan  (1 reply) New Canaan vs Greenwich...  (7 replies) Some Info on Northern New Canaan  (2 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $1,826 (lower quartile is $1,015, upper quartile is $2,506) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,046 Median gross rent in New Canaan, CT in 2007: $1,958 Housing units in New Canaan with a mortgage: 3,576 (291 second mortgage, 688 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,426 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,491,730 (it was $792,500 in 2000) New Canaan:   $1,491,730 Connecticut:   $309,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,041,612 - Over $1,700,602 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $1,433,251 Here:   $1,433,251 State:   $418,487 Townhouses or other attached units: $1,097,672 Here:   $1,097,672 State:   $295,130 In 2-unit structures: $881,784 Here:   $881,784 State:   $295,498 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $796,045 Here:   $796,045 State:   $253,799 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $774,175 Here:   $774,175 State:   $220,717 Mobile homes: $546,875 Here:   $546,875 State:   $51,379 Household type by relationship Households: 19,290 In family households: 17,426 (4,187 male householders, 1,041 female householders) 4,688 spouses, 7,013 children (6,594 natural, 294 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 113 other relatives, 163 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,864 (533 male householders (410 living alone)), 1,042 female householders (922 living alone)), 289 nonrelatives In group quarters: 105 (83 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,024 2-persons, 982 3-persons, 1,219 4-persons, 687 5-persons, 247 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,332 1-person, 202 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons. 5,490 married couples with children. 451 single-parent households (76 men, 375 women). 89.1% of residents of New Canaan speak English at home. 2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 6.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 1,785 (9.2%) (50.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in New Canaan, CT: Less than $10,000: 5 $10,000 to $14,999: 2 $15,000 to $19,999: 2 $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: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 4 $70,000 to $79,999: 5 $80,000 to $89,999: 0 $90,000 to $99,999: 0 $100,000 to $124,999: 0 $125,000 to $149,999: 15 $150,000 to $174,999: 0 $175,000 to $199,999: 0 $200,000 to $249,999: 2 $250,000 to $299,999: 10 $300,000 to $399,999: 66 $400,000 to $499,999: 93 $500,000 to $749,999: 338 $750,000 to $999,999: 799 $1,000,000 or more: 4453

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in New Canaan: Less than $100: 8 people $100 to $149: 7 $150 to $199: 20 $200 to $249: 10 $250 to $299: 13 $300 to $349: 25 $350 to $399: 7 $400 to $449: 5 $450 to $499: 8 $500 to $549: 34 $550 to $599: 23 $600 to $649: 13 $650 to $699: 0 $700 to $749: 18 $750 to $799: 13 $800 to $899: 3 $900 to $999: 12 $1,000 to $1,249: 116 $1,250 to $1,499: 74 $1,500 to $1,999: 210 $2,000 or more: 486 No cash rent: 74

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.6%
Number of people working at home: 690 (8.5% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 5,259 (65%)
• Carpooled: 428 (5%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
• Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
• Subway or elevated: 40 (0%)
• Railroad: 1,302 (16%)
• Taxi: 18 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
• Bicycle: 13 (0%)
• Walked: 252 (3%)
• Other means: 47 (1%)
• Worked at home: 690 (9%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 117 $10,000 to $14,999: 153 $15,000 to $19,999: 147 $20,000 to $24,999: 106 $25,000 to $29,999: 127 $30,000 to $34,999: 109 $35,000 to $39,999: 155 $40,000 to $44,999: 198 $45,000 to $49,999: 104 $50,000 to $59,999: 331 $60,000 to $74,999: 490 $75,000 to $99,999: 600 $100,000 to $124,999: 481 $125,000 to $149,999: 403 $150,000 to $199,999: 685 $200,000 or more: 2597

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 3652

English: 2511

Italian: 2188

German: 1616

Other groups: 1032

United States or American: 843

Scottish: 591

Polish: 531

French (except Basque): 428

Norwegian: 399

Scotch-Irish: 312

British: 283

Russian: 280

Greek: 277

European: 219

Swiss: 187

Austrian: 177

Swedish: 150

Dutch: 147

Iranian: 144

Danish: 112

Hungarian: 99

Welsh: 88

Canadian: 74

Lithuanian: 72

Ukrainian: 59

Subsaharan African:: 59

Eastern European: 52

French Canadian: 51

Czechoslovakian: 48

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 45

Slovak: 41

Northern European: 40

Brazilian: 39

Arab:: 33

Czech: 29

Lebanese: 27

Portuguese: 26

South African: 26

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 26

Australian: 23

Scandinavian: 22

Armenian: 21

African: 19

Haitian: 19

Israeli: 15

Belgian: 15

Romanian: 14

Zimbabwean: 14

Croatian: 13

Slovene: 13

Slavic: 12

Finnish: 9

Estonian: 9

Albanian: 8

Turkish: 8

Latvian: 6

Syrian: 6

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

• This state: 6040
• Northeast: 7443
• Midwest: 1741
• South: 1257
• West: 802

63% of New Canaan residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 6% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 17
• Nursery to 4th grade: 14
• 5th and 6th grade: 15
• 7th and 8th grade: 53
• 9th grade: 31
• 10th grade: 30
• 11th grade: 20
• 12th grade, no diploma: 4
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 481
• Less than 1 year of college: 177
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 406
• Associate degree: 139
• Bachelor's degree: 1,992
• Master's degree: 1,851
• Professional school degree: 605
• Doctorate degree: 125

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 16
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 45
• 7th and 8th grade: 18
• 9th grade: 32
• 10th grade: 54
• 11th grade: 36
• 12th grade, no diploma: 43
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 716
• Less than 1 year of college: 241
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 698
• Associate degree: 346
• Bachelor's degree: 2,881
• Master's degree: 1,387
• Professional school degree: 229
• Doctorate degree: 87

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
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: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $180,919
• Black householders: $80,012
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $118,142
• Asian householders: $139,684
• Two or more races householders: $277,345
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $121,396

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,567,586
• Black or African American householders: $847,038
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $423,519
• Asian householders: $1,529,375
• Two or more races householders: $1,176,442
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,882,310

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,339
• One, attached: 584
• Two: 494
• 3 or 4: 285
• 5 to 9: 124
• 10 to 19: 98
• 20 to 49: 112
• 50 or more: 89
• Mobile homes: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $778,952

Here:	17.3%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Here:	27.9%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Here:	48.3%
Connecticut:	33.4%

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