Plainville, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,221 (All urban)

Houses: 7,707 (7,385 occupied: 5,137 owner occupied, 2,248 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

Housing density: 790 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $690 (lower quartile is $521, upper quartile is $862)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $605

Median gross rent in Plainville, CT in 2007: $833

Housing units in Plainville with a mortgage: 2,782 (296 second mortgage, 339 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,531

Plainville,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $214,153 (it was $123,500 in 2000)

Plainville:	$214,153
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $175,376 - $280,628

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $238,489
Here: $238,489
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $207,179
Here: $207,179
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $237,726
Here: $237,726
State: $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,881
Here: $192,881
State: $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,959
Here: $136,959
State: $220,717

Mobile homes: $23,173
Here: $23,173
State: $51,379

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,145

In family households: 13,929 (3,454 male householders, 1,229 female householders)
3,745 spouses, 4,770 children (4,409 natural, 93 adopted, 268 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 124 other relatives, 268 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,216 (1,202 male householders (1,005 living alone)), 1,515 female householders (1,320 living alone)), 499 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 183 (171 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,088 2-persons, 1,095 3-persons, 1,016 4-persons, 377 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,325 1-person, 324 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

2,634 married couples with children.
749 single-parent households (190 men, 559 women).

81.4% of residents of Plainville speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
14.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,003 (11.6%)
(61.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plainville, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 118 4 rooms: 650 5 rooms: 1,338 6 rooms: 1,526 7 rooms: 860 8 rooms: 373 9 or more rooms: 230

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainville, Connecticut:
	1 room: 200 2 rooms: 356 3 rooms: 398 4 rooms: 583 5 rooms: 440 6 rooms: 179 7 rooms: 45 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 29

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 30
1995 to 1998: 206
1990 to 1994: 217
1980 to 1989: 1,136
1970 to 1979: 1,127
1960 to 1969: 1,498
1950 to 1959: 1,224
1940 to 1949: 765
1939 or earlier: 1,504

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plainville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 251 2 bedrooms: 1,331 3 bedrooms: 2,839 4 bedrooms: 635 5 or more bedrooms: 81

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainville:
	no bedroom: 253 1 bedroom: 780 2 bedrooms: 797 3 bedrooms: 377 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Plainville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 190 1 vehicle: 1,489 2 vehicles: 2,455 3 vehicles: 812 4 vehicles: 165 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Plainville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 241 1 vehicle: 1,299 2 vehicles: 643 3 vehicles: 47 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 11

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Plainville, CT:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 15
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $69,999: 22
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 33
$90,000 to $99,999: 50
$100,000 to $124,999: 266
$125,000 to $149,999: 358
$150,000 to $174,999: 522
$175,000 to $199,999: 754
$200,000 to $249,999: 1423
$250,000 to $299,999: 894
$300,000 to $399,999: 493
$400,000 to $499,999: 139
$500,000 to $749,999: 26
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Plainville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Plainville:

Less than $100: 38 people
$100 to $149: 25
$150 to $199: 32
$200 to $249: 26
$250 to $299: 19
$300 to $349: 26
$350 to $399: 35
$400 to $449: 36
$450 to $499: 155
$500 to $549: 198
$550 to $599: 204
$600 to $649: 176
$650 to $699: 131
$700 to $749: 146
$750 to $799: 167
$800 to $899: 292
$900 to $999: 162
$1,000 to $1,249: 252
$1,250 to $1,499: 26
$1,500 to $1,999: 7
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 80

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 255 1990 to 1994: 231 1985 to 1989: 264 1980 to 1984: 152 1975 to 1979: 89 1970 to 1974: 187 1970 to 1974: 205 1965 to 1969: 620

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.1%
Number of people working at home: 162 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 379
5 to 9 minutes: 1236
10 to 14 minutes: 1754
15 to 19 minutes: 1581
20 to 24 minutes: 1655
25 to 29 minutes: 514
30 to 34 minutes: 1054
35 to 39 minutes: 143
40 to 44 minutes: 218
45 to 59 minutes: 317
60 to 89 minutes: 188
90 or more minutes: 86

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,000 (86%)
Carpooled: 821 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 70 (1%)
Bicycle: 30 (0%)
Walked: 174 (2%)
Other means: 30 (0%)
Worked at home: 162 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 416
$10,000 to $14,999: 356
$15,000 to $19,999: 501
$20,000 to $24,999: 426
$25,000 to $29,999: 388
$30,000 to $34,999: 558
$35,000 to $39,999: 395
$40,000 to $44,999: 373
$45,000 to $49,999: 410
$50,000 to $59,999: 793
$60,000 to $74,999: 919
$75,000 to $99,999: 1057
$100,000 to $124,999: 504
$125,000 to $149,999: 216
$150,000 to $199,999: 54
$200,000 or more: 34

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 3206

Polish: 2594

French (except Basque): 1828

Irish: 1469

Other groups: 1410

German: 967

French Canadian: 897

English: 852

United States or American: 485

Swedish: 344

Scottish: 208

Russian: 151

Lithuanian: 119

Scotch-Irish: 103

Ukrainian: 98

Greek: 69

Portuguese: 68

Norwegian: 67

Hungarian: 59

Subsaharan African:: 43

British: 42

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 42

Austrian: 39

African: 39

European: 39

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 38

Dutch: 33

Jamaican: 31

Arab:: 27

Canadian: 24

Syrian: 21

Swiss: 20

Armenian: 18

Danish: 17

Welsh: 15

Romanian: 13

Croatian: 11

West Indian: 11

Belgian: 9

Northern European: 8

Turkish: 8

Czech: 7

Slovak: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Lebanese: 6

Finnish: 6

Brazilian: 6

Yugoslavian: 6

Slavic: 5

Cape Verdean: 4

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

Poland (41%)
Italy (10%)
Canada (8%)
Germany (4%)
India (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Mexico (3%)

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

This state: 11953
Northeast: 2373
Midwest: 256
South: 393
West: 137

65% of Plainville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 44
5th and 6th grade: 59
7th and 8th grade: 189
9th grade: 140
10th grade: 147
11th grade: 199
12th grade, no diploma: 184
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,010
Less than 1 year of college: 447
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 773
Associate degree: 480
Bachelor's degree: 826
Master's degree: 308
Professional school degree: 79
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 69
5th and 6th grade: 65
7th and 8th grade: 239
9th grade: 143
10th grade: 161
11th grade: 164
12th grade, no diploma: 153
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,460
Less than 1 year of college: 467
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 736
Associate degree: 601
Bachelor's degree: 810
Master's degree: 410
Professional school degree: 63
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.3%

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: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race 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: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $59,424
Black householders: $74,302
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,913
Asian householders: $44,132
Some other race householders: $23,962
Two or more races householders: $97,019
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $59,570

Plainville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Plainville household income for Black householders

Plainville household income for Asian householders

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Plainville household income for Two or more races householders

Plainville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Plainville marital status for males

Plainville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $222,823
Black or African American householders: $184,501
Asian householders: $238,429
Two or more races householders: $215,713
Hispanic or Latino householders: $263,746

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,600
One, attached: 335
Two: 744
3 or 4: 525
5 to 9: 478
10 to 19: 520
20 to 49: 326
50 or more: 90
Mobile homes: 89

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,488

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Plainville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%) Utility gas (24%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Utility gas (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 97

Here:	5.1%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36

Here:	4.2%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 167

Here:	23.7%
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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