Rocky Hill, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 18,852 (All urban)

Houses: 7,956 (7,554 occupied: 4,945 owner occupied, 2,609 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	33%

Housing density: 591 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,012 (lower quartile is $863, upper quartile is $1,145)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,165

Median gross rent in Rocky Hill, CT in 2007: $1,146

Housing units in Rocky Hill with a mortgage: 2,804 (169 second mortgage, 487 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,306

Rocky Hill,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $272,070 (it was $156,900 in 2000)

Rocky Hill:	$272,070
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $224,508 - $385,659

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $336,876
Here: $336,876
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $258,156
Here: $258,156
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $206,149
Here: $206,149
State: $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $175,462
Here: $175,462
State: $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $135,591
Here: $135,591
State: $220,717

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,074

In family households: 13,269 (3,553 male householders, 948 female householders)
3,821 spouses, 4,344 children (4,120 natural, 113 adopted, 111 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 102 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 97 other relatives, 181 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,805 (1,256 male householders (863 living alone)), 1,798 female householders (1,581 living alone)), 751 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 868 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,166 2-persons, 989 3-persons, 910 4-persons, 316 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,444 1-person, 520 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 29 6-persons.

2,828 married couples with children.
543 single-parent households (106 men, 437 women).

82.6% of residents of Rocky Hill speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
13.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,197 (12.2%)
(62.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rocky Hill, Connecticut:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 147 4 rooms: 551 5 rooms: 1,034 6 rooms: 1,098 7 rooms: 976 8 rooms: 756 9 or more rooms: 352

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rocky Hill, Connecticut:
	1 room: 125 2 rooms: 229 3 rooms: 569 4 rooms: 916 5 rooms: 527 6 rooms: 118 7 rooms: 46 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 175
1995 to 1998: 549
1990 to 1994: 302
1980 to 1989: 1,505
1970 to 1979: 2,472
1960 to 1969: 1,166
1950 to 1959: 846
1940 to 1949: 320
1939 or earlier: 621

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rocky Hill:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 148 2 bedrooms: 1,605 3 bedrooms: 2,278 4 bedrooms: 802 5 or more bedrooms: 103

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rocky Hill:
	no bedroom: 132 1 bedroom: 789 2 bedrooms: 1,462 3 bedrooms: 147 4 bedrooms: 69 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Rocky Hill in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 105 1 vehicle: 1,478 2 vehicles: 2,421 3 vehicles: 677 4 vehicles: 207 5 or more vehicles: 57

Cars and other vehicles available in Rocky Hill in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 196 1 vehicle: 1,365 2 vehicles: 900 3 vehicles: 126 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 15

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$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: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 46
$60,000 to $69,999: 32
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 45
$90,000 to $99,999: 88
$100,000 to $124,999: 151
$125,000 to $149,999: 182
$150,000 to $174,999: 264
$175,000 to $199,999: 358
$200,000 to $249,999: 881
$250,000 to $299,999: 1194
$300,000 to $399,999: 983
$400,000 to $499,999: 538
$500,000 to $749,999: 340
$750,000 to $999,999: 27
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Rocky Hill rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rocky Hill:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 11
$150 to $199: 21
$200 to $249: 13
$250 to $299: 23
$300 to $349: 23
$350 to $399: 18
$400 to $449: 11
$450 to $499: 1
$500 to $549: 41
$550 to $599: 55
$600 to $649: 30
$650 to $699: 32
$700 to $749: 35
$750 to $799: 56
$800 to $899: 320
$900 to $999: 550
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,074
$1,250 to $1,499: 167
$1,500 to $1,999: 39
$2,000 or more: 116
No cash rent: 90

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 374 1990 to 1994: 242 1985 to 1989: 146 1980 to 1984: 157 1975 to 1979: 225 1970 to 1974: 195 1970 to 1974: 319 1965 to 1969: 539

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.7%
Number of people working at home: 286 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 279
5 to 9 minutes: 1128
10 to 14 minutes: 1105
15 to 19 minutes: 2025
20 to 24 minutes: 1827
25 to 29 minutes: 795
30 to 34 minutes: 1042
35 to 39 minutes: 165
40 to 44 minutes: 211
45 to 59 minutes: 264
60 to 89 minutes: 194
90 or more minutes: 131

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,550 (90%)
Carpooled: 453 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 48 (1%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Walked: 100 (1%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 286 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 274
$10,000 to $14,999: 228
$15,000 to $19,999: 267
$20,000 to $24,999: 234
$25,000 to $29,999: 384
$30,000 to $34,999: 379
$35,000 to $39,999: 399
$40,000 to $44,999: 338
$45,000 to $49,999: 473
$50,000 to $59,999: 778
$60,000 to $74,999: 1171
$75,000 to $99,999: 1127
$100,000 to $124,999: 803
$125,000 to $149,999: 330
$150,000 to $199,999: 196
$200,000 or more: 174

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 4762

Irish: 2067

Other groups: 1809

Polish: 1546

English: 1212

German: 842

United States or American: 660

French (except Basque): 550

French Canadian: 536

Portuguese: 278

Swedish: 216

Greek: 201

Scottish: 177

Russian: 139

Scotch-Irish: 110

Yugoslavian: 96

Lithuanian: 94

Ukrainian: 94

Arab:: 84

European: 78

Danish: 73

Iranian: 49

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 48

Other Arab: 42

Swiss: 41

Nigerian: 40

Subsaharan African:: 40

Austrian: 40

Armenian: 37

British: 36

Canadian: 31

Norwegian: 30

Welsh: 30

Czech: 29

Jamaican: 29

Czechoslovakian: 27

Hungarian: 27

Lebanese: 23

Albanian: 19

Palestinian: 19

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 17

Slavic: 15

Basque: 14

Finnish: 14

Belizean: 14

Dutch: 8

Eastern European: 8

Croatian: 8

Belgian: 8

Romanian: 8

Slovak: 6

Bermudan: 5

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

Italy (24%)
Poland (10%)
India (9%)
Portugal (5%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (5%)
Canada (4%)
Pakistan (4%)

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

This state: 11385
Northeast: 2932
Midwest: 521
South: 552
West: 154

58% of Rocky Hill residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 78
7th and 8th grade: 164
9th grade: 112
10th grade: 163
11th grade: 141
12th grade, no diploma: 153
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,562
Less than 1 year of college: 328
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 708
Associate degree: 424
Bachelor's degree: 1,662
Master's degree: 643
Professional school degree: 145
Doctorate degree: 113

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 35
5th and 6th grade: 66
7th and 8th grade: 170
9th grade: 98
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 80
12th grade, no diploma: 176
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,872
Less than 1 year of college: 400
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 799
Associate degree: 684
Bachelor's degree: 1,615
Master's degree: 575
Professional school degree: 116
Doctorate degree: 44

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.0%
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: 23.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 50.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $76,004
Black householders: $68,265
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,339
Asian householders: $77,021
Some other race householders: $63,219
Two or more races householders: $99,292
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $64,986

Rocky Hill household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rocky Hill household income for Black householders

Rocky Hill household income for Asian householders

Rocky Hill household income for Some other race householders

Rocky Hill household income for Two or more races householders

Rocky Hill household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Rocky Hill marital status for males

Rocky Hill marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $287,676
Black or African American householders: $261,839
Asian householders: $456,398
Some other race householders: $120,342
Two or more races householders: $164,733
Hispanic or Latino householders: $235,655

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,725
One, attached: 941
Two: 185
3 or 4: 737
5 to 9: 383
10 to 19: 537
20 to 49: 369
50 or more: 1,079

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rocky Hill:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 88

Here:	5.2%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 99

Here:	11.5%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 132

Here:	25.9%
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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