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Total population: 19,702 (Urban population: 16,007, Rural population: 3,695 (47 farm, 3,648 nonfarm))

Houses: 7,799 (7,225 occupied: 6,470 owner occupied, 755 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	33%

Housing density: 200 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,248 (lower quartile is $991, upper quartile is $2,059)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,498

Median gross rent in Southbury, CT in 2007: $1,472

Housing units in Southbury with a mortgage: 3,557 (231 second mortgage, 518 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,572

Southbury,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $374,178 (it was $194,300 in 2000)

Southbury:	$374,178
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $255,544 - $549,678

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $540,056
Here: $540,056
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $266,084
Here: $266,084
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $354,419
Here: $354,419
State: $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $187,324
Here: $187,324
State: $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $262,091
Here: $262,091
State: $220,717

Mobile homes: $166,983
Here: $166,983
State: $51,379

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,408

In family households: 14,816 (3,941 male householders, 933 female householders)
4,337 spouses, 4,908 children (4,635 natural, 97 adopted, 176 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 130 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 235 other relatives, 124 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,592 (684 male householders (570 living alone)), 1,671 female householders (1,578 living alone)), 237 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,159 (481 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,308 2-persons, 860 3-persons, 1,112 4-persons, 441 5-persons, 116 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,148 1-person, 189 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

3,689 married couples with children.
395 single-parent households (83 men, 312 women).

93.3% of residents of Southbury speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,001 (5.4%)
(71.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Southbury, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 40 3 rooms: 269 4 rooms: 1,470 5 rooms: 959 6 rooms: 931 7 rooms: 893 8 rooms: 916 9 or more rooms: 992

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southbury, Connecticut:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 157 4 rooms: 254 5 rooms: 148 6 rooms: 78 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 112
1995 to 1998: 555
1990 to 1994: 481
1980 to 1989: 1,158
1970 to 1979: 2,869
1960 to 1969: 1,256
1950 to 1959: 318
1940 to 1949: 279
1939 or earlier: 771

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southbury:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 443 2 bedrooms: 2,120 3 bedrooms: 2,121 4 bedrooms: 1,528 5 or more bedrooms: 251

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southbury:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 215 2 bedrooms: 336 3 bedrooms: 160 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Southbury in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 339 1 vehicle: 2,155 2 vehicles: 2,751 3 vehicles: 920 4 vehicles: 212 5 or more vehicles: 93

Cars and other vehicles available in Southbury in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 101 1 vehicle: 415 2 vehicles: 182 3 vehicles: 47 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Southbury, 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: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 7
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 10
$100,000 to $124,999: 91
$125,000 to $149,999: 258
$150,000 to $174,999: 469
$175,000 to $199,999: 266
$200,000 to $249,999: 565
$250,000 to $299,999: 768
$300,000 to $399,999: 1251
$400,000 to $499,999: 982
$500,000 to $749,999: 1465
$750,000 to $999,999: 467
$1,000,000 or more: 241

Southbury rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Southbury:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 12
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 6
$350 to $399: 26
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 7
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 21
$900 to $999: 51
$1,000 to $1,249: 135
$1,250 to $1,499: 95
$1,500 to $1,999: 61
$2,000 or more: 166
No cash rent: 119

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 83 1990 to 1994: 54 1985 to 1989: 74 1980 to 1984: 81 1975 to 1979: 43 1970 to 1974: 45 1970 to 1974: 94 1965 to 1969: 527

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.8%
Number of people working at home: 366 (4.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 238
5 to 9 minutes: 691
10 to 14 minutes: 1112
15 to 19 minutes: 818
20 to 24 minutes: 1019
25 to 29 minutes: 618
30 to 34 minutes: 1225
35 to 39 minutes: 288
40 to 44 minutes: 330
45 to 59 minutes: 602
60 to 89 minutes: 275
90 or more minutes: 272

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,444 (82%)
Carpooled: 805 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 61 (1%)
Railroad: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 81 (1%)
Other means: 77 (1%)
Worked at home: 366 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 234
$10,000 to $14,999: 243
$15,000 to $19,999: 278
$20,000 to $24,999: 270
$25,000 to $29,999: 344
$30,000 to $34,999: 404
$35,000 to $39,999: 367
$40,000 to $44,999: 404
$45,000 to $49,999: 290
$50,000 to $59,999: 640
$60,000 to $74,999: 775
$75,000 to $99,999: 1001
$100,000 to $124,999: 726
$125,000 to $149,999: 372
$150,000 to $199,999: 426
$200,000 or more: 455

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2946

Irish: 2834

German: 1751

English: 1740

Polish: 930

Other groups: 733

United States or American: 667

French (except Basque): 396

Russian: 395

Scottish: 341

French Canadian: 280

Swedish: 278

Portuguese: 230

Scotch-Irish: 223

Dutch: 220

Hungarian: 212

Greek: 107

Welsh: 106

Austrian: 102

British: 94

Danish: 82

Arab:: 79

Czechoslovakian: 69

Swiss: 68

Albanian: 67

Canadian: 64

Lithuanian: 59

Norwegian: 55

Czech: 54

Slovak: 54

Ukrainian: 50

Northern European: 39

Lebanese: 36

Finnish: 32

European: 32

Egyptian: 27

Eastern European: 17

Latvian: 17

Belgian: 17

Moroccan: 16

Slovene: 15

Romanian: 11

Scandinavian: 11

Slavic: 11

Iranian: 10

Croatian: 9

Celtic: 8

Estonian: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Belizean: 8

Subsaharan African:: 7

African: 7

Brazilian: 5

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

United Kingdom (14%)
Canada (11%)
Germany (10%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Russia (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Italy (4%)

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

This state: 9619
Northeast: 5913
Midwest: 855
South: 725
West: 345

60% of Southbury residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 398
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 87
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 87
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,106
Less than 1 year of college: 282
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 840
Associate degree: 288
Bachelor's degree: 1,679
Master's degree: 775
Professional school degree: 269
Doctorate degree: 108

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 256
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 53
9th grade: 75
10th grade: 86
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 160
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,862
Less than 1 year of college: 433
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,009
Associate degree: 590
Bachelor's degree: 1,675
Master's degree: 1,070
Professional school degree: 110
Doctorate degree: 146

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

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: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $77,117
Black householders: $87,141
Asian householders: $65,091
Some other race householders: $102,585
Two or more races householders: $117,775
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $91,085

Southbury household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Southbury household income for Black householders

Southbury household income for Asian householders

Southbury household income for Some other race householders

Southbury household income for Two or more races householders

Southbury household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Southbury marital status for males

Southbury marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $404,412
Black or African American householders: $395,938
Asian householders: $404,412
Some other race householders: $493,575
Two or more races householders: $238,988
Hispanic or Latino householders: $357,616

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,343
One, attached: 1,942
Two: 439
3 or 4: 624
5 to 9: 151
10 to 19: 31
20 to 49: 39
50 or more: 201
Mobile homes: 29

Median worth of mobile homes: $516,298

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Southbury:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%) Electricity (40%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (45%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Utility gas (7%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58

Here:	2.6%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 126

Here:	16.2%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 155

Here:	37.2%
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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