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Total population: 35,312 (Urban population: 30,857 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,455 (42 farm, 4,413 nonfarm))

Torrington, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 16,147 (14,743 occupied: 9,528 owner occupied, 5,215 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	33%

Housing density: 406 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $606 (lower quartile is $470, upper quartile is $746)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $648

Median gross rent in Torrington, CT in 2007: $730

Housing units in Torrington with a mortgage: 5,277 (508 second mortgage, 497 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,326

Torrington,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $219,598 (it was $112,100 in 2000)

Torrington:	$219,598
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $162,787 - $283,989

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $236,838
Here: $236,838
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,538
Here: $156,538
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $144,900
Here: $144,900
State: $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $157,667
Here: $157,667
State: $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,350
Here: $104,350
State: $220,717

Mobile homes: $49,764
Here: $49,764
State: $51,379

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,366

In family households: 27,655 (6,757 male householders, 2,375 female householders)
7,101 spouses, 9,666 children (9,009 natural, 250 adopted, 407 stepchildren), 232 grandchildren, 285 brothers or sisters, 247 parents, 332 other relatives, 660 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,711 (2,473 male householders (1,972 living alone)), 3,125 female householders (2,761 living alone)), 1,113 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 836 (662 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,106 2-persons, 2,092 3-persons, 1,921 4-persons, 692 5-persons, 250 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,733 1-person, 738 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

5,575 married couples with children.
1,975 single-parent households (456 men, 1,519 women).

89.1% of residents of Torrington speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 41% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,075 (5.9%)
(58.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Torrington, Connecticut:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 118 4 rooms: 994 5 rooms: 2,657 6 rooms: 2,527 7 rooms: 1,516 8 rooms: 988 9 or more rooms: 699

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torrington, Connecticut:
	1 room: 312 2 rooms: 385 3 rooms: 952 4 rooms: 1,266 5 rooms: 1,434 6 rooms: 623 7 rooms: 121 8 rooms: 57 9 or more rooms: 65

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 156
1995 to 1998: 478
1990 to 1994: 684
1980 to 1989: 1,986
1970 to 1979: 2,094
1960 to 1969: 1,547
1950 to 1959: 2,601
1940 to 1949: 1,598
1939 or earlier: 5,003

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Torrington:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 347 2 bedrooms: 2,674 3 bedrooms: 4,893 4 bedrooms: 1,283 5 or more bedrooms: 322

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torrington:
	no bedroom: 399 1 bedroom: 1,538 2 bedrooms: 2,119 3 bedrooms: 962 4 bedrooms: 179 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Torrington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 368 1 vehicle: 2,942 2 vehicles: 4,511 3 vehicles: 1,263 4 vehicles: 337 5 or more vehicles: 107

Cars and other vehicles available in Torrington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,148 1 vehicle: 2,443 2 vehicles: 1,402 3 vehicles: 188 4 vehicles: 34 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 22
$25,000 to $29,999: 19
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 43
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 44
$80,000 to $89,999: 35
$90,000 to $99,999: 52
$100,000 to $124,999: 320
$125,000 to $149,999: 634
$150,000 to $174,999: 1112
$175,000 to $199,999: 1479
$200,000 to $249,999: 2381
$250,000 to $299,999: 1603
$300,000 to $399,999: 1229
$400,000 to $499,999: 348
$500,000 to $749,999: 132
$750,000 to $999,999: 36
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Torrington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Torrington:

Less than $100: 21 people
$100 to $149: 107
$150 to $199: 154
$200 to $249: 90
$250 to $299: 121
$300 to $349: 95
$350 to $399: 153
$400 to $449: 205
$450 to $499: 291
$500 to $549: 543
$550 to $599: 597
$600 to $649: 543
$650 to $699: 525
$700 to $749: 459
$750 to $799: 291
$800 to $899: 323
$900 to $999: 153
$1,000 to $1,249: 158
$1,250 to $1,499: 72
$1,500 to $1,999: 18
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 288

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 338 1990 to 1994: 301 1985 to 1989: 144 1980 to 1984: 188 1975 to 1979: 105 1970 to 1974: 191 1970 to 1974: 155 1965 to 1969: 653

Torrington, CT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.5%
Number of people working at home: 311 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 820
5 to 9 minutes: 3062
10 to 14 minutes: 3169
15 to 19 minutes: 2444
20 to 24 minutes: 1704
25 to 29 minutes: 709
30 to 34 minutes: 1656
35 to 39 minutes: 433
40 to 44 minutes: 539
45 to 59 minutes: 1149
60 to 89 minutes: 976
90 or more minutes: 248

Torrington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,212 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,920 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 122 (1%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 74 (0%)
Walked: 469 (3%)
Other means: 103 (1%)
Worked at home: 311 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1111
$10,000 to $14,999: 1163
$15,000 to $19,999: 813
$20,000 to $24,999: 1106
$25,000 to $29,999: 860
$30,000 to $34,999: 918
$35,000 to $39,999: 986
$40,000 to $44,999: 872
$45,000 to $49,999: 607
$50,000 to $59,999: 1565
$60,000 to $74,999: 1645
$75,000 to $99,999: 1798
$100,000 to $124,999: 794
$125,000 to $149,999: 206
$150,000 to $199,999: 144
$200,000 or more: 142

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 8623

Irish: 3411

Other groups: 2635

French (except Basque): 2420

German: 2195

English: 2144

Polish: 2132

United States or American: 1158

French Canadian: 794

Slovak: 687

Scottish: 398

Hungarian: 347

Scotch-Irish: 329

Swedish: 322

Lithuanian: 299

Russian: 224

Arab:: 221

Lebanese: 221

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 142

Norwegian: 113

Portuguese: 111

Swiss: 100

Greek: 96

Jamaican: 95

Ukrainian: 88

Dutch: 87

Danish: 81

Subsaharan African:: 73

British: 56

Canadian: 53

Albanian: 47

Welsh: 47

Czechoslovakian: 44

African: 43

Czech: 40

Finnish: 39

Latvian: 34

Cape Verdean: 30

European: 29

Austrian: 28

Yugoslavian: 27

Romanian: 26

Armenian: 20

West Indian: 20

British West Indian: 17

Australian: 14

Belgian: 13

Northern European: 10

Haitian: 10

Iranian: 8

Alsatian: 7

Scandinavian: 6

Macedonian: 6

Turkish: 5

Eastern European: 5

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

Italy (16%)
Vietnam (8%)
Poland (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Ecuador (5%)
Korea (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

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

This state: 25591
Northeast: 5423
Midwest: 494
South: 803
West: 369

62% of Torrington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 171
Nursery to 4th grade: 37
5th and 6th grade: 125
7th and 8th grade: 605
9th grade: 332
10th grade: 531
11th grade: 281
12th grade, no diploma: 508
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,356
Less than 1 year of college: 842
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,312
Associate degree: 732
Bachelor's degree: 1,304
Master's degree: 389
Professional school degree: 150
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 177
Nursery to 4th grade: 35
5th and 6th grade: 138
7th and 8th grade: 674
9th grade: 384
10th grade: 482
11th grade: 344
12th grade, no diploma: 551
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,978
Less than 1 year of college: 958
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,310
Associate degree: 1,151
Bachelor's degree: 1,388
Master's degree: 534
Professional school degree: 115
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 22.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,570
Black householders: $48,317
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,817
Asian householders: $69,125
Some other race householders: $54,150
Two or more races householders: $61,230
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $51,188

Torrington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Torrington household income for Black householders

Torrington household income for Asian householders

Torrington household income for Some other race householders

Torrington household income for Two or more races householders

Torrington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Torrington marital status for males

Torrington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $229,784
Black or African American householders: $249,374
Asian householders: $236,249
Some other race householders: $248,982
Two or more races householders: $186,883
Hispanic or Latino householders: $229,980

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,393
One, attached: 918
Two: 2,988
3 or 4: 1,547
5 to 9: 733
10 to 19: 617
20 to 49: 483
50 or more: 411
Mobile homes: 57

Median worth of mobile homes: $62,882

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Torrington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Utility gas (25%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 232

Here:	6.1%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 143

Here:	7.5%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 183

Here:	17.9%
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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