Wallingford, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Back to: Wallingford, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Total population: 44,859 (Urban population: 43,148, Rural population: 1,711 (18 farm, 1,693 nonfarm)) Houses: 17,306 (16,697 occupied: 12,132 owner occupied, 4,565 renter occupied) % of renters here:   27% State:   33% Housing density: 444 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Wallingford, Connecticut on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: WALLINGFORD CT... if you know the town  (18 replies) Question about Wallingford  (17 replies) Living in Wallingford, CT....we are from Princeton, NJ  (24 replies) Considering moving to Wallingford  (4 replies) Looking at jobs in Wallingford, New Britain and Hartford. Where to live?  (21 replies) Curious about Wallingford!!  (6 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $837 (lower quartile is $703, upper quartile is $934) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $802 Median gross rent in Wallingford, CT in 2007: $975 Housing units in Wallingford with a mortgage: 7,650 (965 second mortgage, 1,087 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,800 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $303,694 (it was $157,700 in 2000) Wallingford:   $303,694 Connecticut:   $309,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $232,955 - $389,371 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $347,754 Here:   $347,754 State:   $418,487 Townhouses or other attached units: $259,105 Here:   $259,105 State:   $295,130 In 2-unit structures: $303,075 Here:   $303,075 State:   $295,498 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $298,050 Here:   $298,050 State:   $253,799 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,772 Here:   $158,772 State:   $220,717 Mobile homes: $47,879 Here:   $47,879 State:   $51,379 Household type by relationship Households: 42,156 In family households: 36,187 (8,926 male householders, 2,761 female householders) 9,630 spouses, 12,915 children (12,221 natural, 277 adopted, 417 stepchildren), 333 grandchildren, 250 brothers or sisters, 371 parents, 548 other relatives, 453 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 5,969 (2,200 male householders (1,752 living alone)), 2,857 female householders (2,526 living alone)), 912 nonrelatives In group quarters: 870 (841 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 4,757 2-persons, 2,827 3-persons, 2,621 4-persons, 1,052 5-persons, 333 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 4,278 1-person, 695 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 8 5-persons. 8,160 married couples with children. 1,576 single-parent households (322 men, 1,254 women). 88.4% of residents of Wallingford speak English at home. 4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 24% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 3,085 (7.2%) (53.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wallingford, CT: Less than $10,000: 12 $10,000 to $14,999: 6 $15,000 to $19,999: 9 $20,000 to $24,999: 24 $25,000 to $29,999: 21 $30,000 to $34,999: 10 $35,000 to $39,999: 15 $40,000 to $49,999: 53 $50,000 to $59,999: 57 $60,000 to $69,999: 74 $70,000 to $79,999: 36 $80,000 to $89,999: 42 $90,000 to $99,999: 41 $100,000 to $124,999: 96 $125,000 to $149,999: 133 $150,000 to $174,999: 422 $175,000 to $199,999: 712 $200,000 to $249,999: 1655 $250,000 to $299,999: 2724 $300,000 to $399,999: 3594 $400,000 to $499,999: 1594 $500,000 to $749,999: 1107 $750,000 to $999,999: 164 $1,000,000 or more: 48

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wallingford: Less than $100: 18 people $100 to $149: 14 $150 to $199: 27 $200 to $249: 86 $250 to $299: 59 $300 to $349: 42 $350 to $399: 54 $400 to $449: 74 $450 to $499: 100 $500 to $549: 140 $550 to $599: 230 $600 to $649: 184 $650 to $699: 246 $700 to $749: 319 $750 to $799: 283 $800 to $899: 1,016 $900 to $999: 626 $1,000 to $1,249: 485 $1,250 to $1,499: 146 $1,500 to $1,999: 195 $2,000 or more: 126 No cash rent: 250

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.5%
Number of people working at home: 534 (2.4% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 19,394 (88%)
• Carpooled: 1,610 (7%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 77 (0%)
• Railroad: 45 (0%)
• Taxi: 8 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
• Bicycle: 22 (0%)
• Walked: 318 (1%)
• Other means: 143 (1%)
• Worked at home: 534 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 690 $10,000 to $14,999: 726 $15,000 to $19,999: 753 $20,000 to $24,999: 925 $25,000 to $29,999: 759 $30,000 to $34,999: 745 $35,000 to $39,999: 921 $40,000 to $44,999: 854 $45,000 to $49,999: 773 $50,000 to $59,999: 1563 $60,000 to $74,999: 2202 $75,000 to $99,999: 2809 $100,000 to $124,999: 1475 $125,000 to $149,999: 637 $150,000 to $199,999: 614 $200,000 or more: 298

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 9774

Irish: 5851

Other groups: 3683

Polish: 3446

English: 2850

German: 2707

United States or American: 1676

French (except Basque): 1368

French Canadian: 910

Hungarian: 709

Portuguese: 658

Scottish: 553

Swedish: 506

Scotch-Irish: 495

Russian: 408

Lithuanian: 232

Greek: 228

Ukrainian: 202

Canadian: 145

British: 139

Norwegian: 124

Welsh: 122

Arab:: 109

Dutch: 108

Danish: 103

European: 94

Slovak: 83

Moroccan: 79

Austrian: 79

Czechoslovakian: 72

Swiss: 60

Latvian: 57

Jamaican: 55

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 55

Armenian: 39

Subsaharan African:: 27

Eastern European: 23

Yugoslavian: 23

Finnish: 18

Australian: 17

Romanian: 16

Scandinavian: 16

Czech: 15

African: 15

Israeli: 15

Lebanese: 14

Cape Verdean: 12

Croatian: 11

Other Arab: 10

Pennsylvania German: 9

Brazilian: 9

New Zealander: 7

Serbian: 6

Syrian: 6

Northern European: 5

Estonian: 5

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

• This state: 30353
• Northeast: 6673
• Midwest: 891
• South: 1069
• West: 358

65% of Wallingford 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, 47% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 64
• Nursery to 4th grade: 33
• 5th and 6th grade: 159
• 7th and 8th grade: 502
• 9th grade: 226
• 10th grade: 406
• 11th grade: 277
• 12th grade, no diploma: 333
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,238
• Less than 1 year of college: 845
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,703
• Associate degree: 986
• Bachelor's degree: 2,819
• Master's degree: 1,033
• Professional school degree: 327
• Doctorate degree: 176

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 94
• Nursery to 4th grade: 48
• 5th and 6th grade: 109
• 7th and 8th grade: 547
• 9th grade: 215
• 10th grade: 318
• 11th grade: 370
• 12th grade, no diploma: 419
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,356
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,177
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,888
• Associate degree: 1,192
• Bachelor's degree: 2,627
• Master's degree: 1,436
• Professional school degree: 171
• Doctorate degree: 104

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

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

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: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 1.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $72,287
• Black householders: $76,946
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $123,574
• Asian householders: $69,076
• Some other race householders: $66,011
• Two or more races householders: $122,150
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $58,292

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $312,360
• Black or African American householders: $278,851
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $299,265
• Asian householders: $356,268
• Some other race householders: $210,679
• Two or more races householders: $363,393
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $271,534

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,731
• One, attached: 1,024
• Two: 1,516
• 3 or 4: 1,472
• 5 to 9: 573
• 10 to 19: 438
• 20 to 49: 478
• 50 or more: 805
• Mobile homes: 263
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $73,901

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Connecticut:	9.9%

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Connecticut:	11.0%

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Connecticut:	33.4%

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