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(Urban population: 63,386, Rural population: 203 (all nonfarm))

West Hartford, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 25,332 (24,576 occupied: 17,660 owner occupied, 6,916 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1152 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $887 (lower quartile is $716, upper quartile is $1,077)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $851

Median gross rent in West Hartford, CT in 2007: $1,011

Housing units in West Hartford with a mortgage: 10,384 (1,050 second mortgage, 1,534 home equity loan, 88 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,595

West Hartford,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $298,774 (it was $172,300 in 2000)

West Hartford:	$298,774
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $227,007 - $439,535

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $373,943
Here: $373,943
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $331,624
Here: $331,624
State: $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $281,112
Here: $281,112
State: $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $269,455
Here: $269,455
State: $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $166,859
Here: $166,859
State: $220,717

Mobile homes: $145,588
Here: $145,588
State: $51,379

Household type by relationship

Households: 58,724

In family households: 48,535 (11,767 male householders, 4,231 female householders)
13,335 spouses, 16,745 children (16,033 natural, 431 adopted, 281 stepchildren), 416 grandchildren, 464 brothers or sisters, 378 parents, 624 other relatives, 575 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,189 (3,020 male householders (2,263 living alone)), 5,566 female householders (4,997 living alone)), 1,603 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,865 (1,409 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,128 2-persons, 3,501 3-persons, 3,438 4-persons, 1,399 5-persons, 367 6-persons, 165 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,260 1-person, 1,146 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

10,958 married couples with children.
2,436 single-parent households (416 men, 2,020 women).

78.4% of residents of West Hartford speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
10.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 9,382 (14.8%)
(61.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Hartford, Connecticut:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 256 4 rooms: 524 5 rooms: 2,065 6 rooms: 4,272 7 rooms: 4,443 8 rooms: 3,060 9 or more rooms: 3,000

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Hartford, Connecticut:
	1 room: 182 2 rooms: 856 3 rooms: 1,462 4 rooms: 1,640 5 rooms: 1,597 6 rooms: 683 7 rooms: 258 8 rooms: 114 9 or more rooms: 124

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 33
1995 to 1998: 139
1990 to 1994: 317
1980 to 1989: 1,253
1970 to 1979: 1,960
1960 to 1969: 3,513
1950 to 1959: 6,778
1940 to 1949: 4,225
1939 or earlier: 7,114

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Hartford:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 291 2 bedrooms: 2,797 3 bedrooms: 8,670 4 bedrooms: 4,340 5 or more bedrooms: 1,557

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Hartford:
	no bedroom: 191 1 bedroom: 2,496 2 bedrooms: 3,054 3 bedrooms: 921 4 bedrooms: 202 5 or more bedrooms: 52

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Hartford in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 636 1 vehicle: 5,305 2 vehicles: 8,866 3 vehicles: 2,296 4 vehicles: 444 5 or more vehicles: 113

Cars and other vehicles available in West Hartford in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,554 1 vehicle: 3,562 2 vehicles: 1,530 3 vehicles: 203 4 vehicles: 28 5 or more vehicles: 39

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 30
$50,000 to $59,999: 33
$60,000 to $69,999: 20
$70,000 to $79,999: 50
$80,000 to $89,999: 49
$90,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 153
$125,000 to $149,999: 372
$150,000 to $174,999: 905
$175,000 to $199,999: 1118
$200,000 to $249,999: 2949
$250,000 to $299,999: 3124
$300,000 to $399,999: 3970
$400,000 to $499,999: 2142
$500,000 to $749,999: 1702
$750,000 to $999,999: 501
$1,000,000 or more: 443

West Hartford rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Hartford:

Less than $100: 82 people
$100 to $149: 63
$150 to $199: 94
$200 to $249: 74
$250 to $299: 90
$300 to $349: 98
$350 to $399: 106
$400 to $449: 121
$450 to $499: 63
$500 to $549: 80
$550 to $599: 88
$600 to $649: 82
$650 to $699: 311
$700 to $749: 390
$750 to $799: 490
$800 to $899: 1,250
$900 to $999: 928
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,445
$1,250 to $1,499: 292
$1,500 to $1,999: 243
$2,000 or more: 244
No cash rent: 282

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,629 1990 to 1994: 1,688 1985 to 1989: 1,275 1980 to 1984: 1,043 1975 to 1979: 613 1970 to 1974: 581 1970 to 1974: 656 1965 to 1969: 1,897

West Hartford, CT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,011 (3.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 543
5 to 9 minutes: 3252
10 to 14 minutes: 5852
15 to 19 minutes: 6334
20 to 24 minutes: 4978
25 to 29 minutes: 1560
30 to 34 minutes: 2195
35 to 39 minutes: 445
40 to 44 minutes: 493
45 to 59 minutes: 721
60 to 89 minutes: 565
90 or more minutes: 425

West Hartford mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 23,825 (84%)
Carpooled: 1,917 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 815 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 11 (0%)
Railroad: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 41 (0%)
Walked: 578 (2%)
Other means: 147 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,011 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1174
$10,000 to $14,999: 1113
$15,000 to $19,999: 897
$20,000 to $24,999: 1085
$25,000 to $29,999: 1128
$30,000 to $34,999: 1031
$35,000 to $39,999: 1093
$40,000 to $44,999: 1202
$45,000 to $49,999: 1074
$50,000 to $59,999: 2094
$60,000 to $74,999: 2870
$75,000 to $99,999: 3509
$100,000 to $124,999: 2139
$125,000 to $149,999: 1140
$150,000 to $199,999: 1370
$200,000 or more: 1665

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9995

Irish: 7995

Italian: 5771

English: 4216

German: 3065

Russian: 3041

Polish: 2611

United States or American: 1976

French (except Basque): 1421

French Canadian: 1298

Portuguese: 1291

Swedish: 825

Scottish: 722

Scotch-Irish: 681

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 641

European: 607

Ukrainian: 564

Jamaican: 539

Lithuanian: 492

Greek: 455

Subsaharan African:: 374

Eastern European: 362

Hungarian: 341

Canadian: 335

Austrian: 287

Norwegian: 272

British: 206

Arab:: 200

Welsh: 172

Dutch: 170

Danish: 166

Romanian: 156

Lebanese: 147

Armenian: 124

Northern European: 121

Brazilian: 109

Czech: 100

South African: 92

Slovak: 87

Swiss: 78

Yugoslavian: 76

Nigerian: 71

Scandinavian: 70

African: 68

Iranian: 60

Slavic: 55

Latvian: 54

Israeli: 53

West Indian: 52

Finnish: 46

Senegalese: 32

Ethiopian: 32

Czechoslovakian: 29

Other Subsaharan African: 26

Other Arab: 26

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 24

U.S. Virgin Islander: 23

Guyanese: 22

Somalian: 22

Turkish: 19

Icelander: 18

Australian: 17

Ghanian: 14

Croatian: 12

Egyptian: 11

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

Celtic: 10

Barbadian: 9

Arab/Arabic: 8

Syrian: 8

Cypriot: 8

Haitian: 8

Cape Verdean: 6

Sudanese: 6

Serbian: 5

Liberian: 5

Belgian: 5

Afghan: 4

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

Portugal (8%)
Vietnam (7%)
Ukraine (6%)
Russia (6%)
Canada (6%)
India (5%)
Jamaica (5%)

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

This state: 33820
Northeast: 13021
Midwest: 2570
South: 2369
West: 950

64% of West Hartford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 131
Nursery to 4th grade: 107
5th and 6th grade: 182
7th and 8th grade: 354
9th grade: 209
10th grade: 220
11th grade: 254
12th grade, no diploma: 450
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,915
Less than 1 year of college: 696
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,520
Associate degree: 906
Bachelor's degree: 5,444
Master's degree: 2,876
Professional school degree: 2,103
Doctorate degree: 855

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 147
Nursery to 4th grade: 139
5th and 6th grade: 224
7th and 8th grade: 512
9th grade: 266
10th grade: 311
11th grade: 261
12th grade, no diploma: 452
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,223
Less than 1 year of college: 1,028
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,473
Associate degree: 1,452
Bachelor's degree: 6,190
Master's degree: 4,181
Professional school degree: 884
Doctorate degree: 489

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.6%

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: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 25.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 24.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 35.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 19.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 17.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 18.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $79,737
Black householders: $52,277
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,784
Asian householders: $74,315
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $62,397
Some other race householders: $53,948
Two or more races householders: $80,172
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $67,362

West Hartford household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Hartford household income for Black householders

West Hartford household income for Asian householders

West Hartford household income for Some other race householders

West Hartford household income for Two or more races householders

West Hartford household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

West Hartford marital status for males

West Hartford marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $312,646
Black or African American householders: $229,586
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $200,107
Asian householders: $267,561
Some other race householders: $216,234
Two or more races householders: $219,702
Hispanic or Latino householders: $220,742

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 17,036
One, attached: 761
Two: 1,785
3 or 4: 1,550
5 to 9: 599
10 to 19: 948
20 to 49: 1,458
50 or more: 1,178
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $212,033

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Hartford:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (49%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (41%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 651

Here:	10.1%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 520

Here:	15.1%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 844

Here:	17.1%
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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