Wilton, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,698 (All urban)

Houses: 6,113 (5,923 occupied: 5,368 owner occupied, 555 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	33%

Housing density: 227 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,627 (lower quartile is $1,029, upper quartile is $2,381)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $768

Median gross rent in Wilton, CT in 2007: $1,762

Housing units in Wilton with a mortgage: 3,726 (389 second mortgage, 633 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,178

Wilton,CT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,038,281 (it was $551,600 in 2000)

Wilton:	$1,038,281
Connecticut:	$309,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $750,508 - $1,258,274

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,028,699
Here: $1,028,699
State: $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $660,607
Here: $660,607
State: $295,130

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $453,053
Here: $453,053
State: $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $468,612
Here: $468,612
State: $220,717

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,229

In family households: 16,020 (3,965 male householders, 893 female householders)
4,403 spouses, 6,236 children (5,890 natural, 244 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 118 parents, 103 other relatives, 218 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,209 (326 male householders (261 living alone)), 714 female householders (652 living alone)), 169 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 404 (270 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,792 2-persons, 993 3-persons, 1,235 4-persons, 636 5-persons, 152 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 913 1-person, 112 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 10 6-persons.

5,091 married couples with children.
372 single-parent households (70 men, 302 women).

89.8% of residents of Wilton speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,565 (8.9%)
(54.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	8.3
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 Wilton, Connecticut:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 42 4 rooms: 152 5 rooms: 228 6 rooms: 530 7 rooms: 698 8 rooms: 1,283 9 or more rooms: 2,423

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilton, Connecticut:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 70 3 rooms: 79 4 rooms: 143 5 rooms: 72 6 rooms: 76 7 rooms: 35 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 60

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 94
1995 to 1998: 275
1990 to 1994: 173
1980 to 1989: 1,135
1970 to 1979: 938
1960 to 1969: 1,332
1950 to 1959: 934
1940 to 1949: 289
1939 or earlier: 943

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 104 2 bedrooms: 435 3 bedrooms: 1,430 4 bedrooms: 2,513 5 or more bedrooms: 886

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilton:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 153 2 bedrooms: 199 3 bedrooms: 116 4 bedrooms: 72 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 72 1 vehicle: 817 2 vehicles: 2,941 3 vehicles: 1,186 4 vehicles: 282 5 or more vehicles: 70

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 287 2 vehicles: 180 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wilton, 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: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 22
$250,000 to $299,999: 27
$300,000 to $399,999: 100
$400,000 to $499,999: 179
$500,000 to $749,999: 855
$750,000 to $999,999: 1347
$1,000,000 or more: 2845

Wilton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wilton:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 11
$250 to $299: 11
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 14
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 11
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 67
$1,250 to $1,499: 39
$1,500 to $1,999: 84
$2,000 or more: 185
No cash rent: 46

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 354 1990 to 1994: 115 1985 to 1989: 204 1980 to 1984: 162 1975 to 1979: 146 1970 to 1974: 66 1970 to 1974: 197 1965 to 1969: 321

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.9%
Number of people working at home: 710 (9.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 93
5 to 9 minutes: 594
10 to 14 minutes: 752
15 to 19 minutes: 612
20 to 24 minutes: 761
25 to 29 minutes: 375
30 to 34 minutes: 765
35 to 39 minutes: 344
40 to 44 minutes: 322
45 to 59 minutes: 728
60 to 89 minutes: 510
90 or more minutes: 1010

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,442 (72%)
Carpooled: 372 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 16 (0%)
Railroad: 904 (12%)
Walked: 78 (1%)
Other means: 54 (1%)
Worked at home: 710 (9%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 91
$10,000 to $14,999: 50
$15,000 to $19,999: 104
$20,000 to $24,999: 88
$25,000 to $29,999: 94
$30,000 to $34,999: 117
$35,000 to $39,999: 81
$40,000 to $44,999: 239
$45,000 to $49,999: 102
$50,000 to $59,999: 212
$60,000 to $74,999: 350
$75,000 to $99,999: 527
$100,000 to $124,999: 599
$125,000 to $149,999: 426
$150,000 to $199,999: 849
$200,000 or more: 1969

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 2657

Italian: 2251

English: 2004

German: 1763

Other groups: 1193

United States or American: 970

Polish: 665

Russian: 525

French (except Basque): 326

Scottish: 291

Swedish: 237

Scotch-Irish: 225

Norwegian: 197

European: 186

Eastern European: 156

Welsh: 153

Greek: 151

Hungarian: 147

Czech: 146

Austrian: 138

Canadian: 138

Dutch: 122

British: 99

French Canadian: 90

Armenian: 86

Danish: 83

Portuguese: 77

Swiss: 77

Iranian: 62

Slovak: 61

Lithuanian: 51

Israeli: 46

Ukrainian: 35

Albanian: 34

Scandinavian: 34

Arab:: 29

Subsaharan African:: 28

South African: 28

Lebanese: 25

Belgian: 23

Czechoslovakian: 22

Icelander: 20

Slavic: 20

Slovene: 19

Estonian: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Basque: 9

Pennsylvania German: 8

New Zealander: 8

Macedonian: 7

Croatian: 7

Bermudan: 6

Brazilian: 5

Jordanian: 4

West Indian: 4

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

United Kingdom (14%)
Canada (12%)
India (9%)
Germany (7%)
Italy (7%)
Poland (6%)
Korea (3%)

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

This state: 5644
Northeast: 7059
Midwest: 1339
South: 1010
West: 744

59% of Wilton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 7% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 42
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 41
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 64
High school graduate (or equivalency): 347
Less than 1 year of college: 158
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 330
Associate degree: 164
Bachelor's degree: 1,934
Master's degree: 1,425
Professional school degree: 583
Doctorate degree: 95

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 39
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 82
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 602
Less than 1 year of college: 220
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 557
Associate degree: 422
Bachelor's degree: 2,357
Master's degree: 1,306
Professional school degree: 304
Doctorate degree: 140

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.8%

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

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

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

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: $176,133
Black householders: $229,089
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $87,207
Asian householders: $221,523
Some other race householders: $297,523
Two or more races householders: $277,345
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $199,111

Wilton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

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Wilton household income for Asian householders

Wilton household income for Some other race householders

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Wilton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wilton marital status for males

Wilton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,065,386
Black or African American householders: $884,685
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $847,038
Asian householders: $980,306
Some other race householders: $1,882,310
Two or more races householders: $1,176,442
Hispanic or Latino householders: $865,861

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,403
One, attached: 238
Two: 20
3 or 4: 90
5 to 9: 96
10 to 19: 21
20 to 49: 108
50 or more: 137

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wilton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Electricity (7%) Utility gas (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%) Electricity (32%) Utility gas (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 376

Here:	13.5%
Connecticut:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78

Here:	7.1%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 93

Here:	32.1%
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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