Windham, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Back to: Windham, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Total population: 23,609 (Urban population: 20,283 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,326 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 8,926 (8,342 occupied: 4,040 owner occupied, 4,302 renter occupied) % of renters here:   52% State:   33% Housing density: 330 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Windham, Connecticut on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: My Property Taxes Just Went Up Again - AWESOME!  (209 replies) I hate living here  (195 replies) Willimantic - A place to live? :: YES or NO  (54 replies) Scotland and Windham School of Nursing Project  (3 replies) Is there a "real" Stars Hollow  (57 replies) Is New Canaan snooty or snobby?  (117 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $618 (lower quartile is $420, upper quartile is $807) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $570 Median gross rent in Windham, CT in 2007: $722 Housing units in Windham with a mortgage: 2,165 (302 second mortgage, 231 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,059 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $201,008 (it was $102,200 in 2000) Windham:   $201,008 Connecticut:   $309,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $171,250 - $278,016 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $229,093 Here:   $229,093 State:   $418,487 Townhouses or other attached units: $205,769 Here:   $205,769 State:   $295,130 In 2-unit structures: $217,587 Here:   $217,587 State:   $295,498 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $203,986 Here:   $203,986 State:   $253,799 Mobile homes: $32,972 Here:   $32,972 State:   $51,379 Household type by relationship Households: 20,568 In family households: 16,331 (3,141 male householders, 1,944 female householders) 3,339 spouses, 5,998 children (5,566 natural, 154 adopted, 278 stepchildren), 344 grandchildren, 198 brothers or sisters, 161 parents, 468 other relatives, 738 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,237 (1,492 male householders (1,074 living alone)), 1,736 female householders (1,400 living alone)), 1,009 nonrelatives In group quarters: 2,289 (321 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,066 2-persons, 1,249 3-persons, 923 4-persons, 514 5-persons, 216 6-persons, 117 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,474 1-person, 594 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons. 2,614 married couples with children. 2,017 single-parent households (334 men, 1,683 women). 71.8% of residents of Windham speak English at home. 21.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 2,094 (9.2%) (39.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Windham, CT: Less than $10,000: 3 $10,000 to $14,999: 2 $15,000 to $19,999: 3 $20,000 to $24,999: 28 $25,000 to $29,999: 27 $30,000 to $34,999: 17 $35,000 to $39,999: 20 $40,000 to $49,999: 82 $50,000 to $59,999: 26 $60,000 to $69,999: 23 $70,000 to $79,999: 65 $80,000 to $89,999: 35 $90,000 to $99,999: 38 $100,000 to $124,999: 155 $125,000 to $149,999: 252 $150,000 to $174,999: 487 $175,000 to $199,999: 802 $200,000 to $249,999: 954 $250,000 to $299,999: 573 $300,000 to $399,999: 376 $400,000 to $499,999: 139 $500,000 to $749,999: 41 $750,000 to $999,999: 24 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Windham: Less than $100: 67 people $100 to $149: 84 $150 to $199: 173 $200 to $249: 205 $250 to $299: 174 $300 to $349: 144 $350 to $399: 129 $400 to $449: 206 $450 to $499: 263 $500 to $549: 288 $550 to $599: 303 $600 to $649: 319 $650 to $699: 426 $700 to $749: 366 $750 to $799: 302 $800 to $899: 460 $900 to $999: 235 $1,000 to $1,249: 114 $1,250 to $1,499: 31 $1,500 to $1,999: 5 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 102

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.7%
Number of people working at home: 191 (1.9% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 7,156 (71%)
• Carpooled: 1,856 (18%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 160 (2%)
• Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
• Taxi: 16 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
• Bicycle: 13 (0%)
• Walked: 564 (6%)
• Other means: 74 (1%)
• Worked at home: 191 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1140 $10,000 to $14,999: 652 $15,000 to $19,999: 671 $20,000 to $24,999: 573 $25,000 to $29,999: 633 $30,000 to $34,999: 478 $35,000 to $39,999: 484 $40,000 to $44,999: 467 $45,000 to $49,999: 434 $50,000 to $59,999: 694 $60,000 to $74,999: 862 $75,000 to $99,999: 679 $100,000 to $124,999: 318 $125,000 to $149,999: 80 $150,000 to $199,999: 61 $200,000 or more: 87

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6288

Irish: 2081

French (except Basque): 1828

Italian: 1404

French Canadian: 1312

English: 1171

Polish: 1115

German: 735

United States or American: 666

Ukrainian: 211

Russian: 203

Scotch-Irish: 167

Canadian: 161

Scottish: 159

Swedish: 156

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 144

European: 114

Arab:: 105

Latvian: 90

Lebanese: 83

Hungarian: 83

British: 81

Dutch: 68

Portuguese: 66

Finnish: 59

Subsaharan African:: 59

Lithuanian: 59

Jamaican: 53

Greek: 51

African: 50

Czech: 49

West Indian: 47

Danish: 41

Austrian: 26

Czechoslovakian: 26

Norwegian: 24

Welsh: 23

Haitian: 23

Arab/Arabic: 22

Maltese: 21

Scandinavian: 18

Slovak: 15

British West Indian: 15

Bulgarian: 14

Turkish: 9

Croatian: 9

Swiss: 8

Australian: 8

Brazilian: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Bermudan: 6

Serbian: 6

Nigerian: 6

Iranian: 4

Kenyan: 3

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

• This state: 13065
• Northeast: 3739
• Midwest: 453
• South: 712
• West: 246

52% of Windham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 127
• Nursery to 4th grade: 95
• 5th and 6th grade: 138
• 7th and 8th grade: 357
• 9th grade: 270
• 10th grade: 290
• 11th grade: 306
• 12th grade, no diploma: 262
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,067
• Less than 1 year of college: 327
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 610
• Associate degree: 237
• Bachelor's degree: 621
• Master's degree: 384
• Professional school degree: 98
• Doctorate degree: 103

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 96
• Nursery to 4th grade: 79
• 5th and 6th grade: 120
• 7th and 8th grade: 397
• 9th grade: 308
• 10th grade: 223
• 11th grade: 234
• 12th grade, no diploma: 203
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,582
• Less than 1 year of college: 482
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 685
• Associate degree: 401
• Bachelor's degree: 857
• Master's degree: 383
• Professional school degree: 58
• Doctorate degree: 46

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 28.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 29.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 29.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $51,984
• Black householders: $34,624
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,773
• Asian householders: $50,669
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $18,164
• Some other race householders: $35,117
• Two or more races householders: $33,847
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,220

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $209,661
• Black or African American householders: $184,486
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $193,337
• Asian householders: $259,422
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $885,063
• Some other race householders: $185,076
• Two or more races householders: $190,190
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $195,107

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,919
• One, attached: 212
• Two: 1,208
• 3 or 4: 1,345
• 5 to 9: 1,084
• 10 to 19: 422
• 20 to 49: 187
• 50 or more: 221
• Mobile homes: 328

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,918

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Connecticut:	9.9%

Here:	2.7%
Connecticut:	11.0%

Here:	4.4%
Connecticut:	33.4%

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