Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in zip code 06108 with a mortgage: 2,736 (520 second mortgage, 445 home equity loan, 64 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,231
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,695
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $648
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
17.3%
Whole state:
9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 06108: East Hartford Golf Course (A), Prestige Industrial Park (B), Easton Orchard (C), Wickham Memorial Library (D), Engine Company 15 Fire Station (E), Raymond Memorial Library (F), North End Senior Citizens Center (G), East Hartford Fire Department Station 2 (H), East Hartford Fire Department Station 1 (I), East Hartford Fire Department Station 3 Headquarters (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: School Street Square Shopping Center (1), Powder Mill Shopping Center (2), Bicentennial Square Shopping Center (3), Kings Plaza Shopping Center (4), Founders Plaza Shopping Center (5), Burnside Shopping Center (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06108 include: Saint Isaac Jogues Church (A), Salvation Army New Life Center (B), South Congregational Church (C), Truth Baptist Church (D), Fellowship for Love and Wisdom Church (E), First Congregational Church of East Hartford (F), New Hope Hispanic Christian Church (G), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (H), Wesley Memorial Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06108 include: Center Park (1), Corneluis McAuliffe Park (2), North End Park (3), Riverside Park (4), Dwyer Park (5), Nature Park (6), Labor Field (7), Martin Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
3,131 married couples with children.
3,001 single-parent households (774 men, 2,227 women).
59.3% of residents of 06108 zip code speak English at home.
36.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 29% well, 19% not well, 8% not at all).
13.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% very well, 19% well, 22% not well, 14% not at all).
15.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% very well, 19% well, 26% not well, 7% not at all).
22.5% of residents speak other language at home (46% very well, 44% well, 11% not well).
Foreign born population: 6,383 (25.1%) (38.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
25.1%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Jamaica (14%)
Vietnam (8%)
India (8%)
Canada (7%)
Colombia (5%)
Ghana (5%)
Peru (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 2,651
1990 to 1999: 2,625
1980 to 1989: 1,481
Before 1980: 1,890
Races in zip code 06108:
White population: 7,833 Black population: 6,921 American Indian population: 316 Asian population: 2,253 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 800 Two or more races population: 665 Hispanic or Latino population: 8,200
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 12,976
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 1,770
Subsaharan African: 1,616
Icelander: 1,449
Jamaican: 1,419
African: 1,357
Italian: 1,299
Irish: 1,103
Nigerian: 980
French (except Basque): 908
Brazilian: 877
English: 873
Danish: 803
Haitian: 732
Polish: 699
British West Indian: 580
French Canadian: 529
Ghanaian: 513
West Indian: 444
American: 387
Ethiopian: 289
German: 283
Barbadian: 272
Ukrainian: 245
Greek: 238
Portuguese: 237
Swedish: 213
Lebanese: 190
Swiss: 174
Hungarian: 170
Guyanese: 160
Israeli: 151
Arab: 146
Lithuanian: 134
Russian: 132
Macedonian: 129
Scotch-Irish: 124
Scottish: 123
Moroccan: 117
Czechoslovakian: 96
Norwegian: 96
Slavic: 93
Finnish: 87
Scandinavian: 86
Dutch: 84
Canadian: 83
European: 79
Albanian: 77
Czech: 72
Slovak: 71
Kenyan: 67
British: 61
Welsh: 60
Croatian: 59
Armenian: 58
Austrian: 55
Syrian: 54
Latvian: 47
Jordanian: 38
Bermudan: 35
Iranian: 19
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 06108 not listed on the city page:
TRANSITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (Students: 150; Location: 110 LONG HILL DR., EAST HARTFORD, CT; Grades: KG - 12)
HOMEBOUND (Students: 8; Location: 31 SCHOOL STREET, EAST HARTFORD, CT; Grades: 02 - 11)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
EAST HARTFORD TOWN GARAGE (25 ECOLOGY DR in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0198, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0198, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-01-2002-0198, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
HARTFORD CITY OF DPW (40 JENNINGS RD in HARTFORD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1998-0010, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-01-1996-0090, ICIS-01-1998-0139, COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: CITY OF HARTFORD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HARTFORD CITY OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPT, HARTFORD PUBLIC WORKS
OBRIEN SCHOOL (52 FARM DR in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-18 Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: ROBERT J. O'BRIEN SCHOOL
CELLU PRODUCTS COMPANY (2 FORBES STREET in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: SANITARY PAPER PRODUCTS; CONVERTED PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS. Organizations: CELLUS TISSUE LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CELLU TISSUE CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CELLU TISSUE CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CELLU TISSUE HOLDING INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CELLU TISSUE CORP
ANNA E. NORRIS SCHOOL (40 REMINGTON ROAD in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9 Organizations: EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HESS STA 07216 (530 MAIN ST in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2000-0223, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: AMERADA HESS CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
EAST HARTFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (777 BURNSIDE AVENUE in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-51 Organizations: EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FIRST BRANDS CORPORATION (88 LONG HILL STREET in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
DR. JOHN A. LANGFORD SCHOOL (61 ALPS DRIVE in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-22 Organizations: EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CLINTON IRON WORKS, INC (19 VILLAGE STREET in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL METALWORK Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
HARPER BUFFING MACHINE (363 ELLINGTON RD in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HARPER CO THE
HOMEBOUND (31 SCHOOL STREET in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-88 Organizations: EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CT NATURAL GAS CORP (76 MEADOW STREET in EAST HARTFORD, CT)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 06108:
Comfort Inn & Suites, 333 Roberts St, East Hartford, CT 06108 , Phone: (860) 289-4950, Fax: (860) 761-0391
Holiday Inn-east, 363 Roberts St, East Hartford, CT 06108 , Phone: (860) 528-9611
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (52%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
Electricity (17%)
No fuel used (6%)
Wood (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 23,698. Population change in the 1990s: -164 (-0.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,304
Northeast: 3,138
Midwest: 273
South: 1,177
West: 162
55% of the 06108 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Connecticut.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 591
Here:
16.2%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 401
Here:
15.8%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 953
Here:
48.0%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (EAST HARTFORD, CT):
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIO (400 MAIN STREET) : $36,898,037 in 99 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components, Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft and Missile Prime Movers, Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered, Engine Air and Oil Filters, Strainers, and Cleaners, Nonaircraft, and moreby Air Force, Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $4,614,067; 2003: $20,954,154; 2004: $4,458,483; 2005: $5,114,974; 2006: $1,756,359.
Biggest contracts:
$7,347,976 with Air Force for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components. Signed on 2003-11-03. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$5,656,036, same as above.Signed on 2002-10-28. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$4,744,771, same as above.Signed on 2003-06-13. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$4,738,305, same as above.Signed on 2005-12-22. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
DEMUSZ MFG CO , INC (303 BURNHAM ST; small business) 50 employees, $0 revenue. : $10,948,958 in 116 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Engine Electrical System Components, Aircraft Prime Moving, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components by Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $647,168; 2001: $972,248; 2002: $1,370,798; 2003: $2,242,061; 2004: $340,825; 2005: $1,120,905; 2006: $4,131,252.
Biggest contracts:
$1,192,730 with Air Force for Engine Electrical System Components, Aircraft Prime Moving. Signed on 2006-04-21. Completion date: 2007-09-28.
$656,306 with Air Force for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components. Signed on 2003-08-26. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
$648,318, same as above.Signed on 2006-04-27. Completion date: 2007-06-30.
$587,975, same as above.Signed on 2006-05-17. Completion date: 2007-12-31.
LEWIS MACHINE COMPANY (22 JOHN ST; small business) 1000 employees, $0 revenue. : $8,022,734 in 153 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Hardware, Commercial, Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components, Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment, Torque Converters and Speed Changers, and moreby Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year:2000: $1,318,344; 2001: $781,347; 2002: $1,929,553; 2003: $424,453; 2004: $876,303; 2005: $1,453,082; 2006: $1,212,932.
Biggest contracts:
$635,100 with Air Force for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2006-02-13. Completion date: 2007-01-31.
$453,824, same as above.Signed on 2002-01-22. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$271,542 with Air Force for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components. Signed on 2000-01-12. Completion date: 2000-07-31.
$219,675 with Defense Logistics Agency for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft; Prime Moving, and Components. Signed on 2002-06-28. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMS IN (111 FOUNDERS PLAZ A, 12TH) : $4,572,551 in 14 contractsfrom 1999 to 2002
Contracts for Other Social Services, Other Education and Training Services by Navy Signed by year:2000: $1,383,887; 2001: $1,110,491; 2002: $1,337,764; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,089,765 with Navy for Other Social Services. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2002-09-27. Completion date: 2003-09-26.
$1,039,000 with Navy for Other Education and Training Services. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2000-09-27. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$1,025,733, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-27. Completion date: 2002-09-26.
$931,311, same as above.Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2001-07-31.
HORST ENGINEERING & MANUFACTUR (36 CEDAR ST; small business) : $3,736,087 in 37 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Nuts and Washers, Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft and Missile Prime Movers, Bolts, Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $70,119; 2005: $92,485; 2006: $25,233.
Biggest contracts:
$3,548,250 with Defense Logistics Agency for Nuts and Washers. Signed on 1999-11-13. Completion date: 2000-04-20.
$28,783 with Defense Logistics Agency for Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft and Missile Prime Movers. Signed on 2004-03-08. Completion date: 2005-03-03.
$16,931 with Defense Logistics Agency for Bolts. Signed on 2004-10-18. Completion date: 2005-03-16.
$9,741 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2005-01-21. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
L E SYSTEMS INC (91 PRESTIGE PARK CIRCLE, S; small business) : $1,342,989 in 5 contractsfrom 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Engineering -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D) by Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $69,500; 2002: $600,000; 2003: $374,538; 2004: $298,951; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$600,000 with Navy for Engineering -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-09-25. Completion date: 2003-09-24.
$374,548, same as above.Signed on 2003-06-05. Completion date: 2004-03-24.
$298,951, same as above.Signed on 2004-04-30. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$69,500 with Navy for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in CA. Signed on 2001-11-30. Completion date: 2001-05-31.
PRATT & WHITNEY CENCO INC (400 MAIN STREET; small business) : $617,099 in 5 contractsfrom 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection, Machining Centers and Way-Type Machines, ADPE System Configuration, Flight Instruments, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year:2000: $84,548; 2001: $528,581; 2002: $0; 2003: $3,970; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$291,300 with Defense Logistics Agency for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2001-05-31. Completion date: 2001-09-08.
$199,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Machining Centers and Way-Type Machines. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2001-05-30. Completion date: 2001-09-07.
$84,548 with Navy for ADPE System Configuration. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2000-11-03. Completion date: 2001-02-10.
$38,281 with Navy for Flight Instruments. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2001-07-05. Completion date: 2001-07-23.
HYDRO-HONING LABORATORIES, INC (8 EASTERN PARK RD; small business) : $396,803 in 16 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Aircraft Components and Accessories, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment, Helicopter Rotor Blades, Drive Mechanisms and Components, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Maintenance and Repair Shop Equipment by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $51,680; 2004: $85,384; 2005: $75,661; 2006: $184,078.
Biggest contracts:
$89,386 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Aircraft Components and Accessories. Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2007-02-05.
$75,922 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2007-02-05.
$51,680 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Aircraft Components and Accessories. Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
$49,784, same as above.Signed on 2004-02-20. Completion date: 2005-02-19.
ALLIED RESTORATION CORPORATION (162 GOVERNOR ST; small business) : $316,670 in 26 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, and moreby U.S. Coast Guard, Army, Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $34,476; 2004: $191,004; 2005: $56,121; 2006: $35,069.
Biggest contracts:
$69,458 with U.S. Coast Guard for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities. Signed on 2004-10-08. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
$34,476 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2003-04-28. Completion date: 2003-06-29.
$34,057 with U.S. Coast Guard for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2004-02-24. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
$34,057, same as above.Signed on 2004-02-24. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
QSOURCE, INC (91 PRESTIGE PARK CIRCLE; small business)
$100,000 with Army for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2000-09-20. Completion date: 2000-10-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3)