Middlesex County, Connecticut (CT)

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• • 133,81383.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 10,5646.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8,2075.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,1243.2%Asian alone
  • 2,9011.8%Two or more races
  • 2280.1%Some other race alone
  • 1290.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $327,084

Here:	$327,084
State:	$411,558

Townhouses or other attached units: $216,823

Here:	$216,823
State:	$258,300

In 2-unit structures: $209,461

Here:	$209,461
State:	$223,530

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $491,274

Here:	$491,274
State:	$219,259

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $217,419

Here:	$217,419
State:	$209,357

Mobile homes: $33,354

Here:	$33,354
State:	$75,564

Health of residents in Middlesex County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Middlesex County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $5,835 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $5,543 (1.9%)

Area name: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Middlesex County is $801 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $979 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1176 a month.

Cities in this county include: Middletown, Cromwell, Old Saybrook, East Haddam, Haddam, Essex, Westbrook, Killingworth, Portland, Deep River.

2018 air pollution in Middlesex County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.034 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Newport County, Rhode Island , Newport County, Rhode Island , Burt County, Nebraska , Cass County, Michigan .

Current college students: 9,945
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,295 (69.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,8342010 or later
• 2,9462000 to 2009
• 1,8471990 to 1999
• 1,7311980 to 1989
• 1,1061970 to 1979
• 3,286Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 54,061
• One, attached: 2,549
• Two: 3,616
• 3 or 4: 3,757
• 5 to 9: 4,082
• 10 to 19: 2,873
• 20 to 49: 2,680
• 50 or more: 2,494
• Mobile homes: 500
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Middlesex County with a mortgage: 32,513 (610 second mortgage, 3,054 home equity loan, 76 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,315

Religion statistics for Middlesex County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Middlesex County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Connecticut Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 12, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3361: February 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 3361, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Connecticut Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 12, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4106: March 21, 2013, FEMA Id: 4106, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Connecticut Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3353: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3353, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Connecticut Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4087: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4087, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Connecticut Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3342: October 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 3342, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Connecticut Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4046: November 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 4046, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Connecticut Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4023: September 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 4023, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Connecticut Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3331: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3331, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Connecticut Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to May 17, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1904: April 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1904, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Connecticut Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 27, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1700: May 11, 2007, FEMA Id: 1700, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.43% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($71,277 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.67% relocated from other counties in Connecticut ($50,009 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($21,267 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	1.76%
Connecticut average:	2.46%

from Hartford County, CT	1.95% ($71,069 average AGI)
from New Haven County, CT	1.59% ($68,153)
from New London County, CT	0.56% ($67,038)
from Tolland County, CT	0.21% ($68,824)
from Fairfield County, CT	0.20% ($71,986)
from Litchfield County, CT	0.10% ($51,147)
from Windham County, CT	0.06% ($48,075)

6.60% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($72,410 average adjusted gross income)

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,116 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	0.08%
Connecticut average:	0.07%

3.94% relocated to other counties in Connecticut ($38,342 average AGI)
2.58% relocated to other states ($32,952 average AGI)

Middlesex County:	2.58%
Connecticut average:	3.28%

to Hartford County, CT	1.71% ($63,792 average AGI)
to New Haven County, CT	1.22% ($62,540)
to New London County, CT	0.56% ($66,551)
to Fairfield County, CT	0.16% ($90,045)
to Tolland County, CT	0.15% ($57,421)
to Litchfield County, CT	0.08% ($51,618)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.07% ($68,020)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Middlesex County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 33,817 (9,714 living alone), Female householders: 33,067 (11,250 living alone)

• 32,398 spouses (32,034 opposite-sex spouses), 3,561 unmarried partners, (3,470 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 41,309 children (38,786 natural, 650 adopted, 1,873 stepchildren), 2,991 grandchildren, 842 brothers or sisters, 1,759 parents, 0 foster children, 1,769 other relatives, 5,134 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,789

Size of family households: 20,474 2-persons, 10,162 3-persons, 8,551 4-persons, 1,554 5-persons, 934 6-persons, 119 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 20,964 1-person, 3,677 2-persons, 366 3-persons, 83 4-persons.

17,586 married couples with children.
7,377 single-parent households (2,501 men, 4,876 women).

89.1% of residents of Middlesex speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $798,644,000 ($4,921 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $64,334,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $356,464,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $167,025,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,280,000
Federal grants: $184,924,000
Federal procurement contracts: $60,198,000 ($52,631,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,753,000 ($1,470,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $74,307,000
Federal Government insurance: $471,411,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	-10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.51 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)

• Year house built in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 1,6482014 or later
• 1,0302010 to 2013
• 6,1272000 to 2009
• 8,0061990 to 1999
• 11,0931980 to 1989
• 12,2751970 to 1979
• 8,1211960 to 1969
• 8,7561950 to 1959
• 2,5411940 to 1949
• 17,0551939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 01 room
• 1522 rooms
• 8903 rooms
• 4,0094 rooms
• 9,0095 rooms
• 12,4276 rooms
• 9,5937 rooms
• 6,2238 rooms
• 7,5259+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 2241 room
• 1,2482 rooms
• 5,1153 rooms
• 5,4574 rooms
• 2,6135 rooms
• 1,6726 rooms
• 4497 rooms
• 908 rooms
• 1889+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 0no bedroom
• 1,7641 bedroom
• 10,0132 bedrooms
• 25,7723 bedrooms
• 10,7864 bedrooms
• 1,4935+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, Connecticut
• 314no bedroom
• 7,1081 bedroom
• 6,8122 bedrooms
• 2,3823 bedrooms
• 4334 bedrooms
• 75+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County, Connecticut in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 857no vehicle
• 12,6251 vehicle
• 20,3992 vehicles
• 10,6863 vehicles
• 3,8614 vehicles
• 1,4005+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,374no vehicle
• 8,5531 vehicle
• 3,8282 vehicles
• 1,1783 vehicles
• 1234 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.1% of Middlesex County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Connecticut.

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

• This state: 104,668
• Other state: 42,414
• Northeast: 29,309
• Midwest: 5,660
• South: 4,974
• West: 2,471

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,305
• Number of aged recipients: 119
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,186
• Number of recipients under 18: 116
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 944
• Number of recipients older than 64: 245
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 459
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 586

Middlesex County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"