Housing density: 200 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $371,867.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,817 (lower quartile is $1,343, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,182
Median gross rent in Southbury, CT in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Southbury with a mortgage: 3,557 (231 second mortgage, 518 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,572
In family households: 686,398 (135,155 male householders, 80,594 female householders)
152,067 spouses, 248,015 children (234,078 natural, 5,289 adopted, 8,648 stepchildren), 16,153 grandchildren, 8,819 brothers or sisters, 9,694 parents, foster children, 10,947 other relatives, 19,201 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 146,881 (52,812 male householders (40,674 living alone)), 65,941 female householders (55,844 living alone)), 28,128 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 29,198 (10,313 institutionalized population)
129,243 married couples with children.
54,016 single-parent households (8,416 men, 45,600 women).
93.3% of residents of Southbury speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,553 (7.8%)
(81.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Southbury, Connecticut
831995 to March 2000
541990 to 1994
741985 to 1989
811980 to 1984
431975 to 1979
451970 to 1974
941965 to 1969
527Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 4,125 (18.2%)
Italian: 3,510 (15.5%)
German: 3,093 (13.6%)
English: 2,747 (12.1%)
Other: 1,708 (7.5%)
Polish: 1,422 (6.3%)
French: 795 (3.5%)
United States: 667 (2.9%)
Russian: 620 (2.7%)
Scottish: 570 (2.5%)
Swedish: 426 (1.9%)
French Canadian: 382 (1.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 366 (1.6%)
Dutch: 345 (1.5%)
Hungarian: 294 (1.3%)
Portuguese: 250 (1.1%)
Czech: 212 (0.9%)
Lithuanian: 190 (0.8%)
Welsh: 159 (0.7%)
Greek: 155 (0.7%)
Swiss: 145 (0.6%)
Ukrainian: 122 (0.5%)
Arab: 109 (0.5%)
Slovak: 104 (0.5%)
Norwegian: 89 (0.4%)
Danish: 82 (0.4%)
West Indian: 16 (0.07%)
Subsaharan African: 7 (0.03%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Southbury:
13.6% (136)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Canada
Southbury:
11.4% (114)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Germany
Southbury:
9.6% (96)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Other Eastern Europe
Southbury:
6.2% (62)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Russia
Southbury:
4.9% (49)
Connecticut:
1.4% (5,021)
Philippines
Southbury:
4.7% (47)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
Italy
Southbury:
4.0% (40)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Netherlands
Southbury:
3.6% (36)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,303)
Ecuador
Southbury:
3.4% (34)
Connecticut:
2.4% (9,020)
Ireland
Southbury:
3.2% (32)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
India
Southbury:
3.0% (30)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Egypt
Southbury:
2.7% (27)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,110)
Poland
Southbury:
2.4% (24)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Cuba
Southbury:
2.1% (21)
Connecticut:
1.1% (3,919)
Austria
Southbury:
2.1% (21)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,224)
Other Western Europe
Southbury:
2.1% (21)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,983)
Portugal
Southbury:
2.1% (21)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
Brazil
Southbury:
1.9% (19)
Connecticut:
2.8% (10,379)
Other Northern Africa
Southbury:
1.6% (16)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,005)
Laos
Southbury:
1.6% (16)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,692)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,619
Other state: 7,838
Northeast: 5,913
Midwest: 855
South: 725
West: 345
60% of Southbury residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 398
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 87
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 87
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,106
Less than 1 year of college: 282
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 840
Associate degree: 288
Bachelor's degree: 1,679
Master's degree: 775
Professional school degree: 269
Doctorate degree: 108
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 256
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 53
9th grade: 75
10th grade: 86
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 160
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,862
Less than 1 year of college: 433
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,009
Associate degree: 590
Bachelor's degree: 1,675
Master's degree: 1,070
Professional school degree: 110
Doctorate degree: 146
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,343
One, attached: 1,942
Two: 439
3 or 4: 624
5 to 9: 151
10 to 19: 31
20 to 49: 39
50 or more: 201
Mobile homes: 29
Median worth of mobile homes: $430,446
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
