Housing density: 726 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $251,692.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,183 (lower quartile is $938, upper quartile is $1,476)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,163
Median gross rent in Vernon, CT in 2022: $1,304
Housing units in Vernon with a mortgage: 4,144 (560 second mortgage, 611 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,645
In family households: 112,649 (26,574 male householders, 10,133 female householders)
29,922 spouses, 38,844 children (36,460 natural, 1,015 adopted, 1,369 stepchildren), 1,606 grandchildren, 688 brothers or sisters, 931 parents, foster children, 693 other relatives, 2,519 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 23,925 (8,485 male householders (5,980 living alone)), 9,285 female householders (7,198 living alone)), 6,155 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16,117 (4,028 institutionalized population)
24,754 married couples with children.
5,247 single-parent households (1,309 men, 3,938 women).
89.0% of residents of Vernon speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 2,809 (9.6%)
(60.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Vernon, Connecticut
4081995 to March 2000
2331990 to 1994
2251985 to 1989
1601980 to 1984
1221975 to 1979
781970 to 1974
1971965 to 1969
414Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 5,279 (15.5%)
Other: 4,229 (12.4%)
Italian: 3,917 (11.5%)
English: 3,555 (10.4%)
German: 3,381 (9.9%)
French: 3,254 (9.5%)
Polish: 2,874 (8.4%)
French Canadian: 1,788 (5.2%)
United States: 1,140 (3.3%)
Scottish: 741 (2.2%)
Swedish: 453 (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 446 (1.3%)
Portuguese: 386 (1.1%)
Russian: 370 (1.1%)
Lithuanian: 333 (1.0%)
West Indian: 286 (0.8%)
Dutch: 243 (0.7%)
Greek: 177 (0.5%)
Welsh: 165 (0.5%)
Slovak: 156 (0.5%)
Swiss: 155 (0.5%)
Czech: 153 (0.4%)
Ukrainian: 146 (0.4%)
Danish: 135 (0.4%)
Norwegian: 134 (0.4%)
Subsaharan African: 103 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 91 (0.3%)
Arab: 73 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Vernon:
13.8% (254)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Vietnam
Vernon:
7.9% (145)
Connecticut:
1.8% (6,680)
Poland
Vernon:
6.4% (118)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Jamaica
Vernon:
6.2% (113)
Connecticut:
7.2% (26,819)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Vernon:
5.3% (97)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
India
Vernon:
5.1% (94)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
United Kingdom
Vernon:
4.4% (80)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Ireland
Vernon:
4.0% (74)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
Colombia
Vernon:
3.6% (66)
Connecticut:
3.2% (12,009)
Pakistan
Vernon:
3.4% (62)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,317)
Germany
Vernon:
2.9% (54)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Italy
Vernon:
2.8% (52)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Korea
Vernon:
2.5% (46)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
Cuba
Vernon:
2.5% (46)
Connecticut:
1.1% (3,919)
Portugal
Vernon:
2.4% (44)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
France
Vernon:
1.6% (29)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,742)
Laos
Vernon:
1.6% (29)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,692)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 17,145
Other state: 8,753
Northeast: 6,651
Midwest: 770
South: 867
West: 465
56% of Vernon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 62
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 93
7th and 8th grade: 243
9th grade: 149
10th grade: 245
11th grade: 195
12th grade, no diploma: 291
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,598
Less than 1 year of college: 826
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,138
Associate degree: 694
Bachelor's degree: 1,722
Master's degree: 727
Professional school degree: 147
Doctorate degree: 111
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 82
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 64
7th and 8th grade: 334
9th grade: 208
10th grade: 327
11th grade: 225
12th grade, no diploma: 225
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,336
Less than 1 year of college: 784
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,290
Associate degree: 928
Bachelor's degree: 1,583
Master's degree: 764
Professional school degree: 128
Doctorate degree: 71
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,113
One, attached: 551
Two: 712
3 or 4: 1,560
5 to 9: 1,137
10 to 19: 1,064
20 to 49: 733
50 or more: 673
Mobile homes: 324
Median worth of mobile homes: $70,667
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%