Connecticut Housing Characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE NUMBER % Total housing units  1,385,975  100.0 1-unit, detached  816,706  58.9 1-unit, attached  71,185  5.1 2 units  119,585  8.6 3 or 4 units  127,032  9.2 5 to 9 units  76,836  5.5 10 to 19 units  52,697  3.8 20 or more units  109,740  7.9 Mobile home  11,580  0.8 Boat, RV, van, etc.  614  0.0 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT NUMBER % 1999 to March 2000  15,993  1.2 1995 to 1998  47,028  3.4 1990 to 1994  56,058  4.0 1980 to 1989  183,405  13.2 1970 to 1979  203,377  14.7 1960 to 1969  212,176  15.3 1940 to 1959  359,042  25.9 1939 or earlier  308,896  22.3 ROOMS NUMBER % 1 room  22,559  1.6 2 rooms  53,443  3.9 3 rooms  117,201  8.5 4 rooms  202,133  14.6 5 rooms  272,132  19.6 6 rooms  254,459  18.4 7 rooms  188,952  13.6 8 rooms  139,775  10.1 9 or more rooms  135,321  9.8 Median (rooms)  5.6  (X) VEHICLES AVAILABLE NUMBER % None  124,626  9.6 1  431,394  33.1 2  529,491  40.7 3 or more  216,159  16.6 HOUSE HEATING FUEL NUMBER % Utility gas  377,550  29.0 Bottled, tank, or LP gas  31,092  2.4 Electricity  190,146  14.6 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.  682,434  52.4 Coal or coke  1,419  0.1 Wood  11,883  0.9 Solar energy  284  0.0 Other fuel  4,578  0.4 No fuel used  2,284  0.2 OCCUPANTS PER ROOM NUMBER % Occupied housing units  1,301,670  100.0 1.00 or less  1,265,811  97.2 1.01 to 1.50  23,222  1.8 1.51 or more  12,637  1.0 VALUE NUMBER % Specified owner-occupied units  728,244  100.0 Less than $50,000  5,996  0.8 $50,000 to $99,999  85,221  11.7 $100,000 to $149,999  212,010  29.1 $150,000 to $199,999  156,397  21.5 $200,000 to $299,999  137,499  18.9 $300,000 to $499,999  79,047  10.9 $500,000 to $999,999  38,168  5.2 $1,000,000 or more  13,906  1.9 Median (dollars)  166,900  (X) SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  231,900  31.8 15 to 19 percent  129,217  17.7 20 to 24 percent  110,342  15.2 25 to 29 percent  78,687  10.8 30 to 34 percent  50,276  6.9 35 percent or more  124,176  17.1 Not computed  3,646  0.5 GROSS RENT NUMBER % Specified renter-occupied units  428,779  100.0 Less than $200  22,382  5.2 $200 to $299  18,685  4.4 $300 to $499  55,001  12.8 $500 to $749  152,735  35.6 $750 to $999  97,511  22.7 $1,000 to $1,499  47,845  11.2 $1,500 or more  16,522  3.9 No cash rent  18,098  4.2 Median (dollars)  681  (X) YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT NUMBER % Occupied Housing Units  1,301,670  100.0 1999 to March 2000  219,462  16.9 1995 to 1998  355,100  27.3 1990 to 1994  191,992  14.7 1980 to 1989  223,472  17.2 1970 to 1979  136,886  10.5 1969 or earlier  174,758  13.4 SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS NUMBER % Lacking complete plumbing facilities  6,466  0.5 Lacking complete kitchen facilities  6,682  0.5 No telephone service  14,395  1.1 MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS NUMBER % With a mortgage  520,076  71.4 Less than $300  310  0.0 $300 to $499  4,748  0.7 $500 to $699  20,129  2.8 $700 to $999  71,583  9.8 $1,000 to $1,499  191,420  26.3 $1,500 to $1,999  119,173  16.4 $2,000 or more  112,713  15.5 Median (dollars)  1,426  (X) Not mortgaged  208,168  28.6 Median (dollars)  473  (X) GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  79,053  18.4 15 to 19 percent  63,382  14.8 20 to 24 percent  54,702  12.8 25 to 29 percent  47,193  11.0 30 to 34 percent  32,331  7.5 35 percent or more  124,258  29.0 Not computed  27,860  6.5 Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business