Town of Griswold Connecticut  Growing on Strong Foundations

  28 Main Street   Jewett City, CT 06351   Phone (860) 376-7060   Fax (860) 376-7070

 

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Town Information
     

     
 

General

Characteristics

Number Percent U.S.  

Racial

Characteristics

Number Percent U.S.
               
Total population 10,807 100.0 100% One race 10,626 98.3 97.6%
   Male 5,360 49.6 49.1% White 10,189 94.3 75.1%
   Female 5,447 50.4 50.9%

Black or African

   American

151 1.4 12.3%
Median age (years) 36.7 (X) 35.3

American Indian &

   Alaska Native

116 1.1 0.9%
   Under 5 years 625 5.8 6.8% Asian 94 0.9 3.6%
   18 years and over 8,034 74.3 74.3%

Native Hawaiian &

    Other Pacific  

    Islander

5 0.0 0.1%
   65 years and over 1,222 11.3 12.4% Some other race 71 0.7 5.5%
  Two or more races 181 1.7 2.4%

Residential

Characteristics

Number Percent U.S.

Hispanic or Latino  

   (of any race)

210 1.9 12.5%

Average  houshold

size

2.55 (X) 2.59  

Housing

Characteristics

Number Percent U.S.

Average family size

3.03 (X) 3.14 Single-family owner-occupied homes 2,424 100.0
Total housing units 4,530 100.0 100.0%

     Median value

     (dollars)

122,800 (X) 119,600
Occupied housing units 4,194 92.6 91.0%

     Median of selected   

     monthly owner costs

(X) (X)
Owner-occupied housing units 2,961 70.6 66.2%           With a mortgage 1,109 (X) 1,088
Renter-occupied housing units 1,233 29.4 33.8%            Not mortgaged 340 (X) 295
Vacant housing units 336 7.4 9.0%        
   

Social

Characteristics

Number Percent U.S.

Economic

Characteristics

Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 7,283 100.0 In labor force (population 16 years and over)  6,227 74.9  63.9%

High school graduate

or higher

6,054 83.1 80.4% Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and over) 26.0 (X) 25.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 1,100 15.1 24.4% Median household income (dollars)  50,156 (X)  41,994
Civilian veterans
(civilian population 18 years and over)
1,418 17.8 12.7% Median family income (dollars)  58,852 (X)  50,046
Disability status
(population 21 to 64 years)
1,108 17.0 19.2%

Per capita income  

   (dollars)

 21,196 (X)  21,587
Foreign born 286 2.6 11.1%

Families below

     poverty level

121 4.1 9.2%
Now married
(population 15 years and over)
4,602 53.9 54.4%

Individuals below

     poverty level

561 5.2     12.4%
Speak a language other than English
at home (5 years and over)
629 6.2 17.9%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1)
and Summary File 3 (SF 3): 2000.
Further Griswold Statistics are available from the U.S. Census Bureau through the American Factfinder at the following link: http://factfinder.census.gov/
   
 
   
   
 

   
   
 
   
 
 
   
   
 
   
   
     
   
     
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