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 of Griswold
2002 - 2010
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%
        American Indian & 116 1.1 0.9%
Median age (years) 36.7 (X) 35.3%

     Alaska Native

     
     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 & 5 0.0 0.1%
          Male 3,959 36.6  

     Other Pacific  Islander

     
          Female 4,075 37.7   Some other race 71 0.7 5.5%
     65 years and over
1,222
11.3
12.4%
Two or more races 181 1.7 2.4%

          Male

502
4.6

Hispanic or Latino  

210 1.9 12.5%
          Female
720
6.7
       (of any race)
         

Residential

Characteristics

Number Percent U.S.

Housing

Characteristics

Number Percent U.S

Household Population

10690 98.9 97.2% Single-family owner-occupied
2,424
100.0
Average  houshold 2.55 (X) 2.59        homes       
     size      

     

    .

Average family size

3.03 (X) 3.14 Median value  (dollars) 122,800 (X) 119,600
Total housing units 4,530 100.0 100.0%

      Median of selected monthly

(X) (X)  
     Occupied housing units 4,194 92.6 91.0%

        owner costs

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

Social

Characteristics

Number Percent U.S.

Economic

Characteristics

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

     over

           years and over)      
High school graduate 6,054 83.1 80.4% Mean travel time to work in  26.0 (X) 25.5
     or higher            minutes (population 16 years  
Bachelor's degree or 1,100 15.1 24.4%      and over)      
     higher       Median household income 50,156 (X)  41,994
Civilian veterans
1,418 17.8 12.7%      (dollars)      
     (civilian population 18       Median family income (dollars)  58,852 (X)  50,046
       years and over)       Per capita income 21,196 (X)  21,587
Disability status 1,108 17.0 19.2%      (dollars)
     (population 21to 64      

Families below

 121 4.1 9.2%
       years)            poverty level
Foreign born 286 2.6 11.1%

Individuals below

561 5.2 12.4%
Now married 4,602 53.9 54.4%      poverty level      
     (population 15 years               
       and over)              
Speak a language other  
629 6.2 17.9%

   

       
     than English at home              
     (5 years and over)
 
(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/