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DP-1Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Hartford city, Connecticut
NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total population

121,578

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

58,071

47.8

Female

63,507

52.2

 

 

 

Under 5 years

10,116

8.3

5 to 9 years

10,746

8.8

10 to 14 years

9,959

8.2

15 to 19 years

10,341

8.5

20 to 24 years

10,689

8.8

25 to 34 years

18,801

15.5

35 to 44 years

17,398

14.3

45 to 54 years

13,342

11.0

55 to 59 years

4,723

3.9

60 to 64 years

3,875

3.2

65 to 74 years

5,935

4.9

75 to 84 years

4,015

3.3

85 years and over

1,638

1.3

 

 

 

Median age (years)

29.7

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

85,010

69.9

Male

39,317

32.3

Female

45,693

37.6

21 years and over

78,063

64.2

62 years and over

13,819

11.4

65 years and over

11,588

9.5

Male

4,526

3.7

Female

7,062

5.8

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

114,964

94.6

White

33,705

27.7

Black or African American

46,264

38.1

American Indian and Alaska Native

659

0.5

Asian

1,971

1.6

Asian Indian

644

0.5

Chinese

330

0.3

Filipino

114

0.1

Japanese

30

0.0

Korean

107

0.1

Vietnamese

537

0.4

Other Asian 1

209

0.2

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

135

0.1

Native Hawaiian

36

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

17

0.0

Samoan

27

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

55

0.0

Some other race

32,230

26.5

Two or more races

6,614

5.4

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

37,422

30.8

Black or African American

49,412

40.6

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,404

1.2

Asian

2,656

2.2

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

526

0.4

Some other race

37,206

30.6

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

121,578

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

49,260

40.5

Mexican

993

0.8

Puerto Rican

39,586

32.6

Cuban

610

0.5

Other Hispanic or Latino

8,071

6.6

Not Hispanic or Latino

72,318

59.5

White alone

21,677

17.8

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

121,578

100.0

In households

116,223

95.6

Householder

44,986

37.0

Spouse

11,355

9.3

Child

40,587

33.4

Own child under 18 years

30,221

24.9

Other relatives

11,388

9.4

Under 18 years

5,168

4.3

Nonrelatives

7,907

6.5

Unmarried partner

3,669

3.0

In group quarters

5,355

4.4

Institutionalized population

2,290

1.9

Noninstitutionalized population

3,065

2.5

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

44,986

100.0

Family households (families)

27,189

60.4

With own children under 18 years

15,481

34.4

Married-couple family

11,355

25.2

With own children under 18 years

5,259

11.7

Female householder, no husband present

13,332

29.6

With own children under 18 years

9,048

20.1

Nonfamily households

17,797

39.6

Householder living alone

14,950

33.2

Householder 65 years and over

4,305

9.6

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

17,979

40.0

Households with individuals 65 years and over

8,913

19.8

 

 

 

Average household size

2.58

(X)

Average family size

3.33

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

50,644

100.0

Occupied housing units

44,986

88.8

Vacant housing units

5,658

11.2

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

152

0.3

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

2.0

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

9.2

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

44,986

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

11,064

24.6

Renter-occupied housing units

33,922

75.4

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.76

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.52

(X)

(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.


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DP-2. Profile of Selected Social Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Hartford city, Connecticut
NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.

Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

 

 

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

37,966

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

2,187

5.8

Kindergarten

2,380

6.3

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

17,619

46.4

High school (grades 9-12)

8,108

21.4

College or graduate school

7,672

20.2

 

 

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

 

 

Population 25 years and over

69,868

100.0

Less than 9th grade

11,541

16.5

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

15,821

22.6

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

21,240

30.4

Some college, no degree

9,931

14.2

Associate degree

2,671

3.8

Bachelor's degree

5,030

7.2

Graduate or professional degree

3,634

5.2

 

 

 

Percent high school graduate or higher

60.8

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

12.4

(X)

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS

 

 

Population 15 years and over

90,543

100.0

Never married

40,927

45.2

Now married, except separated

29,499

32.6

Separated

4,679

5.2

Widowed

5,791

6.4

Female

4,438

4.9

Divorced

9,647

10.7

Female

5,705

6.3

 

 

 

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

 

 

Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years

4,365

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

2,157

49.4

 

 

 

VETERAN STATUS

 

 

Civilian population 18 years and over

85,018

100.0

Civilian veterans

5,378

6.3

 

 

 

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

 

 

Population 5 to 20 years

32,814

100.0

With a disability

3,945

12.0

 

 

 

Population 21 to 64 years

65,079

100.0

With a disability

20,266

31.1

Percent employed

45.2

(X)

No disability

44,813

68.9

Percent employed

65.1

(X)

 

 

 

Population 65 years and over

11,122

100.0

With a disability

5,458

49.1

 

 

 

RESIDENCE IN 1995

 

 

Population 5 years and over

111,380

100.0

Same house in 1995

50,730

45.5

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

51,481

46.2

Same county

42,180

37.9

Different county

9,301

8.4

Same state

2,521

2.3

Different state

6,780

6.1

Elsewhere in 1995

9,169

8.2

 

 

 

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

 

 

Total population

121,578

100.0

Native

98,907

81.4

Born in United States

76,483

62.9

State of residence

53,877

44.3

Different state

22,606

18.6

Born outside United States

22,424

18.4

Foreign born

22,671

18.6

Entered 1990 to March 2000

9,946

8.2

Naturalized citizen

10,063

8.3

Not a citizen

12,608

10.4

 

 

 

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

 

 

Total (excluding born at sea)

22,671

100.0

Europe

5,429

23.9

Asia

1,674

7.4

Africa

467

2.1

Oceania

13

0.1

Latin America

14,829

65.4

Northern America

259

1.1

 

 

 

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

 

 

Population 5 years and over

111,380

100.0

English only

59,548

53.5

Language other than English

51,832

46.5

Speak English less than 'very well

24,478

22.0

Spanish

41,025

36.8

Speak English less than "very well"

19,007

17.1

Other Indo-European languages

9,103

8.2

Speak English less than "very well"

4,460

4.0

Asian and Pacific Island languages

1,219

1.1

Speak English less than "very well"

803

0.7

 

 

 

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

 

 

Total population

121,578

100.0

Total ancestries reported

105,424

86.7

Arab

136

0.1

Czech1

128

0.1

Danish

53

0.0

Dutch

119

0.1

English

1,624

1.3

French (except Basque)1

1,518

1.2

French Canadian1

644

0.5

German

1,271

1.0

Greek

254

0.2

Hungarian

93

0.1

Irish1

3,203

2.6

Italian

4,345

3.6

Lithuanian

210

0.2

Norwegian

165

0.1

Polish

2,569

2.1

Portuguese

1,429

1.2

Russian

470

0.4

Scotch-Irish

191

0.2

Scottish

377

0.3

Slovak

33

0.0

Subsaharan African

1,345

1.1

Swedish

384

0.3

Swiss

30

0.0

Ukrainian

223

0.2

United States or American

2,214

1.8

Welsh

83

0.1

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

10,114

8.3

Other ancestries

72,199

59.4

(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.
Ancestry Code List (PDF 35KB)
Place of Birth Code List (PDF 74KB)
Language Code List (PDF 17KB)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Hartford city, Connecticut
NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.

Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

 

 

Population 16 years and over

88,699

100.0

In labor force

50,478

56.9

Civilian labor force

50,431

56.9

Employed

42,402

47.8

Unemployed

8,029

9.1

Percent of civilian labor force

15.9

(X)

Armed Forces

47

0.1

Not in labor force

38,221

43.1

 

 

 

Females 16 years and over

47,774

100.0

In labor force

25,748

53.9

Civilian labor force

25,739

53.9

Employed

21,760

45.5

 

 

 

Own children under 6 years

11,065

100.0

All parents in family in labor force

6,946

62.8

 

 

 

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

 

Workers 16 years and over

41,009

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

23,084

56.3

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

6,746

16.5

Public transportation (including taxicab)

7,609

18.6

Walked

2,374

5.8

Other means

507

1.2

Worked at home

689

1.7

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

24.2

(X)

 

 

 

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

42,402

100.0

OCCUPATION

 

 

Management, professional, and related occupations

9,159

21.6

Service occupations

11,230

26.5

Sales and office occupations

11,779

27.8

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

159

0.4

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

2,892

6.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

7,183

16.9

 

 

 

INDUSTRY

 

 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

227

0.5

Construction

1,867

4.4

Manufacturing

4,895

11.5

Wholesale trade

1,096

2.6

Retail trade

4,194

9.9

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

2,113

5.0

Information

1,090

2.6

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

4,345

10.2

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

4,305

10.2

Educational, health and social services

9,352

22.1

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

4,241

10.0

Other services (except public administration)

2,404

5.7

Public administration

2,273

5.4

 

 

 

CLASS OF WORKER

 

 

Private wage and salary workers

34,716

81.9

Government workers

6,334

14.9

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

1,318

3.1

Unpaid family workers

34

0.1

 

 

 

INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Households

45,036

100.0

Less than $10,000

10,524

23.4

$10,000 to $14,999

4,560

10.1

$15,000 to $24,999

7,549

16.8

$25,000 to $34,999

6,246

13.9

$35,000 to $49,999

6,559

14.6

$50,000 to $74,999

5,567

12.4

$75,000 to $99,999

2,210

4.9

$100,000 to $149,999

1,112

2.5

$150,000 to $199,999

284

0.6

$200,000 or more

425

0.9

Median household income (dollars)

24,820

(X)

 

 

 

With earnings

32,792

72.8

Mean earnings (dollars)

38,224

(X)

With Social Security income

10,504

23.3

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

9,023

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

4,782

10.6

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,916

(X)

With public assistance income

7,055

15.7

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

3,520

(X)

With retirement income

5,174

11.5

Mean retirement income (dollars)

14,346

(X)

 

 

 

Families

27,453

100.0

Less than $10,000

5,298

19.3

$10,000 to $14,999

2,689

9.8

$15,000 to $24,999

4,829

17.6

$25,000 to $34,999

3,708

13.5

$35,000 to $49,999

4,204

15.3

$50,000 to $74,999

3,952

14.4

$75,000 to $99,999

1,525

5.6

$100,000 to $149,999

765

2.8

$150,000 to $199,999

211

0.8

$200,000 or more

272

1.0

Median family income (dollars)

27,051

(X)

 

 

 

Per capita income (dollars)

13,428

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

 

 

Male full-time, year-round workers

28,444

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

26,131

(X)

 

 

 

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

 

 

Families

7,748

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

28.2

With related children under 18 years

6,522

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

35.8

With related children under 5 years

3,175

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

39.1

 

 

 

Families with female householder, no husband present

5,535

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

40.8

With related children under 18 years

4,990

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

46.0

With related children under 5 years

2,433

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

49.2

 

 

 

Individuals

35,741

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

30.6

18 years and over

21,040

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

25.9

65 years and over

2,575

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

23.2

Related children under 18 years

14,512

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

41.0

Related children 5 to 17 years

10,395

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

40.8

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

8,800

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

34.3

(X) Not applicable.
Detailed Occupation Code List (PDF 42KB)
Detailed Industry Code List (PDF 44KB)
User note on employment status data (PDF 63KB)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53


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DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Hartford city, Connecticut
NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.

Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total housing units

50,644

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

 

1-unit, detached

7,553

14.9

1-unit, attached

2,145

4.2

2 units

6,028

11.9

3 or 4 units

12,317

24.3

5 to 9 units

7,505

14.8

10 to 19 units

4,611

9.1

20 or more units

10,435

20.6

Mobile home

32

0.1

Boat, RV, van, etc.

18

0.0

 

 

 

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

 

1999 to March 2000

294

0.6

1995 to 1998

595

1.2

1990 to 1994

1,127

2.2

1980 to 1989

3,355

6.6

1970 to 1979

5,769

11.4

1960 to 1969

7,687

15.2

1940 to 1959

15,444

30.5

1939 or earlier

16,373

32.3

 

 

 

ROOMS

 

 

1 room

2,675

5.3

2 rooms

4,327

8.5

3 rooms

9,579

18.9

4 rooms

9,930

19.6

5 rooms

13,582

26.8

6 rooms

6,421

12.7

7 rooms

1,668

3.3

8 rooms

1,016

2.0

9 or more rooms

1,446

2.9

Median (rooms)

4.4

(X)

 

 

 

Occupied Housing Units

44,986

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

 

1999 to March 2000

12,656

28.1

1995 to 1998

14,898

33.1

1990 to 1994

6,270

13.9

1980 to 1989

5,218

11.6

1970 to 1979

2,956

6.6

1969 or earlier

2,988

6.6

 

 

 

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

 

None

16,257

36.1

1

18,885

42.0

2

7,740

17.2

3 or more

2,104

4.7

 

 

 

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

 

Utility gas

24,278

54.0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

1,884

4.2

Electricity

7,293

16.2

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

10,643

23.7

Coal or coke

40

0.1

Wood

12

0.0

Solar energy

0

0.0

Other fuel

483

1.1

No fuel used

353

0.8

 

 

 

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

984

2.2

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

881

2.0

No telephone service

2,789

6.2

 

 

 

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

 

 

Occupied housing units

44,986

100.0

1.00 or less

40,341

89.7

1.01 to 1.50

2,630

5.8

1.51 or more

2,015

4.5

 

 

 

Specified owner-occupied units

6,500

100.0

VALUE

 

 

Less than $50,000

322

5.0

$50,000 to $99,999

3,523

54.2

$100,000 to $149,999

1,765

27.2

$150,000 to $199,999

390

6.0

$200,000 to $299,999

257

4.0

$300,000 to $499,999

172

2.6

$500,000 to $999,999

66

1.0

$1,000,000 or more

5

0.1

Median (dollars)

93,900

(X)

 

 

 

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

 

With a mortgage

4,658

71.7

Less than $300

12

0.2

$300 to $499

106

1.6

$500 to $699

542

8.3

$700 to $999

1,430

22.0

$1,000 to $1,499

1,697

26.1

$1,500 to $1,999

566

8.7

$2,000 or more

305

4.7

Median (dollars)

1,052

(X)

Not mortgaged

1,842

28.3

Median (dollars)

400

(X)

 

 

 

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE
    OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Less than 15 percent

1,742

26.8

15 to 19 percent

1,103

17.0

20 to 24 percent

847

13.0

25 to 29 percent

677

10.4

30 to 34 percent

430

6.6

35 percent or more

1,571

24.2

Not computed

130

2.0

 

 

 

Specified renter-occupied units

33,886

100.0

GROSS RENT

 

 

Less than $200

3,330

9.8

$200 to $299

1,661

4.9

$300 to $499

6,927

20.4

$500 to $749

15,670

46.2

$750 to $999

4,694

13.9

$1,000 to $1,499

835

2.5

$1,500 or more

159

0.5

No cash rent

610

1.8

Median (dollars)

560

(X)

 

 

 

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Less than 15 percent

5,875

17.3

15 to 19 percent

3,975

11.7

20 to 24 percent

3,425

10.1

25 to 29 percent

3,364

9.9

30 to 34 percent

2,408

7.1

35 percent or more

12,682

37.4

Not computed

2,157

6.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94


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