2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
CT Congressional District 2
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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Total population
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539,602
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528,242
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550,962
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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263,604
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256,588
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270,620
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Female
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275,998
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268,472
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283,524
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Under 5 years
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31,076
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27,755
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34,397
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5 to 9 years
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30,958
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26,343
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35,573
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10 to 14 years
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43,416
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37,821
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49,011
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15 to 19 years
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34,655
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30,091
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39,219
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20 to 24 years
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27,844
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23,947
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31,741
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25 to 34 years
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72,954
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68,085
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77,823
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35 to 44 years
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96,513
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91,617
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101,409
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45 to 54 years
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82,408
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77,899
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86,917
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55 to 59 years
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32,585
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28,305
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36,865
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60 to 64 years
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20,754
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17,315
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24,193
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65 to 74 years
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34,969
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32,103
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37,835
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75 to 84 years
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23,748
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21,702
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25,794
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85 years and over
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7,722
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5,940
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9,504
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Median age (years)
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37.8
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37.3
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38.3
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18 years and over
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413,003
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404,657
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421,349
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21 years and over
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395,589
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386,696
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404,483
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62 years and over
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78,079
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74,487
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81,671
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65 years and over
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66,439
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63,292
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69,586
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Male
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27,820
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26,026
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29,614
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Female
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38,619
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36,354
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40,884
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RACE
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One race
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525,984
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514,102
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537,866
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White
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482,050
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470,121
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493,980
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Black or African American
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16,919
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13,589
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20,249
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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1,356
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16
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2,696
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Asian
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12,551
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10,254
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14,848
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Asian Indian
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3,743
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656
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6,830
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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6,106
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3,553
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8,659
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Filipino
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1,214
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0
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2,516
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Japanese
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179
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0
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494
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Korean
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0
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0
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521
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Vietnamese
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0
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0
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521
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Other Asian
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1,309
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0
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2,672
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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115
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0
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333
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Native Hawaiian
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N
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N
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N
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Guamanian or Chamorro
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N
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N
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N
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Samoan
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N
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N
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N
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Other Pacific Islander
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N
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N
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N
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Some other race
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12,993
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8,512
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17,474
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Two or more races
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13,618
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9,412
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17,824
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Two races including Some other race
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4,430
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1,818
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7,042
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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9,188
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5,909
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12,467
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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493,083
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480,421
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505,745
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Black or African American
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23,243
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20,189
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26,297
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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5,465
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3,749
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7,181
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Asian
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13,306
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11,085
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15,527
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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700
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0
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1,578
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Some other race
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17,423
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12,844
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22,002
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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539,602
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528,242
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550,962
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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25,794
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24,758
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26,830
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Mexican
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1,125
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168
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2,082
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Puerto Rican
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18,693
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15,946
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21,440
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Cuban
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370
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0
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1,119
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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5,606
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2,755
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8,457
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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513,808
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502,641
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524,975
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White alone
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472,332
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460,860
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483,804
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Black or African American alone
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16,200
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13,004
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19,396
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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1,356
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16
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2,696
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Asian alone
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12,551
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10,254
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14,848
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
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115
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0
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333
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Some other race alone
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494
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0
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1,101
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Two or more races:
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10,760
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7,348
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14,172
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Two races including Some other race
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1,572
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163
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2,981
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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9,188
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5,909
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12,467
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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539,602
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528,242
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550,962
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Householder
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223,904
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217,548
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230,260
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Spouse
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119,570
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113,130
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126,010
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Child
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144,854
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136,774
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152,934
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Other relatives
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18,018
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14,126
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21,910
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Nonrelatives
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33,256
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27,059
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39,453
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Unmarried partner
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16,306
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12,166
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20,446
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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221,580
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215,934
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227,226
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Family households (families)
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150,914
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143,913
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157,915
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With own children under 18 years
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71,222
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65,175
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77,269
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Married-couple families
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119,239
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111,827
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126,651
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With own children under 18 years
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51,173
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44,956
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57,390
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Female householder, no husband present
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25,243
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20,285
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30,201
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With own children under 18 years
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16,394
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12,322
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20,466
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Nonfamily households
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70,666
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64,450
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76,882
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Householder living alone
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53,215
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47,960
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58,470
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65 years and over
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18,535
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14,530
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22,540
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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78,578
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72,631
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84,525
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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49,214
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45,511
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52,917
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Average household size
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2.44
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2.39
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2.49
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Average family size
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2.88
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2.80
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2.96
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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238,839
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234,673
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243,005
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Occupied housing units
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221,580
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215,934
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227,226
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Vacant housing units
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17,259
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13,035
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21,483
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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0.4
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0.0
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0.9
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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2.3
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0.2
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4.4
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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221,580
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215,934
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227,226
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Owner-occupied
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150,885
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143,222
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158,548
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Renter-occupied
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70,695
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64,415
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76,975
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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2.63
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2.55
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2.71
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.01
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1.91
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2.11
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