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Canterbury, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $281,911 (it was $130,400 in 2000)
Canterbury:

$281,911
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $206,928 - $292,572

Total population: 5,132 (Urban population: 705 (12 inside urbanized areas, 693 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,987 (87 farm, 3,900 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,762 (1,717 occupied: 1,479 owner occupied, 238 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

14%
State:

34%

Housing density: 44 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $282,397.

Median contract rent in 2022: $809 (lower quartile is $439, upper quartile is $1,165)


Median gross rent in Canterbury, CT in 2022: $1,042

Housing units in Canterbury with a mortgage: 968 (148 second mortgage, 121 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 245

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Canterbury, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 113,657
  • In family households: 94,705 (20,200 male householders, 10,143 female householders)
    22,420 spouses, 32,772 children (30,142 natural, 792 adopted, 1,838 stepchildren), 1,953 grandchildren, 839 brothers or sisters, 1,026 parents, foster children, 1,121 other relatives, 3,518 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 18,952 (7,012 male householders (5,014 living alone)), 7,455 female householders (6,006 living alone)), 4,485 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,771 (1,565 institutionalized population)

18,008 married couples with children.
7,061 single-parent households (1,662 men, 5,399 women).

94.9% of residents of Canterbury speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 106 (1.9%)
(76.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • 0no bedroom
  • 541 bedroom
  • 2682 bedrooms
  • 8923 bedrooms
  • 2274 bedrooms
  • 385+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • 0no bedroom
  • 881 bedroom
  • 832 bedrooms
  • 423 bedrooms
  • 204 bedrooms
  • 55+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Canterbury in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Canterbury in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 27no vehicle
  • 1661 vehicle
  • 7362 vehicles
  • 4303 vehicles
  • 974 vehicles
  • 235+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Canterbury in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Canterbury in renter-occupied apartments
  • 39no vehicle
  • 1291 vehicle
  • 402 vehicles
  • 233 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 192 rooms
  • 243 rooms
  • 824 rooms
  • 3455 rooms
  • 5056 rooms
  • 2907 rooms
  • 1188 rooms
  • 969+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 372 rooms
  • 333 rooms
  • 614 rooms
  • 535 rooms
  • 186 rooms
  • 207 rooms
  • 68 rooms
  • 109+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Canterbury town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Canterbury, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Canterbury, CT in 2022
  • 14,647Less than $10,000
  • 15,596$10,000 to $19,999
  • 18,675$20,000 to $29,999
  • 18,211$30,000 to $39,999
  • 17,216$40,000 to $49,999
  • 17,773$50,000 to $59,999
  • 27,402$60,000 to $74,999
  • 41,736$75,000 to $99,999
  • 34,784$100,000 to $124,999
  • 27,872$125,000 to $149,999
  • 38,846$150,000 to $199,999
  • 63,028$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Canterbury: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 41.7%
Number of people working at home: 541 (18.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 53
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 146
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 281
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 274
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 432
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 211
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 403
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 90
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 115
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 237
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 181
  • 90 or more minutes: 76

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,228 (87.4%)
  • Carpooled: 240 (9.4%)
  • Walked: 31 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 51 (2.0%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Canterbury detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Canterbury, Connecticut
  • 91995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 61985 to 1989
  • 01980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 01970 to 1974
  • 61965 to 1969
  • 44Before 1965
Ancestries in Canterbury, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • French: 1,243 (19.3%)
  • Irish: 985 (15.3%)
  • English: 796 (12.4%)
  • Polish: 694 (10.8%)
  • German: 536 (8.3%)
  • Italian: 523 (8.1%)
  • French Canadian: 443 (6.9%)
  • Other: 434 (6.7%)
  • United States: 158 (2.5%)
  • Scottish: 90 (1.4%)
  • Swedish: 88 (1.4%)
  • Norwegian: 69 (1.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 68 (1.1%)
  • Portuguese: 47 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 41 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 39 (0.6%)
  • Czech: 38 (0.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 29 (0.4%)
  • Lithuanian: 27 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 20 (0.3%)
  • West Indian: 18 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 15 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 12 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 12 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 10 (0.2%)
  • Subsaharan African: 5 (0.08%)
  • Swiss: 5 (0.08%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Canterbury:

33.8% (22)
Connecticut:

5.2% (19,083)

United Kingdom
Canterbury:

20.0% (13)
Connecticut:

4.4% (16,395)

Guatemala
Canterbury:

13.8% (9)
Connecticut:

1.7% (6,181)

Germany
Canterbury:

12.3% (8)
Connecticut:

3.1% (11,432)

Other Eastern Europe
Canterbury:

10.8% (7)
Connecticut:

2.1% (7,596)

Ireland
Canterbury:

9.2% (6)
Connecticut:

1.2% (4,344)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 3,376
  • Other state: 1,217
  • Northeast: 822
  • Midwest: 80
  • South: 180
  • West: 135

73% of Canterbury residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 22
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 7
  • 7th and 8th grade: 81
  • 9th grade: 35
  • 10th grade: 63
  • 11th grade: 28
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 26
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 536
  • Less than 1 year of college: 113
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 203
  • Associate degree: 90
  • Bachelor's degree: 207
  • Master's degree: 107
  • Professional school degree: 13
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 85
  • 9th grade: 22
  • 10th grade: 55
  • 11th grade: 27
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 37
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 617
  • Less than 1 year of college: 131
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 187
  • Associate degree: 190
  • Bachelor's degree: 173
  • Master's degree: 78
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Canterbury marital status for males
Canterbury marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,588
  • One, attached: 19
  • Two: 14
  • 3 or 4: 39
  • 5 to 9: 30
  • 20 to 49: 26
  • Mobile homes: 46

Median worth of mobile homes: $52,747

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%
Year householders moved into residence in Canterbury
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Canterbury, CT
  • 81.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.9%Wood
  • 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.7%Electricity
  • 0.4%Coal or coke
  • 0.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Canterbury, CT
  • 64.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 21.0%Electricity
  • 10.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50
Here:

8.7%
Connecticut:

9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27
Here:

6.3%
Connecticut:

11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
Here:

26.4%
Connecticut:

33.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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