Housing density: 144 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $309,766.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,343 (lower quartile is $1,192, upper quartile is $1,997)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,250
Median gross rent in Ledyard, CT in 2022: $1,575
Housing units in Ledyard with a mortgage: 2,960 (404 second mortgage, 338 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 941
In family households: 214,652 (47,484 male householders, 22,378 female householders)
52,173 spouses, 73,395 children (67,999 natural, 1,935 adopted, 3,461 stepchildren), 4,214 grandchildren, 2,063 brothers or sisters, 2,316 parents, foster children, 2,625 other relatives, 6,387 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 46,621 (18,056 male householders (13,616 living alone)), 19,139 female householders (15,978 living alone)), 9,426 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12,782 (5,482 institutionalized population)
43,726 married couples with children.
14,569 single-parent households (3,084 men, 11,485 women).
93.8% of residents of Ledyard speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,032 (6.3%)
(73.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ledyard, Connecticut
721995 to March 2000
1051990 to 1994
1151985 to 1989
751980 to 1984
331975 to 1979
501970 to 1974
391965 to 1969
162Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
English: 3,076 (16.1%)
Irish: 2,842 (14.8%)
Other: 2,620 (13.7%)
German: 2,550 (13.3%)
Italian: 1,887 (9.9%)
French: 1,172 (6.1%)
Polish: 788 (4.1%)
French Canadian: 733 (3.8%)
United States: 615 (3.2%)
Scottish: 598 (3.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 470 (2.5%)
Portuguese: 360 (1.9%)
Dutch: 192 (1.0%)
Swedish: 192 (1.0%)
Czech: 145 (0.8%)
Russian: 139 (0.7%)
Lithuanian: 115 (0.6%)
Norwegian: 98 (0.5%)
Hungarian: 94 (0.5%)
Arab: 77 (0.4%)
Greek: 75 (0.4%)
Ukrainian: 69 (0.4%)
Welsh: 69 (0.4%)
Danish: 54 (0.3%)
Swiss: 45 (0.2%)
Slovak: 42 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 17 (0.09%)
West Indian: 13 (0.07%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Ledyard:
13.7% (89)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Canada
Ledyard:
11.7% (76)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Philippines
Ledyard:
10.3% (67)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Ledyard:
6.5% (42)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Laos
Ledyard:
6.3% (41)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,692)
Cuba
Ledyard:
4.6% (30)
Connecticut:
1.1% (3,919)
Peru
Ledyard:
4.0% (26)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,612)
Poland
Ledyard:
3.4% (22)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Vietnam
Ledyard:
3.4% (22)
Connecticut:
1.8% (6,680)
Thailand
Ledyard:
3.2% (21)
Connecticut:
0.3% (983)
Taiwan
Ledyard:
3.1% (20)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,106)
France
Ledyard:
2.8% (18)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,742)
Other Western Europe
Ledyard:
2.8% (18)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,983)
Germany
Ledyard:
2.3% (15)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Japan
Ledyard:
2.0% (13)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,472)
Bangladesh
Ledyard:
2.0% (13)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,180)
Indonesia
Ledyard:
1.8% (12)
Connecticut:
0.2% (566)
Ghana
Ledyard:
1.8% (12)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,058)
Austria
Ledyard:
1.7% (11)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,224)
Other Eastern Europe
Ledyard:
1.7% (11)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Ukraine
Ledyard:
1.5% (10)
Connecticut:
1.0% (3,822)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,163
Other state: 7,733
Northeast: 4,504
Midwest: 998
South: 1,426
West: 805
61% of Ledyard residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 8% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 31
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 86
11th grade: 44
12th grade, no diploma: 83
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,331
Less than 1 year of college: 300
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 615
Associate degree: 351
Bachelor's degree: 995
Master's degree: 495
Professional school degree: 101
Doctorate degree: 117
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 71
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 128
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,500
Less than 1 year of college: 389
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 782
Associate degree: 495
Bachelor's degree: 845
Master's degree: 389
Professional school degree: 129
Doctorate degree: 50
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,659
One, attached: 112
Two: 36
3 or 4: 290
5 to 9: 157
10 to 19: 16
20 to 49: 15
Mobile homes: 198
Median worth of mobile homes: $67,337
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%