Torrington, CT

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0976500, place: Torrington city, Connecticut)

Total housing units: 16,147

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 8,393 (51.98%)
1-unit, attached: 918 (5.69%)
2 units: 2,988 (18.5%)
3 or 4 units: 1,547 (9.58%)
5 to 9 units: 733 (4.54%)
10 to 19 units: 617 (3.82%)
20 or more units: 894 (5.54%)
Mobile home.: 57 (0.35%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 156 (0.97%)
1995 to 1998: 478 (2.96%)
1990 to 1994: 684 (4.24%)
1980 to 1989: 1,986 (12.3%)
1970 to 1979: 2,094 (12.97%)
1960 to 1969: 1,547 (9.58%)
1940 to 1959: 4,199 (26%)
1939 or earlier: 5,003 (30.98%)

ROOMS
1 room: 363 (2.25%)
2 rooms: 431 (2.67%)
3 rooms: 1,230 (7.62%)
4 rooms: 2,487 (15.4%)
5 rooms: 4,569 (28.3%)
6 rooms: 3,459 (21.42%)
7 rooms: 1,692 (10.48%)
8 rooms: 1,100 (6.81%)
9 or more rooms: 816 (5.05%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 14,743

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,626 (17.81%)
1995 to 1998: 3,794 (25.73%)
1990 to 1994: 2,173 (14.74%)
1980 to 1989: 2,457 (16.67%)
1970 to 1979: 1,349 (9.15%)
1969 or earlier: 2,344 (15.9%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,516 (10.28%)
1: 5,385 (36.53%)
2: 5,913 (40.11%)
3 or more: 1,929 (13.08%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 4,479 (30.38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 272 (1.84%)
Electricity: 2,203 (14.94%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 7,591 (51.49%)
Coal or coke: 11 (0.07%)
Wood: 106 (0.72%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 74 (0.5%)
No fuel used: 7 (0.05%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 57 (0.39%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 70 (0.47%)
No telephone service: 141 (0.96%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 14,743 (100%)
1.00 or less: 14,533 (98.58%)
1.01 to 1.50: 162 (1.1%)
1.51 or more: 48 (0.33%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 7,603

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 87 (1.14%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,241 (29.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,629 (47.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,166 (15.34%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 413 (5.43%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 67 (0.88%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $117,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 5,277 (69.41%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 66 (0.87%)
--$500 to $699: 266 (3.5%)
--$700 to $999: 1,185 (15.59%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 2,684 (35.3%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 922 (12.13%)
--$2,000 or more: 154 (2.03%)
--Median (dollars): $1,187
Not mortgaged: 2,326 (30.59%)
--Median (dollars): $435

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,080 (27.36%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,334 (17.55%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,211 (15.93%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 839 (11.04%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 553 (7.27%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,560 (20.52%)
Not computed: 26 (0.34%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 5,196

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 229 (4.41%)
$200 to $299: 278 (5.35%)
$300 to $499: 1,032 (19.86%)
$500 to $749: 2,275 (43.78%)
$750 to $999: 796 (15.32%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 269 (5.18%)
$1,500 or more: 29 (0.56%)
No cash rent: 288 (5.54%)
Median (dollars): $591

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 912 (17.55%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 816 (15.7%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 668 (12.86%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 582 (11.2%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 408 (7.85%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,460 (28.1%)
Not computed: 350 (6.74%)

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