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Essex, Connecticut Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Essex, Connecticut      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  1,630  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,488 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,204 73.9   1.00 or less 1,468 98.7
1-unit, attached 46 2.8   1.01 to 1.50 20 1.3
2 units 19 1.2   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 10 0.6        
5 to 9 units 181 11.1             Specified owner-occupied units 902 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE
20 or more units 170 10.4   Less than $50,000 0 0.0
Mobile home 0 0.0   $50,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 29 3.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 158 17.5
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 206 22.8
1999 to March 2000 19 1.2   $300,000 to $499,999 310 34.4
1995 to 1998 33 2.0   $500,000 to $999,999 190 21.1
1990 to 1994 47 2.9   $1,000,000 or more 9 1.0
1980 to 1989 255 15.6   Median (dollars) 327,400 (x)
1970 to 1979 122 7.5        
1960 to 1969 266 16.3   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 305 18.7        
1939 or earlier 583 35.8   With a mortgage 583 64.6
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 9 1.0
1 room 10 0.6        $500 to $699 10 1.1
2 rooms 62 3.8        $700 to $999 70 7.8
3 rooms 167 10.2        $1,000 to $1,499 131 14.5
4 rooms 176 10.8        $1,500 to $1,999 140 15.5
5 rooms 167 10.2        $2,000 or more 223 24.7
6 rooms 286 17.5        Median (dollars) 1,690 (x)
7 rooms 274 16.8   Not mortgaged 319 35.4
8 rooms 268 16.4        Median (dollars) 550 (x)
9 or more rooms 220 13.5        
Median (rooms) 6.3 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

1,488 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 371 41.1
1999 to March 2000 313 21.0   15 to 19 percent 132 14.6
1995 to 1998 367 24.7   20 to 24 percent 113 12.5
1990 to 1994 242 16.3   25 to 29 percent 48 5.3
1980 to 1989 329 22.1   30 to 34 percent 71 7.9
1970 to 1979 103 6.9   35 percent or more 167 18.5
1969 or earlier 134 9.0   Not computed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 379 100.0
None 110 7.4   GROSS RENT    
1 502 33.7   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 664 44.6   $200 to $299 0 0.0
3 or more 212 14.2   $300 to $499 10 2.6
        $500 to $749 145 38.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 87 23.0
Utility Gas 0 0.0   $1,000 to $1,499 32 8.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 34 2.3   $1,500 or more 74 19.5
Electricity 300 20.2   No cash rent 31 8.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 1,154 77.6   Median (dollars) 819 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 0 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 45 11.9
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 60 15.8
        20 to 24 percent 37 9.8
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 52 13.7
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 11 0.7   30 to 34 percent 10 2.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 144 38.0
No telephone service 0 0.0   Not computed 31 8.2


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.