ECSU's Living Circumstances

Windham School District Overview

Eastern Connecticut State University located in Windham School District area. A total of 8,590 households are located in Windham School District area. Among them, 2,699 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.12 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,975 and 9,244 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8.77% (1,846) of residents are non-citizens and 42.41% (8,928) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Windham School District, Connecticut
Household	8,590
Population	21,050
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,699 (31.42%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,975
Total Students	9,244
Pre-Kindergarten	271
Kindergarten	513
Grade 1-8	2,218
Grade 9-12	1,180
College/Graduate School	5,062
Veterans	19,704
Non-citizen	1,846
Non-English Home Language	8,928
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

20,340 residents are over the age of 16 and 12,668 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,611 people are in civilian labor force and 57 are in armed labor force. 11,462 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Windham School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,466	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,129	77.67%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	909	8.69%
Public transportation	159	1.52%
Walked	776	7.41%
Other method	120	1.15%
Worked from home	373	3.56%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,462	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,060	26.70%
Service	3,371	29.41%
Sales and office	2,530	22.07%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	916	7.99%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,585	13.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,462	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	244	2.13%
Construction	453	3.95%
Manufacturing	1,110	9.68%
Wholesale trade	99	0.86%
Retail trade	1,581	13.79%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	348	3.04%
Information	240	2.09%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	389	3.39%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	561	4.89%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,819	33.32%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,641	14.32%
Other services, except public administration	540	4.71%
Public administration	437	3.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,462	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,611	75.13%
Government workers	2,592	22.61%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	250	2.18%
Unpaid family workers	9	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,029 for the 8,590 households in Windham School District area, Connecticut. The average income of a single worker is $22,800. 22,432 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.53%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,590	-
Less than $10,000	871	10.14%
$10,000 - $14,999	663	7.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	855	9.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	772	8.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,459	16.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,847	21.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	879	10.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	905	10.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	204	2.37%
More than $200,000	135	1.57%
Median Household Income	$47,481	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$56,029	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,878	-
Less than $10,000	300	6.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	184	3.77%
$15,000 - $24,999	557	11.42%
$25,000 - $34,999	614	12.59%
$35,000 - $49,999	883	18.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	873	17.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	443	9.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	702	14.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	204	4.18%
More than $200,000	118	2.42%

Median Family Income	$48,527	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$64,225	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$22,800	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,140	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,140	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,243	-
With health insurance coverage	22,432	92.53%
Public coverage	11,248	46.40%
Private health insurance	13,301	54.87%
Without health insurance coverage	1,811	7.47%

Housing

There are 9,447 housing units in Windham School District area, Connecticut with 8,590 units (90.93%) occupied. 4,026 houses (46.87%) are occupied by owner and 4,564 houses (53.13%) are rented. The average housing value is $159,700 and the average rental cost is $883. 66 houses (0.70%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,869 houses (40.95%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,447	-
Occupied	8,590	90.93%
Owner Occupied	4,026	46.87%
Renter Occupied	4,564	53.13%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,037	42.73%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	383	4.05%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,733	50.10%
Mobile Homes	294	3.11%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,447	-
Built 2014 or later	66	0.70%
Built 2010 - 2013	58	0.61%
Built 2000 - 2009	283	3.00%
Built 1990 - 1999	702	7.43%
Built 1980 - 1989	863	9.14%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,259	13.33%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,043	11.04%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,304	13.80%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,869	40.95%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,447	-
1 room	235	2.49%
2 rooms	416	4.40%
3 rooms	1,118	11.83%
4 rooms	1,957	20.72%
5 rooms	2,104	22.27%
6 rooms	1,791	18.96%
7 rooms	836	8.85%
8 rooms	506	5.36%
9 rooms or more	484	5.12%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,447	-
no bedroom	242	2.56%
1 bedroom	1,771	18.75%
2 bedrooms	2,920	30.91%
3 bedrooms	3,115	32.97%
4 bedrooms	1,019	10.79%
5 bedrooms or more	380	4.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,026	-
Less than $50,000	115	2.86%
$50,000 - $99,999	361	8.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,213	30.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,362	33.83%
$200,000 - $299,999	895	22.23%
$300,000 - $499,999	69	1.71%
$500,000 - $999,999	11	0.27%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$159,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,504	-
Less than $500	1,045	23.20%
$500 - $999	1,782	39.56%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,446	32.10%
$1,500 - $1,999	131	2.91%
$2,000 - $2,499	85	1.89%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	15	0.33%
Median Rental Costs	$883	-

Demographic

A total of 24,655 people lives in Windham School District area, Connecticut with 11,674 male and 12,981 female. The males to female ratio is 47.35 to 52.65. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	24,655	-
Male	11,674	47.35%
Female	12,981	52.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,655	-
Under 5 years	1,150	4.66%
5 - 9 years	1,650	6.69%
10 - 14 years	1,244	5.05%
15 - 19 years	2,879	11.68%
20 - 24 years	3,497	14.18%
25 - 34 years	3,526	14.30%
35 - 44 years	2,736	11.10%
45 - 54 years	2,273	9.22%
55 - 59 years	1,256	5.09%
60 - 64 years	1,362	5.52%
65 - 74 years	1,735	7.04%
75 - 84 years	816	3.31%
85 years and older	531	2.15%
Median Age	30.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,655	-
One Race	22,916	92.95%
White	17,651	71.59%
Black or African American	1,529	6.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native	525	2.13%
Asian	439	1.78%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	2,772	11.24%

Two or more races	1,739	7.05%
White and Black or African American	449	1.82%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	207	0.84%
White and Asian	127	0.52%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.03%