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Redding Connecticut Information: Redding, Connecticut is part of FAIRFIELD County. Population for Redding from the last gathering is 8270. You can view Redding venues that host many Redding CT events every year. You can also research Redding Connecticut homes for sale by visiting our Redding Connecticut real estate guide. Redding Connecticut has a latitude of 41.3003 and a longitude of -73.406. Zip codes in Redding, CT include 06896 ... more Redding zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Redding, CT
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Redding, CT was 8,270.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Redding was 4,105, which represents 49.6 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Redding, CT
There are an estimated 2,311 married men in the town. 74.8 percent of men over 15 years old in Redding are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Redding is 4,165 which is 50.4 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Redding, Connecticut
There are an estimated 2,240 married women in the community. 71.4 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Redding, CT
The median age of people living in Redding, CT was 41 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Redding was 582. There were 5,865 people above the age of 18, which represents 70.9 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 10.1 percent of the population (839) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Redding, CT
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Redding, CT was 8,201.

White Population in Redding, CT
The estimated White population in the Redding community is 7,952, which is 96.2 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Redding, Connecticut
The estimated Black/African American population is 62, which is 0.7 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Redding, CT
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Redding, CT was 6.

Asian Population in Redding, Connecticut
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 147.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Redding, CT
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Redding was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 34, while those of “two or more races” was 69 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Redding community was 122, or 1.5 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Redding, CT
The household population number in Redding was 8,264.

Group Quarters Population in Redding, CT
Group Quarters population in the community was 6.

Average Household Size in Redding, CT
The average household size in Redding is 2.83 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.13 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Redding, CT
At the time of the last census survey, there were 3,086 total housing units in Redding.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,918, or 94.6 of the total units in town. Of these, 2,629 were owner-occupied (90.1), and 289 were renter-occupied (9.9, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 168 vacant homes in Redding at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Redding, Connecticut
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 2,377, with a median value in dollars of 393,700.

Monthly Owner Costs in Redding, CT
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $2,365 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Redding, average costs per month were $671 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 5,495 people in the community had a high school degree, or 96.9 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Redding, Connecticut
3,577 people in Redding also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 63.1 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Redding, CT
The number of Civilian Veterans in Redding was 689, or 11.7 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Redding, CT
In 2000, there were 638 people in Redding, CT listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Redding, CT
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 678 people in Redding who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 8.8 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Redding, Connecticut
There were 4,202 in the labor force in Redding at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 69.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Redding was 37.7 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Redding, CT
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $104,137. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Redding, CT
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $109,250. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Redding, Connecticut
Per capita income in Redding in the last full census was 50,687. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Redding numbered 29, or 1.2 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Redding, CT
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 151, or 1.8 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.