Hartford Trends  >>>  Employment and Education, Income and Poverty >> Downtown  > 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000
Indicator Geography Value City Total Year FootNote
Average family income (in 1999 dollars) Downtown 47,823
38,027
1980
Average family income (in 1999 dollars) Downtown 115,228
41,625
1990
Average family income (in 1999 dollars) Downtown 73,627
37,978
2000
% households with interest, dividends or net rental income Downtown 46.3
24.5
1990
% households with interest, dividends or net rental income Downtown 32.9
15.9
2000
Average interest/dividend/rental income (in 1999 dollars) Downtown 13,769
6,611
1990
Average interest/dividend/rental income (in 1999 dollars) Downtown 42,816
8,708
2000
Poverty rate Downtown 28.1
25.2
1980
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Poverty rate Downtown 24.3
27.5
1990
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Poverty rate Downtown 25.8
30.6
2000
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% persons < 200% of poverty Downtown 51.2
49.2
1980
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% persons < 200% of poverty Downtown 37.3
46.0
1990
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% persons < 200% of poverty Downtown 48.8
55.1
2000
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Poverty rate--White Downtown 25.5
17.6
1980
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Poverty rate--White Downtown 20.5
16.8
1990
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Poverty rate--White Downtown 23.2
23.2
2000
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Poverty rate--Black Downtown 11.3
27.4
1980
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Poverty rate--Black Downtown 34.3
26.6
1990
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Poverty rate--Black Downtown 12.1
29.3
2000
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Poverty rate--Other Downtown 45.5
42.5
1980
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Poverty rate--Other Downtown 39.4
47.6
1990
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Poverty rate--Other Downtown 39.5
39.4
2000
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Poverty rate--Hispanic Downtown 48.4
49.1
1980
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Poverty rate--Hispanic Downtown 51.6
47.4
1990
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Poverty rate--Hispanic Downtown 50.0
39.4
2000
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% 65 and older below poverty level Downtown 20.2
19.3
1970
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% 65 and older below poverty level Downtown 11.6
16.9
1980
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% 65 and older below poverty level Downtown 7.1
17.5
1990
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% 65 and older below poverty level Downtown 8.0
23.2
2000
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% child (< age 18) poverty Downtown 46.4
43.8
1990
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% child (< age 18) poverty Downtown 37.0
41.3
2000
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Employment Downtown 1,285
57,954
1980
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Employment Downtown 868
57,954
1990
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Employment Downtown 530
42,449
2000
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Unemployment rate Downtown 7.4
7.7
1980
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Unemployment rate Downtown 2.3
10.7
1990
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Unemployment rate Downtown 9.4
15.9
2000
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% female pop.> 16 employed Downtown 52.2
49.5
1980
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% female pop.> 16 employed Downtown 65.3
49.7
1990
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% female pop.> 16 employed Downtown 43.5
45.6
2000
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% male pop.> 16 employed Downtown 74.1
63.3
1980
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% male pop.> 16 employed Downtown 53.2
59.0
1990
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% male pop.> 16 employed Downtown 60.0
50.5
2000
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% total pop.> 16 employed Downtown 64.4
55.7
1980
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% total pop.> 16 employed Downtown 58.1
54.1
1990
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% total pop.> 16 employed Downtown 53.2
47.9
2000
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% college graduates Downtown 28.8
11.9
1980
% college graduates Downtown 39.3
14.4
1990
% college graduates Downtown 41.6
12.4
2000
% managerial and professional Downtown 36.3
20.6
1980
% managerial and professional Downtown 44.7
24.3
1990
% managerial and professional Downtown 59.1
21.5
2000
% pop. >25 with < 9th grade education Downtown 22.8
38.3
1970
% pop. >25 with < 9th grade education Downtown 22.6
31.3
1980
% pop. >25 with < 9th grade education Downtown 6.9
18.0
1990
% pop. >25 with < 9th grade education Downtown 10.6
16.5
2000
% pop. >25 with 9-12th no diploma Downtown 21.8
21.9
1970
% pop. >25 with 9-12th no diploma Downtown 11.4
17.9
1980
% pop. >25 with 9-12th no diploma Downtown 10.4
22.6
1990
% pop. >25 with 9-12th no diploma Downtown 20.3
22.6
2000
% pop. >25 with high school diploma, no college Downtown 41.4
25.5
1970
% pop. >25 with high school diploma, no college Downtown 21.5
28.9
1980
% pop. >25 with high school diploma, no college Downtown 24.9
28.3
1990
% pop. >25 with high school diploma, no college Downtown 11.8
30.4
2000
% pop. >25 with some college Downtown 7.4
7.1
1970
% pop. >25 with some college Downtown 15.7
10.0
1980
% pop. >25 with some college Downtown 12.7
12.4
1990
% pop. >25 with some college Downtown 13.0
14.2
2000
% pop. >25 with Associates Degree Downtown 5.9
4.3
1990
% pop. >25 with Associates Degree Downtown 2.7
3.8
2000
% pop. >25 with Bachelors/Graduate or Professional Downtown 6.6
7.2
1970
% pop. >25 with Bachelors/Graduate or Professional Downtown 28.8
11.9
1980
% pop. >25 with Bachelors/Graduate or Professional Downtown 39.3
14.4
1990
% pop. >25 with Bachelors/Graduate or Professional Downtown 41.6
12.4
2000
% pop. 16-19 not in school & no high school degree Downtown 21.3
20.7
1980
% pop. 16-19 not in school & no high school degree Downtown 29.6
17.8
1990
% pop. 16-19 not in school & no high school degree Downtown 63.2
20.1
2000
| Last update: September 25, 2012 |
     
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