Demographics
CoDE serves the towns of Andover, Columbia, Hebron and Marlborough, CT, in particular. Its events and programming are open to anyone in any community. It’s important to understand the communities we serve and their demographics. Here are some of the demographics about our towns.
Connecticut: 34% are people of color
Tolland County: 16% are people of color
Andover: 3,160 residents, 7% are people of color
Columbia: 5,280 residents, 14% are people of color
Hebron: 9,127 residents, 8% of are people of color
Marlborough: 6,134 residents, 20% are people of color
Population increase/decrease from 2020-2023:
CT: population has increased by 0.4%
Tolland County: population has decreased by 1.1%
Andover: population has stayed the same
Columbia: population has stayed the same
Hebron: population has increased by 0.8%
Marlborough: population has increased by 0.1%
Percent of Affordable Housing*:
Tolland County: 8%
Andover: 4% Of the 1,324 total units in Andover, 51 are considered to be affordable.
Columbia: 3% Of the 2,294 total units in Columbia, 73 are considered to be affordable
Hebron: 3% Of the 3,567 total units in Hebron, 105 are considered to be affordable.
Marlborough: 2% Of the 2,388 total units in Marlborough, 46 are considered to be affordable.
Single-family and multi-family homes:
Tolland County: 73% are single-family and 26% are multi-family
Andover: 94% are single-family and 6% are multi-family
Columbia: 89% are single-family and 10% are multi-family
Hebron: 89% are single-family and 10% are multi-family
Marlborough: 93% are single-family and 7% are multi-family
Households that are cost burdened (spending more than 30% of income on housing):
Andover: 27% are cost-burdened. (36% of renters are cost-burdened.)
Columbia: 17% are cost-burdened. (17% of renters are cost-burdened.)
Hebron: 25% are cost-burdened. (65% of renters are cost-burdened.)
Marlborough: 18% are cost-burdened. (21% of renters are cost-burdened.)
Affordable Housing Plans:
State law required each town to adopt an affordable housing plan by June 1, 2022 (Connecticut General Statutes 8-30j). Each of the four towns served by CoDE did so. Most also conducted surveys of town residents to seek their input and Hebron actually included residents on the working group that created the plan.
Affordable Housing Plan Andover, CT
Goal: Andover will create between 5 and 15 affordable units in next 10 years.
Affordable Housing Plan Town of Columbia 2022-2027
Goal: Incrementally grow the number of affordable housing units with a goal of 30 additional units over the next five years.
Hebron 2022-2027 Plan for Housing Choices
Goal: Seek to increase the number of State-defined affordable housing units by at least 75 units in five years.
Marlborough Sustainable Affordable Housing Plan 2022-2027
Goal: Increase Marlborough Affordable Housing Stock a minimum of 15 units over the next five years.
Data comes from the following sources:
2022 Housing Data Profiles, Partnership for Strong Communities
Marlborough 2022 Housing Profile
Town Equity Profiles, compiled by Data Haven:
Marlborough 2023 Equity Profile
*Affordable homes as a share of all housing units – The CT Department of Housing calculates the percentage of affordable units in a municipality annually for the Affordable Housing Appeals List. Affordable units are units that are subsidized below market-rate through programs like Housing Choice Vouchers or CHFA/USDA mortgages.