Table H3 - PERSONS IN OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY OWNER OR RENTER 1970-2000

	Total	Owner	Renter	Renter as % of Total
Bethel 1970	10,941	8,970	1,971	18.0
Bethel 1980	16,002	13,182	2,820	17.6
Bethel 1990	17,541	14,109	3,432	19.6
Bethel 2000	17,952	14,642	3,310	18.4
Bridgewater 1970	1,277	1,089	188	14.7
Bridgewater 1980	1,563	1,365	198	12.7
Bridgewater 1990	1,646	1,435	211	12.8
Bridgewater 2000	1,791	1,662	129	7.2
Brookfield 1970	9,671	8,682	989	10.2
Brookfield 1980	12,862	11,660	1,202	9.3
Brookfield 1990	14,108	12,765	1,343	9.5
Brookfield 2000	15,586	14,416	1,170	7.5
Danbury 1970	49,065	32,840	16,225	33.1
Danbury 1980	58,568	39,421	19,147	32.7
Danbury 1990	62,681	39,726	22,955	36.6
Danbury 2000	71,710	42,697	29,013	40.5
New Fairfield 1970	6,969	6,364	605	8.7
New Fairfield 1980	11,260	10,495	765	6.8
New Fairfield 1990	12,911	12,120	791	6.1
New Fairfield 2000	13,953	13,111	842	6.0
New Milford 1970	14,495	10,669	3,826	26.4
New Milford 1980	19,063	14,644	4,419	23.2
New Milford 1990	23,319	18,482	4,837	20.7
New Milford 2000	26,857	22,058	4,799	17.9
Newtown 1970	14,589	12,698	1,891	13.0
Newtown 1980	18,167	16,437	1,730	9.5
Newtown 1990	19,953	18,094	1,859	9.3
Newtown 2000	24,107	22,812	1,296	5.4
Redding 1970	5,590	4,814	776	13.9
Redding 1980	7,272	6,598	674	9.3
Redding 1990	7,927	7,112	815	10.3
Redding 2000	8,264	7,478	786	9.5
Ridgefield 1970	18,093	16,035	2,058	11.4
Ridgefield 1980	20,009	17,487	2,522	12.6
Ridgefield 1990	20,854	18,074	2,780	13.3
Ridgefield 2000	23,461	20,693	2,768	11.8
Sherman 1970	1,459	1,298	161	11.0
Sherman 1980	2,281	2,053	228	10.0
Sherman 1990	2,809	2,527	282	10.0
Sherman 2000	3,827	3,478	349	9.1
Region 1970	132,149	103,459	28,690	21.7
Region 1980	167,047	133,342	33,705	20.2
Region 1990	183,749	144,444	39,305	21.4
Region 2000	207,508	163,046	44,462	21.4

Source: Census data summarized by HVCEO.