East Lyme

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  2. East Lyme Statistics
  3. East Lyme Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. East Lyme Employment Information
  5. East Lyme Family Information
  6. East Lyme Education Information
  7. East Lyme Business Information
  8. East Lyme Public Benefits Information
  9. East Lyme Criminal Information
  10. East Lyme Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. East Lyme Zip Codes


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East Lyme Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 15,033
  • Land Area (2000): 84.363 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 15.188 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 860
  • Alias(es) (2003): EAST LYME
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Houses (2000): 5,703
East Lyme Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 13,087 87.57%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 44 0.29%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,814 12.14%

East Lyme Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


East Lyme Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 1,346
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $34,668,000 / $8,224,000
East Lyme Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 8,558 8,137 421 4.92% 49
1991 8,663 8,146 517 5.97% 60
1992 8,930 8,402 528 5.91% 59
1993 9,080 8,569 511 5.62% 56
1994 9,263 8,808 455 4.92% 49
1995 9,407 8,974 432 4.60% 46
1996 9,343 8,954 388 4.16% 42
1997 9,469 9,100 369 3.90% 39
1998 9,278 9,014 264 2.84% 29
1999 9,415 9,223 193 2.05% 21
2000 8,670 8,495 176 2.03% 20
2001 8,722 8,506 216 2.48% 25
2002 9,346 9,023 323 3.46% 35
2003 9,455 9,067 388 4.11% 41
2004 9,334 8,984 350 3.75% 37
2005 9,496 9,131 365 3.85% 38
2006 9,577 9,236 341 3.56% 36
2007 9,671 9,333 338 3.49% 35
2008 9,797 9,334 463 4.73% 47
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 9,666 9,263 403 4.17% 42
Feb 2008 9,587 9,166 421 4.39% 44
Mar 2008 9,592 9,183 409 4.26% 43
Apr 2008 9,575 9,234 341 3.56% 36
May 2008 9,828 9,371 457 4.65% 46
Jun 2008 9,984 9,468 516 5.17% 52
Jul 2008 10,090 9,540 550 5.45% 55
Aug 2008 10,073 9,500 573 5.69% 57
Sep 2008 9,778 9,281 497 5.08% 51
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

East Lyme Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 376 11.23%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 375 11.20%
3. Chemical Manufacturing 329 9.82%
4. Public Administration 241 7.20%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 240 7.17%
6. Health Care 194 5.79%
7. Utilities 171 5.11%
8. Educational Services 169 5.05%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 152 4.54%
10. Finance and Insurance 91 2.72%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 77 2.30%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 75 2.24%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 64 1.91%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 61 1.82%
15. Printing and Related Manufacturing 51 1.52%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 49 1.46%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 38 1.13%
18. Repair and Maintenance 36 1.07%
19. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 35 1.05%
20. Metal Manufactuing 31 0.93%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 622 19.56%
2. Educational Services 491 15.44%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 241 7.58%
4. Chemical Manufacturing 205 6.45%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 148 4.65%
6. Social Assistance 134 4.21%
7. Finance and Insurance 112 3.52%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 111 3.49%
9. Public Administration 86 2.70%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 76 2.39%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 68 2.14%
12. Department and Other General Stores 66 2.08%
13. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 60 1.89%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 53 1.67%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 53 1.67%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 42 1.32%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 37 1.16%
18. Info Services and Data Processing 34 1.07%
19. Utilities 34 1.07%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 33 1.04%

East Lyme Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Engineers 227 6.78%
2. Other Management Occupations 183 5.46%
3. Life and Physical Scientists 135 4.03%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 119 3.55%
5. Other Production Occupations 110 3.28%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 108 3.22%
7. Carpenters 104 3.11%
8. Computer Specialists 101 3.02%
9. Operations Managers Non Finance 100 2.99%
10. Business Operations Specialists 93 2.78%
11. Other Installation / Maintenance 84 2.51%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 78 2.33%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 75 2.24%
14. Other Personal Care, Not child care 74 2.21%
15. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 72 2.15%
16. Top Executives 72 2.15%
17. Physicians and Surgeons 71 2.12%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 70 2.09%
19. Other Protective Service Workers 69 2.06%
20. Life / Physical / Social Sciences 62 1.85%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 218 6.86%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 182 5.72%
3. Registered Nurses 151 4.75%
4. Secretaries and Admins 139 4.37%
5. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 119 3.74%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 114 3.58%
7. Other Management Occupations 113 3.55%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 103 3.24%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 103 3.24%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 98 3.08%
11. Cashiers 91 2.86%
12. Child Care Workers 88 2.77%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 76 2.39%
14. Other Personal Care, Not child care 75 2.36%
15. Life and Physical Scientists 70 2.20%
16. Business Operations Specialists 63 1.98%
17. Therapists 60 1.89%
18. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 59 1.86%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 56 1.76%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 55 1.73%

East Lyme Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,248 52.36%
15-35 hours 1,580 13.24%
1-14 hours 513 4.30%
No regular hours 3,592 30.10%

East Lyme Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 137 2.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM 98 1.57%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 294 4.70%
6 AM-6:29 AM 607 9.70%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 768 12.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM 957 15.29%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 933 14.90%
8 AM-8:29 AM 953 15.22%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 510 8.15%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 222 3.55%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 127 2.03%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 73 1.17%
Noon-3:59 PM 349 5.58%
4 PM-11:59 PM 232 3.71%

East Lyme Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 146 2.33%
5-9 599 9.57%
10-14 782 12.49%
15-19 1,373 21.93%
20-24 1,355 21.65%
25-29 505 8.07%
30-34 499 7.97%
35-39 46 0.73%
40-44 108 1.73%
45-59 301 4.81%
60-89 325 5.19%
At least 90 221 3.53%

East Lyme Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 4,760 76.04%
30-44 0 0.00% 653 10.43%
45-59 30 0.48% 271 4.33%
At least 60 6 0.10% 540 8.63%

East Lyme Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 447 6.92%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,726 88.64%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 26 0.40%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 36 0.56%
Color 6 Box Walked 25 0.39%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 200 3.10%

East Lyme Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


East Lyme Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,942 (12,616 people)
Families (2000): 3,684 (10,968 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,892
People at same address in 1995: 7,647
East Lyme Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 161 3.26%
$10,000-$14,999 187 3.78%
$15,000-$19,999 150 3.04%
$20,000-$24,999 210 4.25%
$25,000-$29,999 142 2.87%
$30,000-$34,999 131 2.65%
$35,000-$39,999 178 3.60%
$40,000-$44,999 131 2.65%
$45,000-$49,999 193 3.91%
$50,000-$59,999 454 9.19%
$60,000-$74,999 796 16.11%
$75,000-$99,999 910 18.41%
$100,000-$124,999 545 11.03%
$125,000-$149,999 320 6.48%
$150,000-$199,999 190 3.84%
$200,000 or more 244 4.94%

East Lyme Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 999 20.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,621 33.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 190 3.87%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 851 17.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 8 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 831 16.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 295 6.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 65 1.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 35 0.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

East Lyme Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,115 27.81%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,717 18.36%
Public Assistance 109 0.74%
Retirement 1,147 7.75%
Self Employment 604 4.08%
Social Security 1,318 8.91%
Supplemental Security 153 1.03%
Wage / Salary 4,011 27.11%
Other 623 4.21%

East Lyme Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,731 54.11%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,468 45.89%

East Lyme Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 429 7.31%
Color 1 Box Married 3,788 64.59%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,486 25.34%
Color 3 Box Widowed 162 2.76%

East Lyme Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 628 9.98%
Color 1 Box Married 3,810 60.57%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,300 20.67%
Color 3 Box Widowed 552 8.78%

East Lyme Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


East Lyme Education Information Back to top
East Lyme Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 353 3.04%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,085 9.34%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,942 25.32%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,578 22.19%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 711 6.12%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,127 18.31%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,823 15.69%

East Lyme Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 114 0.76% 172 1.14% 286 1.90%
Kindergarten 229 1.52% 0 0.00% 229 1.52%
Grades 1-4 749 4.98% 55 0.37% 804 5.35%
Grades 5-8 849 5.65% 36 0.24% 885 5.89%
Grades 9-12 1,056 7.02% 63 0.42% 1,119 7.44%
Undergrad college 820 5.45% 151 1.00% 971 6.46%
Graduate or professional school 67 0.45% 50 0.33% 117 0.78%
Total 3,884 25.84% 527 3.51% 4,411 29.34%

East Lyme Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


East Lyme Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 162
East Lyme Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


East Lyme Public Benefits Information Back to top
East Lyme Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 12,261 97.32%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 337 2.68%

East Lyme Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


East Lyme Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 2,232
East Lyme Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


East Lyme Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
East Lyme Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,695 11.28%
10-19 Years 1,915 12.74%
20-29 Years 1,578 10.50%
30-39 Years 2,822 18.77%
40-49 Years 2,711 18.03%
50-59 Years 1,930 12.84%
60-69 Years 1,155 7.68%
70-79 Years 861 5.73%
80-89 Years 308 2.05%
90+ Years 58 0.39%

East Lyme Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,244 48.19%
Color 1 Box Female 7,789 51.81%

East Lyme Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,450 82.82%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,050 6.98%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 767 5.10%
Color 2 Box Asian 469 3.12%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 224 1.49%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 51 0.34%
Color 6 Box Other Race 17 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.03%

East Lyme Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 3,118 19.33%
2. Italian 2,323 14.40%
3. English 2,219 13.76%
4. German 1,903 11.80%
5. Polish 1,124 6.97%
6. French Non-Basque 730 4.53%
7. French Canadian 567 3.52%
8. Swedish 435 2.70%
9. Scottish 409 2.54%
10. United States Or American 394 2.44%

East Lyme Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,539 88.38%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 684 4.82%
3. Chinese 142 1.00%
4. Other Asian 130 0.92%
5. Italian 125 0.88%
6. French 118 0.83%
7. German 73 0.51%
8. Other Indic 46 0.32%
9. African 35 0.25%
10. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 33 0.23%

East Lyme Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,087 94.26%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 457 3.06%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 401 2.68%

East Lyme Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
East Lyme Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


East Lyme Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
06333