Fairfield County, CT Demographic Data
Fairfield County, CT Summary
Fairfield County is located in Connecticut
- Population: 933,835
- Area: 836.92 sq. miles
- Land Area: 624.89 sq. miles
- Water Area: 212.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,115.79 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 376.64 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairfield County, CT Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
484,237
51%
50.8
Male
459,940
49%
49.2
Total Population
944,177
323,128,000
Fairfield County, CT Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
52,695
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
60,858
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
63,107
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
67,962
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
60,087
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
108,109
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
118,652
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
144,468
15.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
68,714
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
59,750
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
76,476
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
41,858
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
21,441
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
726,508
76.9%
77.2
Female
377,868
52.0%
51.3
Male
348,640
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
687,852
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
171,693
18.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
139,775
14.8%
15.2
Female
79,744
57.1%
55.8
Male
60,031
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Fairfield County, CT Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
913,700
96.8%
96.8
White
696,692
73.8%
72.6
Black or African American
110,693
11.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,811
0.3%
0.8
Asian
50,381
5.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
22,915
2.4%
1.2
Chinese
8,767
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
5,064
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
2,702
0.3%
0.2
Korean
2,789
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,753
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
6,391
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
695
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
52,428
5.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
30,477
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
183,634
19.4%
17.8
Mexican
29,404
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
54,408
5.8%
1.7
Cuban
3,132
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
96,690
10.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
760,543
80.6%
82.2
Fairfield County, CT Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
33,310
5.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
29,891
4.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
141,427
22.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
96,116
15.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
40,816
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
172,064
26.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
125,844
19.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
63,201
9.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
576,267
90.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
297,908
46.6%
31.2
Fairfield County, CT Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
256,633
33.4%
33.7%
Now Married
384,619
50.1%
47.5
Divorced
73,328
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
10,966
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
41,971
5.5
5.8%
Fairfield County, CT Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
619,844
69.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
271,638
30.5%
21.6%
Spanish
143,088
16.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
94,636
10.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
23,416
2.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
10,498
1.2%
1.1%
Fairfield County, CT Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
14,753
4.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
10,145
3.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
21,734
6.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
22,122
6.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
31,352
9.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
45,830
13.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
34,948
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
59,118
17.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
30,808
9.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
64,508
19.2%
6.4
Median household income
90,123
57,617
Per capita income
52,344
31,128
Fairfield County, CT Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,439
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
38,781
8.1%
9.8
Construction
29,857
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
108,719
22.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
53,596
11.2%
6.6
Information
12,531
2.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
38,388
8.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
25,254
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
75,534
15.8%
11.4
Public administration
12,226
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
50,638
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
16,818
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
12,806
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
31,318
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
211,342
44.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
38,825
8.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
104,839
22.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
90,263
18.9%
18.1%
Fairfield County, CT Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
467,797
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
338,271
72.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
36,850
7.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
47,583
10.2%
5.1
Walked
12,433
2.7%
2.7
Other means
4,539
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
28,121
6.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.2
26.6
Fairfield County, CT Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
25,149
7.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
106,264
31.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
129,091
38.5%
37.1
3 or more
74,814
22.3%
21.0
Fairfield County, CT Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
335,318
91.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
218,849
65.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
116,469
34.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
32,692
8.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Fairfield County, CT Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
368,010
1 room
8,256
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
9,961
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
34,072
9.3%
9.1
4 rooms
57,589
15.6%
16.5
5 rooms
57,676
15.7%
19.8
6 rooms
52,749
14.3%
17.8
7 rooms
44,659
12.1%
12.0
8 rooms
37,164
10.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
65,884
17.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fairfield County, CT Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
368,010
1-unit, detached
206,370
56.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
28,068
7.6%
5.9
2-units
33,363
9.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
29,304
8.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
16,338
4.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
12,495
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
40,534
11.0%
9.0
Mobile home
1,438
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
100
0.0%
0.1
Fairfield County, CT Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
77,148
21.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
29,781
8.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
55,122
15.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
52,727
14.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
46,582
12.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
42,178
11.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
25,727
7.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
24,585
6.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
9,653
2.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
4,507
1.2%
1.4%
Fairfield County, CT Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
131,663
39.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
13,353
4.0%
4.7
Electricity
57,937
17.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
127,760
38.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
125
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2,134
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
94
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
1,376
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
876
0.3%
1.1
Fairfield County, CT Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
154,522
47295100.0
Less than $500
234
0.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
2,860
1.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
13,217
8.6%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
22,790
14.7%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
24,100
15.6%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
27,953
18.1%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
63,368
41.0%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
56,915
37.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
24,317
15.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
17,826
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11,046
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
43,856
28.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
562
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield County, CT Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
112,211
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
5,397
4.8%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
5,809
5.2%
1.8%
Less than $500
8,629
7.7%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
11,802
10.5%
4.4%
$500 to $999
17,476
15.6%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
26,314
23.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
36,784
32.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
4,258
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,412
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
12,169
11.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
11,907
10.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,947
11.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11,922
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
11,898
10.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
49,792
45.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
5,834
0.0%
0.0%
Fairfield County, CT Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
218,849
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,614
1.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,943
1.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,400
2.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
12,026
5.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
34,701
15.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
68,870
31.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
56,716
25.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
32,579
14.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
423,200
205,000
