Fairfield County, CT

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Fairfield County, Connecticut demographics

Population: 956,446
Median age: 40.7

Median household income: 101,194

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Population

2021956,446
2020944,306
2019943,926
2018944,348
2017947,328
2016941,618
2015939,983
2014934,215
2013926,233
2012918,892
2011911,196
2010905,342
2009892,843

Fairfield County, CT cities

Bethel CDP - 11,374

Bridgeport city - 148,529

Byram CDP - 4,994

Cannondale CDP - 288

Cos Cob CDP - 7,089

Danbury city - 86,197

Georgetown CDP - 1,546

Glenville CDP - 2,940

Greenwich CDP - 13,978

Newtown borough - 1,879

Norwalk city - 90,821

Old Greenwich CDP - 6,929

Pemberwick CDP - 3,293

Ridgefield CDP - 7,216

Riverside CDP - 9,133

Shelton city - 40,944

Southport CDP - 1,719

Stamford city - 134,820

Wilton Center CDP - 1,958

Fairfield County, CT ZIP Codes

Census data for Fairfield County, Connecticut

Demographic and housing estimates in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Total population
Total population956,446
Male468,448
Female487,998
Population by age
Total population956,446
Under 5 years51,434
5 to 9 years57,243
10 to 14 years65,500
15 to 19 years67,324
20 to 24 years59,983
25 to 34 years108,981
35 to 44 years120,976
45 to 54 years137,537
55 to 59 years72,231
60 to 64 years63,852
65 to 74 years85,656
75 to 84 years43,079
85 years and over22,650
Median age (years)40.7
Under 18 years214,928
16 years and over767,598
18 years and over741,518
21 years and over704,554
62 years and over188,026
65 years and over151,385
Population by race
Total population956,446
One race892,324
   White650,345
   Black or African American109,668
   American Indian and Alaska Native2,175
   Asian52,143
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander540
   Some other race77,453
Two or more races64,122
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population644,904
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population308,485
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population336,419

Social characteristics in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Households by type
Total households349,443
Family households (families)184,350
Married-couple family18,091
Male householder, no wife present, family52,517
Female householder, no husband present, family35,627
Nonfamily households94,485
Average household size107,283
Average family size2.69

Economic characteristics in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households349,443
Less than $10,00014,381
$10,000 to $14,99910,222
$15,000 to $24,99919,077
$25,000 to $34,99919,994
$35,000 to $49,99928,779
$50,000 to $74,99946,412
$75,000 to $99,99934,113
$100,000 to $149,99956,329
$150,000 to $199,99936,723
$200,000 or more83,413
Median household income (dollars)101,194

Housing characteristics in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Housing occupancy
Total housing units377,249
Occupied housing units349,443
Vacant housing units27,806
Units in structure
Total housing units377,249
1-unit, detached214,384
1-unit, attached27,809
2 units31,139
3 or 4 units27,585
5 to 9 units16,603
10 to 19 units12,953
20 or more units45,404
Mobile home1,241
Boat, RV, van, etc.131
Year structure built
Total housing units377,249
Built 2014 or later122
Built 2010 to 201320,128
Built 2000 to 200925,559
Built 1990 to 199926,269
Built 1980 to 198942,134
Built 1970 to 197949,113
Built 1960 to 196954,543
Built 1950 to 195957,779
Built 1940 to 194927,136
Built 1939 or earlier74,466
Rooms
Total housing units377,249
1 room9,830
2 rooms13,694
3 rooms31,925
4 rooms52,453
5 rooms58,398
6 rooms56,683
7 rooms44,516
8 rooms38,498
9 rooms or more71,252
Median rooms5.9
Bedrooms
Total housing units377,249
No bedroom10,422
1 bedroom46,521
2 bedrooms92,462
3 bedrooms118,091
4 bedrooms78,287
5 or more bedrooms31,466
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units349,443
Owner-occupied232,832
Renter-occupied116,611
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.80
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.47
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units349,443
Moved in 2017 or later29,420
Moved in 2015 to 201693,068
Moved in 2010 to 201460,540
Moved in 2000 to 200975,318
Moved in 1990 to 199944,458
Moved in 1989 and earlier46,639
Value
Owner-occupied units232,832
Less than $50,0004,076
$50,000 to $99,9993,940
$100,000 to $149,9996,478
$150,000 to $199,99912,562
$200,000 to $299,99933,563
$300,000 to $499,99973,072
$500,000 to $999,99964,162
$1,000,000 or more34,979
Median (dollars)443,100
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units232,832
Housing units with a mortgage159,685
Housing units without a mortgage73,147
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent112,595
Less than $5009,344
$500 to $99913,217
$1,000 to $1,49929,013
$1,500 to $1,99925,304
$2,000 to $2,49917,782
$2,500 to $2,9998,154
$3,000 or more9,781
Median (dollars)1,593
No rent paid4,016

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