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People QuickFacts |
Fairfield County |
Connecticut |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
900,440 | 3,504,809 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.0% | 2.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
882,567 | 3,405,565 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.4% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
25.2% | 23.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.0% | 13.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.2% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
83.5% | 84.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
10.8% | 10.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
4.2% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.2% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
14.5% | 11.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
70.2% | 74.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.3% | 58.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
16.9% | 10.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
23.9% | 18.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.4% | 84.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
39.9% | 31.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
132,299 | 546,813 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
28.0 | 24.4 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
349,294 | 1,432,241 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.2% | 66.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
34.5% | 35.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$288,900 | $166,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
324,232 | 1,301,670 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.67 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$60,790 | $56,617 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$38,350 | $28,766 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
8.5% | 9.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Fairfield County |
Connecticut |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
28,558 | 93,5611 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
443,415 | 1,529,8271 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-0.3% | -1.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
80,451 | 252,044 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
96,791 | 301,571 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.4% | 3.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.4% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.3% | 3.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.2% | 27.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
13,928,159 | 45,053,345 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
51,777,236 | 86,932,049 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
13,931,143 | 41,952,682 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$15,569 | $12,129 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,368,615 | 6,681,803 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
1,939 | 9,236 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
6,729,172 | 30,303,9841 |