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People QuickFacts |
Danbury |
Connecticut |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
79,285 | 3,504,809 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
5.9% | 2.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
74,848 | 3,405,565 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.5% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
21.7% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.0% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.0% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
76.0% | 81.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
6.8% | 9.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
5.5% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
4.0% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
15.8% | 9.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.7% | 58.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
27.0% | 10.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
34.7% | 18.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
77.0% | 84.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
27.1% | 31.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.8 | 24.4 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
28,519 | 1,385,975 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
58.3% | 66.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$186,500 | $166,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
27,183 | 1,301,670 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.64 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$53,664 | $53,935 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$24,500 | $28,766 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
8.0% | 7.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Danbury |
Connecticut |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,447,602 | 86,932,049 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,981,521 | 41,952,682 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$25,819 | $12,131 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
155,688 | 6,681,803 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
6,803 | 301,571 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.7% | 3.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.7% | 2.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
8.6% | 3.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
24.8% | 27.2% |
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