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Fairfield town, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT

62,508 Population
29.9 square miles 2,090.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 40 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.1

Economics

$83,636 ±$4,360 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: $50,592 ±$1,303
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Connecticut: $54,409 ±$410
$168,391 ±$9,158 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: $87,135 ±$1,961
  • nearly double the amount in Connecticut: $93,760 ±$669

4.7% ±1.1% (2,708  ±664) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 13.2% 42,096 (±0.8% / ±2,667)
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 10% 351,948 (±0.2% / ±8,233)

34.3 minutes ±1.9 (753,525  ±54,127) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 31.1 4,264,650 (±0.5 / ±98,327)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 40,993,552 (±0.1 / ±319,633)

Families

21,433 ±471 Number of households
  • Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 118,335 ±749
  • Connecticut: 1,420,170 ±3,490
2.7 ±0.1 (58,352  ±127) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 2.7 317,719 (±0 / ±154)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,502,333

5.2% ±1.4% (734  ±197) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 4.9% † 3,735 (±0.7% / ±565)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.5% 36,544 (±0.2% / ±1,669)

Housing

22,435 ±471 Number of housing units
  • Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 125,678 ±151
  • Connecticut: 1,536,049 ±285

$738,000 ±$24,733 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: $397,000 ±$5,870
  • more than double the amount in Connecticut: $343,200 ±$1,807

11% ±1.4% (6,805  ±889.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 11% 35,449 (±0.8% / ±2,540.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 11.1% 393,931 (±0.2% / ±8,030.4)

Social

96.9% ±3.1% (38,896  ±1,384.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 87.3% 192,364 (±1.5% / ±3,217.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.3% 2,313,304 (±0.5% / ±11,325.7)
71.4% ±2.6% (28,661  ±1,131) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 41.7% 91,838 (±1% / ±2,189.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 41.9% 1,062,403 (±0.3% / ±7,577.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.9% ±1.5% (8,043  ±921) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 22.4% 73,230
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 15.4% 555,161

2.9% ±0.5% (1,387  ±224) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 3.2% 8,013 (±0.3% / ±711)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 4.9% 140,081 (±0.1% / ±2,445)
1,387 Total veterans ±224 1,365 Male ±224 22 Female ±23

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