Photographers share visions of Fairfield

Dale Allen's June Greetings

A Call for Your Input
from Dale Allen and Marilyn Nyborg,
co-founder of the Gather the Women Global Matrix, and creator of Women Waking the World.   
Marilyn...

Fairfield University’s Summer Festival Chorus Performs - The Times They Are A-Changin

Fairfield, Conn - For the sixteenth year, Fairfield University’s Summer Festival Chorus takes to the Quick Center for the Arts’ stage under the baton of Carole Ann Maxwell,...

Fairfield Big Foot Sighting A Hoax

EarthTalk: Insulating paints

Dear EarthTalk: Do insulating paints actually insulate and save energy? If they do, are they environmentally friendly to use? -- B.D.
Paint additives that claim insulating...

Big Foot is big fake in Fairfield

P.J. Pacifico

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter P.J. Pacifico is set to release his eagerly awaited sophomore effort, Always & Everywhere. Filled with P.J.’s trademark brand of warm,...

Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Dominic Cooper and Margaret Tyzack

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Connecticut 4th of July 2009 Independence Day Events

Connecticut Fourth of July Fireworks, Festivities and Celebrations
Four on the Fourth, Chester, CT - July 4, 2009
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Fairfield's Engineering School Receives Significant Grant

Fairfield, CT -- Fairfield University’s School of Engineering now has a fully equipped digital design laboratory with state-of-the-art technology, thanks in part to a $177,400...

Stratton Faxon Fairfield Road Race attracts Record Crowd

Update: Registration CLOSED for Road Race
Registration for the Stratton Faxon Fairfield
Road Race is now...

National Computer Camp at Fairfield University for Boys and Girls to get Underway in Late June

Fairfield, CT – You might just find the future programmers of the next “Guitar Hero” at National Computer Camp (NCC) at Fairfield University this summer.
Now in...

Connecticut Challenge

The Connecticut Challenge is a non-competitive bike ride based in Fairfield, CT that raises money for the cancer survivorship programs of the Connecticut Challenge, including...

Win $100,000 for your or your child's Education!

Would you pay $100 for a chance to win $100,000 of tuition paid to the school of your choice?
A drawing for the Fairfield Country Day School’s $100,000 Tuition Raffle will...

All Jesuit Universities to Convene at Fairfield

Fairfield University to host “Transforming the World and Being Transformed” bringing together all of nation’s Jesuit universities as well as developing countries  
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Fairfield County H.S. Students To Be Honored

*High School students from all over Fairfield County and New Haven County will be in attendance for this awards presentation.  
What: Fairfield University School...

Fairfield Connecticut Information: Fairfield, Connecticut is part of FAIRFIELD County. Population for Fairfield from the last gathering is 57340. You can view Fairfield venues that host many Fairfield CT events every year. You can also research Fairfield Connecticut homes for sale by visiting our Fairfield Connecticut real estate guide. Fairfield Connecticut has a latitude of 41.1692 and a longitude of -73.2681. Zip codes in Fairfield, CT include 06824 ... more Fairfield zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Fairfield, CT
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Fairfield, CT was 57,340.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Fairfield was 27,250, which represents 47.5 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Fairfield, CT
There are an estimated 14,137 married men in the town. 66.8 percent of men over 15 years old in Fairfield are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Fairfield is 30,090 which is 52.5 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Fairfield, Connecticut
There are an estimated 14,546 married women in the community. 59.5 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Fairfield, CT
The median age of people living in Fairfield, CT was 38.5 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Fairfield was 4,101. There were 43,731 people above the age of 18, which represents 76.3 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 16.3 percent of the population (9,347) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Fairfield, CT
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Fairfield, CT was 56,785.

White Population in Fairfield, CT
The estimated White population in the Fairfield community is 54,630, which is 95.3 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Fairfield, Connecticut
The estimated Black/African American population is 623, which is 1.1 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Fairfield, CT
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Fairfield, CT was 32.

Asian Population in Fairfield, Connecticut
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 1,171.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Fairfield, CT
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Fairfield was an estimated 16.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 313, while those of “two or more races” was 555 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Fairfield community was 1,340, or 2.3 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Fairfield, CT
The household population number in Fairfield was 53,210.

Group Quarters Population in Fairfield, CT
Group Quarters population in the community was 4,130.

Average Household Size in Fairfield, CT
The average household size in Fairfield is 2.61 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.07 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Fairfield, CT
At the time of the last census survey, there were 21,029 total housing units in Fairfield.

The number of occupied housing units was 20,397, or 97 of the total units in town. Of these, 16,962 were owner-occupied (83.2), and 3,435 were renter-occupied (16.8, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 632 vacant homes in Fairfield at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Fairfield, Connecticut
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 15,153, with a median value in dollars of 325,900.

Monthly Owner Costs in Fairfield, CT
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $2,125 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Fairfield, average costs per month were $617 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 34,941 people in the community had a high school degree, or 91.6 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Fairfield, Connecticut
19,934 people in Fairfield also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 52.2 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Fairfield, CT
The number of Civilian Veterans in Fairfield was 4,865, or 11.1 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Fairfield, CT
In 2000, there were 6,738 people in Fairfield, CT listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Fairfield, CT
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 6,470 people in Fairfield who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 12.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Fairfield, Connecticut
There were 28,497 in the labor force in Fairfield at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 63.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Fairfield was 31.3 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Fairfield, CT
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $83,512. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Fairfield, CT
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $100,920. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Fairfield, Connecticut
Per capita income in Fairfield in the last full census was 43,670. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Fairfield numbered 268, or 1.8 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Fairfield, CT
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 1,525, or 2.9 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.