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New Fairfield Connecticut Information: New Fairfield, Connecticut is part of FAIRFIELD County. Population for New Fairfield from the last gathering is 13953. You can view New Fairfield venues that host many New Fairfield CT events every year. You can also research New Fairfield Connecticut homes for sale by visiting our New Fairfield Connecticut real estate guide. New Fairfield Connecticut has a latitude of 41.4851 and a longitude of -73.4875. Zip codes in New Fairfield, CT include 06812 ... more New Fairfield zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in New Fairfield, CT
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in New Fairfield, CT was 13,953.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in New Fairfield was 6,964, which represents 49.9 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in New Fairfield, CT
There are an estimated 3,647 married men in the town. 70.9 percent of men over 15 years old in New Fairfield are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in New Fairfield is 6,989 which is 50.1 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in New Fairfield, Connecticut
There are an estimated 3,727 married women in the community. 70.8 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in New Fairfield, CT
The median age of people living in New Fairfield, CT was 37.3 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 New Fairfield was 1,088. There were 9,762 people above the age of 18, which represents 70 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 8.6 percent of the population (1,204) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in New Fairfield, CT
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in New Fairfield, CT was 13,820.

White Population in New Fairfield, CT
The estimated White population in the New Fairfield community is 13,511, which is 96.8 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in New Fairfield, Connecticut
The estimated Black/African American population is 54, which is 0.4 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in New Fairfield, CT
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in New Fairfield, CT was 5.

Asian Population in New Fairfield, Connecticut
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 177.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in New Fairfield, CT
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in New Fairfield was an estimated 1.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 72, while those of “two or more races” was 133 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the New Fairfield community was 393, or 2.8 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in New Fairfield, CT
The household population number in New Fairfield was 13,953.

Group Quarters Population in New Fairfield, CT
Group Quarters population in the community was 0.

Average Household Size in New Fairfield, CT
The average household size in New Fairfield is 3.01 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.3 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in New Fairfield, CT
At the time of the last census survey, there were 5,148 total housing units in New Fairfield.

The number of occupied housing units was 4,638, or 90.1 of the total units in town. Of these, 4,334 were owner-occupied (93.4), and 304 were renter-occupied (6.6, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 510 vacant homes in New Fairfield at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in New Fairfield, Connecticut
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 4,109, with a median value in dollars of 229,300.

Monthly Owner Costs in New Fairfield, CT
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,677 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in New Fairfield, average costs per month were $474 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 8,534 people in the community had a high school degree, or 93.7 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in New Fairfield, Connecticut
3,713 people in New Fairfield also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 40.8 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in New Fairfield, CT
The number of Civilian Veterans in New Fairfield was 1,165, or 11.9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in New Fairfield, CT
In 2000, there were 1,374 people in New Fairfield, CT listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in New Fairfield, CT
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 1,270 people in New Fairfield who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 9.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in New Fairfield, Connecticut
There were 7,291 in the labor force in New Fairfield at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 71.6 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 New Fairfield was 35.1 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in New Fairfield, CT
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $84,375. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in New Fairfield, CT
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $92,576. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in New Fairfield, Connecticut
Per capita income in New Fairfield in the last full census was 34,928. 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 New Fairfield numbered 38, or 1 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in New Fairfield, CT
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 230, or 1.7 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.