People QuickFacts Fairfield County Connecticut Population, 2012 estimate 933,835 3,590,347 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 916,829 3,574,097 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.9% 0.5% Population, 2010 916,829 3,574,097 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.0% 5.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.4% 22.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 13.7% 14.4% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.3% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 80.9% 82.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 11.8% 11.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.9% 4.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.8% 2.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 17.4% 13.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 66.0% 70.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 89.4% 88.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 20.1% 13.3% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 27.7% 20.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 88.4% 88.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 44.0% 35.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 45,204 235,132 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 28.2 24.7  Housing units, 2011 362,739 1,494,019 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 70.4% 68.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 35.4% 34.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $466,700 $293,100 Households, 2007-2011 332,139 1,360,115 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.68 2.53 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $48,922 $37,627 Median household income, 2007-2011 $82,558 $69,243 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 8.3% 9.5%     Business QuickFacts Fairfield County Connecticut Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 26,725 88,040 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 398,342 1,442,620 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 1.1% 0.4% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 84,224 255,793  Total number of firms, 2007 108,910 332,150 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.7% 4.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 3.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.9% 4.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.6% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 20,028,377 58,404,898 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 78,881,637 107,917,037 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 15,702,222 52,165,480 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,661 $14,953 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,861,946 9,138,437 Building permits, 2012 2,138 4,669     Geography QuickFacts Fairfield County Connecticut Land area in square miles, 2010 624.89 4,842.36 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,467.2 738.1 FIPS Code 001 09 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts