| | People QuickFacts | Fairfield County | Connecticut |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 933,835 | 3,590,347 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 916,829 | 3,574,097 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.9% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 916,829 | 3,574,097 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.0% | 5.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.4% | 22.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.7% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.3% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 80.9% | 82.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 11.8% | 11.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 4.9% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.8% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 17.4% | 13.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 66.0% | 70.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 89.4% | 88.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.1% | 13.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 27.7% | 20.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 88.4% | 88.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 44.0% | 35.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 45,204 | 235,132 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.2 | 24.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 362,739 | 1,494,019 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 70.4% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 35.4% | 34.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $466,700 | $293,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 332,139 | 1,360,115 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.68 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $48,922 | $37,627 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $82,558 | $69,243 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.3% | 9.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Fairfield County | Connecticut |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 26,725 | 88,0401 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 398,342 | 1,442,6201 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 1.1% | 0.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 84,224 | 255,793 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 108,910 | 332,150 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.9% | 4.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.6% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 20,028,377 | 58,404,898 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 78,881,637 | 107,917,037 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,702,222 | 52,165,480 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,661 | $14,953 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,861,946 | 9,138,437 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 2,138 | 4,669 |