New Haven County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.2. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.280. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.97. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 12.8. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 22.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 3.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.25. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | Connecticut: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.4% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beacon Falls, CT
Beacon Falls compared to Connecticut state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in New Haven County Connecticut:
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Religion statistics for Beacon Falls:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.74%
| Here |  | 53.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | Episcopal Church | Muslim Estimate | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 72.1% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| Congregations | 24.3% | 10.6% | 10.2% | 1.7% | 5.4% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 10.5% |
| Congregations | 4.7% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 33.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 172 | New Haven County: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Connecticut: | 2.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 7 | This county: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 96 | New Haven County: | 1.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Connecticut: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 186 | New Haven County: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 764 | Here: | 9.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 9.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.2% | | Connecticut: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | New Haven County: | 24.0% | | Connecticut: | 21.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.4% | | State: | 15.8% |
4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,108 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.86% | | Connecticut average: | 5.12% |
0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($977 average AGI)| New Haven County: | 0.25% | | Connecticut average: | 0.19% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,347 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.18% | | Connecticut average: | 5.64% |
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($688 average AGI)| New Haven County: | 0.11% | | Connecticut average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Beacon Falls:
- WFNW (1380 AM; 5 kW; NAUGATUCK, CT; Owner: CANDIDO DIAS CARRELO)
- WADS (690 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ANSONIA, CT; Owner: RADIO AMOR, INC.)
- WELI (960 AM; 5 kW; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WATR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WATR, INC.)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXCT (990 AM; 3 kW; SOUTHINGTON, CT; Owner: THE ADD RADIO GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Beacon Falls:
- WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WRXC (90.1 FM; SHELTON, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WYBC-FM (94.3 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: YALE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WWYZ (92.5 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSS (95.7 FM; HARTFORD-MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZMX (93.7 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WHCN (105.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMRQ (104.1 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPKT (90.5 FM; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
- WDRC-FM (102.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEZN-FM (99.9 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSHU-FM (91.1 FM; FAIRFIELD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WPKN (89.5 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: WPKN, INC.)
- W226AG (93.1 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: SAINT THOMAS SEMINARY)
- WMNR-FM1 (88.1 FM; HUNTINGTON, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WMNR (88.1 FM; MONROE, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WRKI (95.1 FM; BROOKFIELD, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- W227AJ (93.3 FM; NORTHFORD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Beacon Falls:
- WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
- WSAH (Channel 43; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
- WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
- WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
- WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEDW (Channel 49; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- W12BH (Channel 12; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CONN.PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
- W28AJ (Channel 28; ALLINGTOWN, CT; Owner: PAGING ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- W51BZ (Channel 51; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Beacon Falls, Connecticut:
- Fatal accident count: 21
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 26
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 10
- Fatalities: 21
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 40
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Connecticut average:
- Fatal accident count: 106
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 154
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 44
- Fatalities: 114
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Beacon Falls fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 15
Total length: 139 meters (456ft)
Total costs: $22,000
Total average daily traffic: 205,979
Total average daily truck traffic: 15,401
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 0
- 1980-1989: 9
- 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Beacon Falls, CT
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 10 Maple Ave (Lat: 41.445639 Lon: -73.060111), Call Sign: KRB456, Licensee ID: L00416315
Assigned Frequencies: 46.5800 MHz Grant Date: 11/07/2001, Expiration Date: 01/17/2012
Registrant: Beacon Falls, Town Of, 10 Maple Ave, Beacon Falls, CT 06403-1114, Phone: (203) 729-4340
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 30 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Beacon Falls)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: PA-28-181 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 130JM , Serial Number: 28-8390036, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 12/23/1982
Registrant (Co-Owned): Philip C Onofrio, 38 Kaleas Way, Beacon Falls, CT 06403, Other Owners: William D Atwood, William A Conforte - Aircraft: KITFOX (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 2220D , Serial Number: 64
Registrant (Corporation): Low And Slow Inc, 8 North Main St, Beacon Falls, CT 06403 - Aircraft: PA-32RT-300T (Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 124 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3069T , Serial Number: 32R-7987112, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 02/26/1979
Registrant (Corporation): New England Theatre Service Inc, 141 S Main St, Beacon Falls, CT 06403 - Aircraft: 7AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 85106 , Serial Number: 7AC3839, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Individual): James M Jr Rourke, 10 Century Ave, Beacon Falls, CT 06403
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Businesses in Beacon Falls, CT
Beacon Falls on our top lists:
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Life, physical, and social science technicians (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Retail sales workers except cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Music stores (population 5,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal appearance workers (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Mathematical science occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most bridges per 100,000 population (pop 5,000+)"
- #80 (06403) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Albanian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #85 (06403) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czechoslovakian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
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