Housing density: 700 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021 in this county: $546,656.
Median contract rent in 2021: $1,830 (lower quartile is $1,320, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $1,978
Median gross rent in Fairfield, CT in 2021: over $2,000
Housing units in Fairfield with a mortgage: 10,605 (978 second mortgage, 1,765 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,548
In family households: 768,709 (156,025 male householders, 76,871 female householders)
178,028 spouses, 283,184 children (270,358 natural, 5,825 adopted, 7,001 stepchildren), 13,517 grandchildren, 10,152 brothers or sisters, 9,951 parents, foster children, 13,466 other relatives, 21,162 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 128,952 (44,659 male householders (33,783 living alone)), 57,990 female householders (49,710 living alone)), 26,303 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19,168 (9,152 institutionalized population)
167,032 married couples with children.
41,379 single-parent households (6,664 men, 34,715 women).
87.8% of residents of Fairfield speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 7,526 (12.1%)
(73.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairfield, Connecticut
8401995 to March 2000
6231990 to 1994
5151985 to 1989
4461980 to 1984
3781975 to 1979
4511970 to 1974
3551965 to 1969
1,561Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 13,858 (19.8%)
Italian: 11,290 (16.1%)
Other: 8,031 (11.5%)
English: 7,038 (10.1%)
German: 6,647 (9.5%)
Polish: 3,904 (5.6%)
Hungarian: 3,088 (4.4%)
United States: 2,016 (2.9%)
Russian: 1,881 (2.7%)
French: 1,677 (2.4%)
Scottish: 1,332 (1.9%)
Swedish: 1,289 (1.8%)
Scotch-Irish: 920 (1.3%)
French Canadian: 827 (1.2%)
Greek: 753 (1.1%)
Dutch: 672 (1.0%)
Slovak: 650 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 532 (0.8%)
Czech: 528 (0.8%)
Ukrainian: 463 (0.7%)
Portuguese: 441 (0.6%)
Arab: 419 (0.6%)
Welsh: 405 (0.6%)
Lithuanian: 394 (0.6%)
Danish: 369 (0.5%)
Swiss: 223 (0.3%)
West Indian: 196 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African: 81 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Fairfield:
9.0% (467)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Ireland
Fairfield:
5.7% (296)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
Italy
Fairfield:
5.7% (293)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Canada
Fairfield:
4.9% (255)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Germany
Fairfield:
4.4% (226)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Poland
Fairfield:
4.2% (219)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Hungary
Fairfield:
3.8% (197)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
India
Fairfield:
3.4% (177)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Korea
Fairfield:
3.0% (154)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Fairfield:
2.9% (150)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Greece
Fairfield:
2.8% (144)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,622)
Brazil
Fairfield:
2.8% (143)
Connecticut:
2.8% (10,379)
Philippines
Fairfield:
2.6% (132)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
Russia
Fairfield:
2.3% (120)
Connecticut:
1.4% (5,021)
Other Eastern Europe
Fairfield:
2.3% (119)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Other Northern Europe
Fairfield:
2.2% (115)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,220)
Romania
Fairfield:
1.8% (92)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,371)
Japan
Fairfield:
1.8% (91)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,472)
France
Fairfield:
1.6% (84)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,742)
Ecuador
Fairfield:
1.6% (83)
Connecticut:
2.4% (9,020)
Jamaica
Fairfield:
1.5% (80)
Connecticut:
7.2% (26,819)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 27,708
Other state: 23,777
Northeast: 17,755
Midwest: 2,542
South: 2,250
West: 1,230
59% of Fairfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 46
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 64
7th and 8th grade: 255
9th grade: 150
10th grade: 244
11th grade: 149
12th grade, no diploma: 397
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,813
Less than 1 year of college: 675
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,938
Associate degree: 658
Bachelor's degree: 5,411
Master's degree: 2,900
Professional school degree: 1,303
Doctorate degree: 416
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 86
Nursery to 4th grade: 38
5th and 6th grade: 102
7th and 8th grade: 548
9th grade: 290
10th grade: 256
11th grade: 210
12th grade, no diploma: 371
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,458
Less than 1 year of college: 983
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,957
Associate degree: 1,525
Bachelor's degree: 5,807
Master's degree: 3,219
Professional school degree: 662
Doctorate degree: 216
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 16,627
One, attached: 1,050
Two: 1,588
3 or 4: 754
5 to 9: 346
10 to 19: 244
20 to 49: 173
50 or more: 203
Mobile homes: 44
Median worth of mobile homes: $450,426
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%