Fairfield, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fairfield, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Total population: 57,578 (Urban population: 57,237, Rural population: 341 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 21,029 (20,397 occupied: 16,960 owner occupied, 3,437 renter occupied) % of renters here: 17% State: 33% Housing density: 700 houses/condos per square mile Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,339 Median gross rent in Fairfield, CT in 2009: $1,508 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 Latest news about housing in Fairfield, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Discuss Fairfield, Connecticut housing on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $543,389 (it was $311,200 in 2000) Fairfield: $543,389 Connecticut: $291,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $373,664 - $799,888 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $773,639 Here: $773,639 State: $436,523 Townhouses or other attached units: $504,014 Here: $504,014 State: $276,053 In 2-unit structures: $419,101 Here: $419,101 State: $273,502 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $488,373 Here: $488,373 State: $280,191 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $298,421 Here: $298,421 State: $208,604 Mobile homes: $272,392 Here: $272,392 State: $51,379 Household type by relationship: Households: 53,185 In family households: 46,342 (11,390 male householders, 3,506 female householders) 13,101 spouses, 16,327 children (15,538 natural, 489 adopted, 300 stepchildren), 404 grandchildren, 348 brothers or sisters, 409 parents, 379 other relatives, 478 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 6,843 (2,106 male householders (1,489 living alone)), 3,426 female householders (2,999 living alone)), 1,311 nonrelatives In group quarters: 4,155 (971 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 6,228 2-persons, 3,397 3-persons, 3,289 4-persons, 1,470 5-persons, 414 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 4,488 1-person, 845 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 6 6-persons. 11,730 married couples with children. 1,315 single-parent households (197 men, 1,118 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: 5,169 (9.0%) (58.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Fairfield, CT: Less than $10,000: 11 $10,000 to $14,999: 6 $15,000 to $19,999: 5 $20,000 to $24,999: 5 $25,000 to $29,999: 2 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 2 $40,000 to $49,999: 3 $50,000 to $59,999: 9 $60,000 to $69,999: 5 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 0 $90,000 to $99,999: 4 $100,000 to $124,999: 10 $125,000 to $149,999: 53 $150,000 to $174,999: 58 $175,000 to $199,999: 112 $200,000 to $249,999: 344 $250,000 to $299,999: 776 $300,000 to $399,999: 2477 $400,000 to $499,999: 2942 $500,000 to $749,999: 4736 $750,000 to $999,999: 2174 $1,000,000 or more: 3295

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Fairfield: Less than $100: 29 people $100 to $149: 14 $150 to $199: 9 $200 to $249: 37 $250 to $299: 38 $300 to $349: 26 $350 to $399: 34 $400 to $449: 35 $450 to $499: 39 $500 to $549: 58 $550 to $599: 41 $600 to $649: 32 $650 to $699: 25 $700 to $749: 46 $750 to $799: 58 $800 to $899: 131 $900 to $999: 145 $1,000 to $1,249: 618 $1,250 to $1,499: 544 $1,500 to $1,999: 493 $2,000 or more: 634 No cash rent: 342

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,474 (5.6% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 20,143 (77%)
• Carpooled: 1,459 (6%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 53 (0%)
• Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%)
• Subway or elevated: 45 (0%)
• Railroad: 2,229 (9%)
• Taxi: 6 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
• Bicycle: 23 (0%)
• Walked: 491 (2%)
• Other means: 147 (1%)
• Worked at home: 1,474 (6%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 580 $10,000 to $14,999: 714 $15,000 to $19,999: 606 $20,000 to $24,999: 682 $25,000 to $29,999: 687 $30,000 to $34,999: 606 $35,000 to $39,999: 775 $40,000 to $44,999: 643 $45,000 to $49,999: 562 $50,000 to $59,999: 1384 $60,000 to $74,999: 1979 $75,000 to $99,999: 2638 $100,000 to $124,999: 2373 $125,000 to $149,999: 1429 $150,000 to $199,999: 1918 $200,000 or more: 2852

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 9888

Italian: 9252

English: 4362

Other groups: 3681

German: 3518

Polish: 2642

Hungarian: 2167

United States or American: 2016

Russian: 1326

Scottish: 881

Swedish: 819

French (except Basque): 785

Scotch-Irish: 691

French Canadian: 567

Greek: 556

Slovak: 431

Austrian: 378

Dutch: 373

Norwegian: 368

Arab:: 348

European: 331

British: 326

Ukrainian: 315

Portuguese: 292

Eastern European: 263

Lithuanian: 259

Romanian: 247

Danish: 227

Welsh: 176

Syrian: 159

Czech: 157

Canadian: 155

Albanian: 153

Brazilian: 148

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 148

Czechoslovakian: 137

Slovene: 130

Lebanese: 129

Yugoslavian: 122

Swiss: 116

Armenian: 110

Finnish: 91

Subsaharan African:: 81

Israeli: 78

Jamaican: 73

Haitian: 58

Latvian: 56

Macedonian: 56

Iranian: 53

Scandinavian: 51

Turkish: 51

Croatian: 46

Celtic: 42

South African: 41

Northern European: 35

Egyptian: 30

Belgian: 30

African: 28

Australian: 25

Slavic: 19

Nigerian: 12

Palestinian: 10

Serbian: 8

Guyanese: 8

Bermudan: 8

Arab/Arabic: 7

Iraqi: 7

Carpatho Rusyn: 7

Moroccan: 6

Estonian: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5

Dutch West Indian: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 27708
• Northeast: 17755
• Midwest: 2542
• South: 2250
• West: 1230

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

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 27.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.1%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $106,363
• Black householders: $83,622
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $209,459
• Asian householders: $126,079
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $34,569
• Some other race householders: $117,935
• Two or more races householders: $56,946
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $76,692

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $571,850
• Black or African American householders: $461,845
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $860,656
• Asian householders: $559,976
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $1,091,317
• Some other race householders: $753,096
• Two or more races householders: $407,366
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $390,255

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: $366,342

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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