Fairfield County vs. New Haven County

	Fairfield County (CT)	New Haven County (CT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	943,823	857,620
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.9%	-0.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	916,864	862,456
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	916,829	862,477
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	51.8%
White alone, percent	78.7%	77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.7%	15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.2%	18.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.5%	62.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,562	39,498
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.7%	12.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	374,481	367,745
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.3%	61.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$422,300	$246,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,771	$2,010
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,116	$881
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,470	$1,133
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	35.1%	40.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,097	1,166
Households, 2014-2018	340,491	329,857
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.2%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	29.5%	21.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.1%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	47.4%	34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.8%	65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.8%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,153,287	1,487,237
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,087,565	7,788,195
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	13,412,490	10,818,135
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	130,674,823	11,237,229
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,166,507	11,567,525
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,241	$13,407
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.7	25.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,969	$67,128
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,613	$36,678
Persons in poverty, percent	10.0%	11.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	27,207	19,562
Total employment, 2017	429,679	340,724
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	35,297,553	17,669,652
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	95,726	62,087
All firms, 2012	107,557	73,035
Men-owned firms, 2012	60,955	42,046
Women-owned firms, 2012	34,959	23,620
Minority-owned firms, 2012	21,309	13,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	81,744	56,676
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	8,715	7,336
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	93,696	62,207
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	5.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	4.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,467.2	1,426.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	624.89	604.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fairfield county (CT) and New Haven county (CT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.