Fairfield County vs. Nassau County

	Fairfield County (CT)	Nassau County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	943,823	1,358,343
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.9%	1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	916,864	1,339,885
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	916,829	1,339,532
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	17.8%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	51.3%
White alone, percent	78.7%	74.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.7%	13.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	10.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.2%	17.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.5%	59.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,562	45,513
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.7%	22.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	374,481	473,496
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.3%	80.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$422,300	$474,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,771	$3,193
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,116	$1,360
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,470	$1,738
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	35.1%	21.3%
Building permits, 2018	1,097	984
Households, 2014-2018	340,491	445,517
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	3.00
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.2%	93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	29.5%	28.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	92.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.1%	88.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	47.4%	45.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.8%	65.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.8%	59.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,153,287	2,938,830
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,087,565	13,166,206
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	13,412,490	5,196,698
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	130,674,823	27,959,054
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,166,507	24,105,610
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,241	$17,866
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.7	36.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,969	$111,240
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,613	$49,211
Persons in poverty, percent	10.0%	5.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	27,207	48,608
Total employment, 2017	429,679	566,051
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	35,297,553	30,922,169
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	95,726	144,282
All firms, 2012	107,557	162,528
Men-owned firms, 2012	60,955	100,751
Women-owned firms, 2012	34,959	48,489
Minority-owned firms, 2012	21,309	44,392
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	81,744	113,966
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	8,715	11,775
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	93,696	145,682
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	7.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,467.2	4,704.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	624.89	284.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

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