Fairfield County vs. Suffolk County

	Fairfield County (CT)	Suffolk County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	943,823	1,481,093
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.9%	-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	916,864	1,493,147
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	916,829	1,493,350
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.8%
White alone, percent	78.7%	84.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.7%	8.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.2%	19.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.5%	67.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,562	63,703
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.7%	15.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	374,481	576,873
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.3%	80.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$422,300	$386,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,771	$2,782
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,116	$1,194
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,470	$1,698
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	35.1%	14.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,097	1,002
Households, 2014-2018	340,491	487,981
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.99
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%	22.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.1%	87.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	47.4%	35.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.8%	64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.8%	59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,153,287	2,990,403
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,087,565	10,416,203
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	13,412,490	15,887,385
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	130,674,823	32,382,976
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,166,507	23,693,357
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,241	$15,803
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.7	32.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,969	$96,675
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,613	$42,204
Persons in poverty, percent	10.0%	7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	27,207	49,806
Total employment, 2017	429,679	585,525
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	35,297,553	32,005,221
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	95,726	131,986
All firms, 2012	107,557	153,688
Men-owned firms, 2012	60,955	93,193
Women-owned firms, 2012	34,959	48,272
Minority-owned firms, 2012	21,309	29,731
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	81,744	120,295
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	8,715	12,248
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	93,696	136,467
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	4.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	4.3%
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%	27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,467.2	1,637.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	624.89	912.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

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