Language Spoken At Home in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 136,930 | 100% |
English only | 131,689 | 96.2% |
Language other than English | 5,241 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,847 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 2,206 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 673 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,589 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 577 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,019 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 449 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 427 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 148 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 146,138 | 100% |
American | 13,449 | 9.2% |
Arab | 499 | 0.3% |
Czech | 412 | 0.3% |
Danish | 272 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,525 | 2.4% |
English | 16,263 | 11.1% |
French (except Basque) | 3,621 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 247 | 0.2% |
German | 44,711 | 30.6% |
Greek | 640 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,158 | 0.8% |
Irish | 22,707 | 15.5% |
Italian | 6,359 | 4.4% |
Lithuanian | 90 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 590 | 0.4% |
Polish | 2,490 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 24 | 0.0% |
Russian | 570 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,872 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 3,228 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 456 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 846 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 1,164 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 820 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 223 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,731 | 1.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 174 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 54,302 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 39,942 | 73.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,720 | 34.5% |
Married-couple family | 31,304 | 57.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,528 | 24.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,379 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,198 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,259 | 11.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,994 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 14,360 | 26.4% |
Householder living alone | 11,839 | 21.8% |
65 years and over | 4,392 | 8.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 20,319 | 37.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 12,663 | 23.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 143,570 | 100% |
Householder | 54,302 | 37.8% |
Spouse | 31,302 | 21.8% |
Child | 46,402 | 32.3% |
Other relatives | 5,398 | 3.8% |
Nonrelatives | 6,166 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 3,501 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 56,465 | 100% |
Never married | 15,599 | 27.6% |
Now married, except separated | 33,148 | 58.7% |
Separated | 682 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 1,264 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 5,772 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 58,528 | 100% |
Never married | 13,242 | 22.6% |
Now married, except separated | 31,759 | 54.3% |
Separated | 1,133 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 4,812 | 8.2% |
Divorced | 7,582 | 13.0% |
Fertility in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,682 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 475 | 28.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,806 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,299 | 46.3% |
Less than 1 year | 352 | 12.5% |
1 or 2 years | 331 | 11.8% |
3 or 4 years | 124 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 492 | 17.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,299 | 100% |
Who are female | 745 | 57.4% |
Who are married | 1,063 | 81.8% |
School Enrollment in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 40,226 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,042 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,968 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 17,571 | 43.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,412 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 8,233 | 20.5% |
Educational Attainment in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 96,539 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,912 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,070 | 6.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 34,454 | 35.7% |
Some college, no degree | 20,883 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 8,303 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 16,459 | 17.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,458 | 8.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.8% |
Veteran Status in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 107,872 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,044 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 143,480 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,577 | 12.3% |
Under 18 years | 37,982 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,271 | 6.0% |
18 to 64 years | 87,889 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,219 | 10.5% |
65 years and over | 17,609 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,087 | 34.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 144,568 | 100% |
Same house | 122,419 | 84.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 21,939 | 15.2% |
Same county | 12,799 | 8.9% |
Different county | 9,140 | 6.3% |
Same state | 6,754 | 4.7% |
Different state | 2,386 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 210 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 146,138 | 100% |
Native | 142,472 | 97.5% |
Born in United States | 141,734 | 97.0% |
State of residence | 113,569 | 77.7% |
Different state | 28,165 | 19.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 738 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 3,666 | 2.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,666 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,185 | 59.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,481 | 40.4% |
Year of Entry in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,404 | 100% |
Native | 738 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 738 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,666 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 113 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,553 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fairfield County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,666 | 100% |
Europe | 798 | 21.8% |
Asia | 1,246 | 34.0% |
Africa | 453 | 12.4% |
Oceania | 45 | 1.2% |
Latin America | 972 | 26.5% |
Northern America | 152 | 4.1% |