Fairfield's Living Circumstances

Fairfield School District Overview

Fairfield University located in Fairfield School District area. A total of 20,641 households are located in Fairfield School District area. Among them, 7,525 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.21 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 19,105 and 20,125 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.93% (2,814) of residents are non-citizens and 17.32% (9,877) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Fairfield School District, Connecticut
Household	20,641
Population	57,022
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,525 (36.46%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	19,105
Total Students	20,125
Pre-Kindergarten	1,249
Kindergarten	761
Grade 1-8	6,186
Grade 9-12	4,330
College/Graduate School	7,599
Veterans	47,489
Non-citizen	2,814
Non-English Home Language	9,877
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

49,330 residents are over the age of 16 and 31,363 people are in labor force. Among them, 31,363 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 29,819 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Fairfield School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	29,375	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,336	69.23%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,171	3.99%
Public transportation	3,877	13.20%
Walked	823	2.80%
Other method	255	0.87%
Worked from home	2,913	9.92%
Average Commute Time	36 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	29,819	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	17,465	58.57%
Service	3,629	12.17%
Sales and office	6,658	22.33%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,058	3.55%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,009	3.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	29,819	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	96	0.32%
Construction	1,134	3.80%
Manufacturing	1,739	5.83%
Wholesale trade	1,011	3.39%
Retail trade	2,334	7.83%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	752	2.52%
Information	1,020	3.42%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,093	13.73%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,913	19.83%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,314	24.53%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,300	7.71%
Other services, except public administration	1,425	4.78%
Public administration	688	2.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	29,819	-
Private wage and salary workers	23,714	79.53%
Government workers	3,284	11.01%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,764	9.27%
Unpaid family workers	57	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $203,662 for the 20,641 households in Fairfield School District area, Connecticut. The average income of a single worker is $52,370. 58,573 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.25%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	20,641	-
Less than $10,000	636	3.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	309	1.50%
$15,000 - $24,999	751	3.64%
$25,000 - $34,999	742	3.59%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,299	6.29%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,039	9.88%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,917	9.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,320	16.08%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,742	13.28%
More than $200,000	6,886	33.36%
Median Household Income	$139,122	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$203,662	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,512	-
Less than $10,000	188	1.21%
$10,000 - $14,999	103	0.66%
$15,000 - $24,999	219	1.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	295	1.90%
$35,000 - $49,999	677	4.36%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,353	8.72%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,200	7.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,784	17.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,367	15.26%
More than $200,000	6,326	40.78%

Median Family Income	$167,210	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$239,241	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$52,370	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$109,347	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$109,347	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	60,852	-
With health insurance coverage	58,573	96.25%
Public coverage	13,474	22.14%
Private health insurance	51,632	84.85%
Without health insurance coverage	2,279	3.75%

Housing

There are 22,160 housing units in Fairfield School District area, Connecticut with 20,641 units (93.15%) occupied. 17,018 houses (82.45%) are occupied by owner and 3,623 houses (17.55%) are rented. The average housing value is $611,500 and the average rental cost is $1,886. 327 houses (1.48%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,152 houses (32.27%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,160	-
Occupied	20,641	93.15%
Owner Occupied	17,018	82.45%
Renter Occupied	3,623	17.55%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,573	79.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,432	6.46%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,093	13.96%
Mobile Homes	22	0.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	40	0.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,160	-
Built 2014 or later	327	1.48%
Built 2010 - 2013	316	1.43%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,277	5.76%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,167	5.27%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,633	7.37%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,359	10.65%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,477	15.69%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,452	20.09%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,152	32.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,160	-
1 room	71	0.32%
2 rooms	192	0.87%
3 rooms	541	2.44%
4 rooms	1,848	8.34%
5 rooms	2,773	12.51%
6 rooms	3,961	17.87%
7 rooms	3,671	16.57%
8 rooms	3,494	15.77%
9 rooms or more	5,609	25.31%
Median Number of Rooms	7.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,160	-
no bedroom	82	0.37%
1 bedroom	860	3.88%
2 bedrooms	4,025	18.16%
3 bedrooms	8,077	36.45%
4 bedrooms	6,954	31.38%
5 bedrooms or more	2,162	9.76%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	17,018	-
Less than $50,000	100	0.59%
$50,000 - $99,999	74	0.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	43	0.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	187	1.10%
$200,000 - $299,999	887	5.21%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,950	29.09%
$500,000 - $999,999	8,211	48.25%
$1,000,000 or more	2,566	15.08%
Median House Value	$611,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,423	-
Less than $500	93	2.72%
$500 - $999	166	4.85%
$1,000 - $1,499	695	20.30%
$1,500 - $1,999	980	28.63%
$2,000 - $2,499	710	20.74%
$2,500 - $2,999	454	13.26%
$3,000 or more	325	9.49%
Median Rental Costs	$1,886	-

Demographic

A total of 61,740 people lives in Fairfield School District area, Connecticut with 29,186 male and 32,554 female. The males to female ratio is 47.27 to 52.73. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	61,740	-
Male	29,186	47.27%
Female	32,554	52.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	61,740	-
Under 5 years	3,218	5.21%
5 - 9 years	3,454	5.59%
10 - 14 years	4,553	7.37%
15 - 19 years	6,884	11.15%
20 - 24 years	4,482	7.26%
25 - 34 years	4,292	6.95%
35 - 44 years	6,656	10.78%
45 - 54 years	9,159	14.83%
55 - 59 years	4,996	8.09%
60 - 64 years	4,169	6.75%
65 - 74 years	5,121	8.29%
75 - 84 years	3,035	4.92%
85 years and older	1,721	2.79%
Median Age	41.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	61,740	-
One Race	59,905	97.03%
White	54,798	88.76%
Black or African American	1,287	2.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native	8	0.01%
Asian	2,742	4.44%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	18	0.03%
Other	1,052	1.70%

Two or more races	1,835	2.97%
White and Black or African American	553	0.90%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	63	0.10%
White and Asian	593	0.96%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%