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Fairfield County
Fairfield County, Connecticut
At a Glance
Population 957,419 County Seat Danbury Judicial District Superior Court State FIPS 09 County FIPS 001 Num Towns 79 Census-Designated Places 73 Total Town Population 704,568 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 957,419 Median Age N/A Veterans N/A Housing Units N/A Uninsured N/A Net Migration (recent) N/A Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments N/A Total Employees N/A Avg Annual Pay $107,840 Median Household Income N/A Poverty Rate N/A Unemployment Rate N/A Avg AGI per Return (IRS) N/A Federal Spending FY2024 $7,672,834,857 Federal Spending Per Capita $8,014
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value N/A Median Rent N/A FMR Studio $1,790 FMR 1BR $2,172 FMR 2BR $2,610 FMR 3BR $3,176 FMR 4BR $3,541
Health & Safety
Hospitals 632 EMS Stations 237 Fire Stations 237 Police Stations 237 Adult Smoking 11.3% Adult Obesity 24.9% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 26.4 Air Quality Good Days 248
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 28.75 Electric Customers 1552746 Towns with Broadband Data 79 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 79
Community
Churches 518 Libraries 95 Historic Places (NRHP) 305 Homeless Population 713 Schools 1,407 SNAP Stores 360 Bank Branches 209
Agriculture
Total Farms 240 Land in Farms (acres) 17,368 Avg Farm Size (acres) 72.4 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2024-09-20 EM SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2024-08-21 DR REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA 2021-10-30 EM HURRICANE HENRI 2021-08-22 DR TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS 2021-01-12 EM TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS 2020-08-06 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-28 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS 2018-08-20 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2013-03-21
Detailed Topics
Communities in Fairfield County
Bridgeport — pop 148,654Stamford — pop 135,470Norwalk — pop 91,184Danbury — pop 86,518Shelton — pop 40,869Greenwich — pop 13,836Bethel — pop 11,582Trumbull Center — pop 9,746Sandy Hook — pop 9,114Riverside — pop 8,843Long Hill CDP (Fairfield County) — pop 8,039Ridgefield — pop 7,596Old Greenwich — pop 6,962Staples — pop 6,954Cos Cob — pop 6,873New Canaan — pop 6,220Daniels Farm — pop 6,150Noroton — pop 5,317Byram — pop 4,493Stepney — pop 4,280East Village — pop 4,057Pemberwick — pop 3,899Tashua — pop 3,857Oronoque — pop 3,790Coleytown — pop 3,522Compo — pop 3,354Westport Village — pop 3,251Greens Farms — pop 3,125Noroton Heights — pop 3,116Lordship — pop 2,954Saugatuck — pop 2,937Fairfield University — pop 2,884Tokeneke — pop 2,794Glenville — pop 2,762Old Hill — pop 2,676Ridgebury — pop 2,223Ball Pond — pop 2,189Newtown — pop 1,914Georgetown — pop 1,832Southport — pop 1,797
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
