Fairfield
County Facts
 Population
Income
Education
Employment
Economic
|
| Population |
|
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
%
Change
90- 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Fairfield
County |
807,143 |
827,645 |
882,567 |
6.6% |
| Connecticut |
3,107,580 |
3,287,116 |
3,405,565 |
3.6% |
| Source:
US Census 2000 |
|
| Income |
Per
Capita Income (1999)
Median Household (1999) |
$38,350
$65,249 |
| Source:
US Census 2000 |
| |
| Education
(of pop 25 years and over) |
| High
School Graduate |
23.5% |
| Associates
Degree |
5.6% |
| Bachelors
Degree |
23% |
| Graduate
Degree |
16.8% |
| HS
Degree or Higher |
84.4% |
| Source:
US Census 2000 |
| |
|
| Employment
(By Town) |
| May
2005 |
Labor
Force |
Unemployment |
| Fairfield
County |
456,791 |
4.8% |
| Connecticut |
1,810,300 |
5.3% |
| US |
148,878,000 |
4.9% |
Current
Labor Situation -
publication from CT Dept. of Labor |
| |
|
|
| Economic |
| Fortune
500 Companies Located in Fairfield County |
| Company |
Revenues
Rank |
| General
Electric |
5 |
| International
Paper |
70 |
| Xerox
Corporation |
132 |
| Premcor |
136 |
| MeadWestvaco |
267 |
| Praxair |
315 |
| Pitney
Bowes Inc. |
392 |
| Emcor
Group |
406 |
| Terex |
417 |
| W.R.
Berkley |
431 |
| |
|
| Source:
Fortune Magazine, April 2005 |
| The
Hartford Courant's Top 25 Companies in Connecticut |
|
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