Fairfield
County Facts
 Population
Income
Education
Employment
Economic
|
| Population |
|
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2008 |
%
Change
90- 08 |
|
|
|
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Fairfield
County |
807,143 |
827,645 |
882,567 |
895,030 |
8.1% |
|
CT |
3,107,580 |
3,287,116 |
3,405,565 |
3,501,252 |
6.5% |
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|
|
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| Source:
US Census 2000,
American Fact Finder, 2008 1-yr estimates, US Census, 2010 |
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| Income |
Per
Capita Income
Median Household (1999) |
$50,225 $83,492 |
| Source:
American Fact Finder, 2006-2008 3-yr estimates, US Census, 2010 |
| |
| Education
(of pop 25 years and over) |
| High
School Graduate |
24.0% |
|
Some college or associates
degree |
20.8% |
| Bachelors
Degree |
24.5% |
| Graduate
Degree |
18.8% |
| HS
Degree or Higher |
88.2% |
| Source:
American Fact Finder, 2006-2008 3-yr estimates, US Census, 2010 |
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| Employment
Not Seasonally Adjusted
(By Town) |
|
August 2011 |
Labor
Force |
Unemployment |
| Fairfield
County |
474,584 |
8.2% |
| Connecticut |
1,893,400 |
9.0% |
| US |
154,344,000 |
9.1% |
Current
Labor Situation -
publication from CT Dept. of Labor |
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| Economic |
| Fortune
500 Companies Located in Fairfield County |
| Company |
Revenues
Rank |
| General
Electric |
6 |
| Xerox
Corporation |
121 |
| Praxair |
241 |
| Pitney
Bowes Inc. |
421 |
| Emcor
Group |
439 |
| W.R.
Berkley |
475 |
| Terex |
485 |
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Source: Fortune Magazine, April 2011 |
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