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
Not Seasonally Adjusted
(By Town) |
|
Feb 2009 |
Labor
Force |
Unemployment |
| Fairfield
County |
465,184 |
7.3% |
| Connecticut |
1,872,644 |
8.0% |
| US |
134,804,000 |
8.9% |
Current
Labor Situation -
publication from CT Dept. of Labor |
| |
|
|
| Economic |
| Fortune
500 Companies Located in Fairfield County |
| Company |
Revenues
Rank |
| General
Electric |
6 |
| Xerox
Corporation |
147 |
| Praxair |
249 |
| Terex |
275 |
| Emcor
Group |
370 |
| Pitney
Bowes Inc. |
395 |
| W.R.
Berkley |
490 |
| |
|
Source:
Fortune Magazine, April 2009
|
|
The
Connecticut 100 as Ranked by Connecticut Magazine |
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