Fairfield County

Fairfield County is a county in the U.S. state of Connecticut, CT with an estimated population of 943,823 as of July 1, 2018 and is thus ranked 943 in the United States.

In contrast to the 2010 census, the population of Fairfield County was still 916,864. This means that the 2018 population percent change from 2010 population of Fairfield County has risen by 2.9%.

Fairfield County is formed in 1666 and covers an total area of 836.92 square miles. This area is divided into 624.89 square miles land area and 212.03 square miles water area. Density per square kilometre of land area are 1,467.2 of population in 578.1 housing units.

There were 361,221 housing units in the whole of Fairfield County for the 2010 census with 335.545 total households, 232.896 of them family households. At the 1990 census, the population of Fairfield County was still 827,645. 2011 population percent change from 1990 population of Fairfield County was still 10,78 %, or expressed in detail 89.184 inhabitants. 2017 ACS Population - High School Diploma or more as a percent of 2017 ACS Population - Population 25 and over was 89.4% (percent) and is ranked number 1175 of all counties in the United States.

Labor Force 2018 in Fairfield County was 480,767 and is ranked number 56, with a Unemployment Rate 2018 of 0,04 (percent), which is ranked on number 1396 of all counties in the United States. Median Household Income 2017 was $91,170 (percent), which is ranked on number 56 of all counties in the United States. To the area of Fairfield County also includes Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area and New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.