Household Types in Fairfield County, Connecticut (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Connecticut and Fairfield County
Fairfield County
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family253.520639%48.781255%53.520639%53.5%179,406179k12.385706%12.810315%12.385706%12.4%41,51841.5k4.218264%4.430754%4.218264%4.2%14,14014.1k24.548565%27.971017%24.548565%24.5%82,28982.3k5.326826%6.006660%5.326826%5.3%17,85617.9k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Connecticut and Fairfield County
Fairfield County
Connecticut
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads74.512027%68.617398%74.512027%74.5%82,15182.2k19.841817%24.669729%19.841817%19.8%21,87621.9k5.646156%6.712873%5.646156%5.6%6,225

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Connecticut and Fairfield County
Fairfield County
Connecticut
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children232.890525%28.233951%32.890525%32.9%110,252110k66.804591%71.443177%66.804591%66.8%223,935224k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Connecticut and Fairfield County
Fairfield County
Connecticut
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-6.513435%-3.767123%-15.075079%-4.998683%-6.851213%-3.208534%-18.000455%-5.507432%-30.354320%30%69.645680%66.432367%69.645680%70%15,18415.2k-7.844696%-2.943426%-26.567307%-5.377735%-8.717292%-3.646186%-28.983963%-6.239689%-42.733163%43%57.266837%52.412870%57.266837%57%232,756233k-20.063147%-8.135415%-16.709349%-4.914927%-24.015013%-8.041969%-21.152021%-5.406097%-49.822838%50%50.177162%41.384899%50.177162%50%28,50528.5k-16.095961%-6.868977%-19.930285%-7.996719%-22.959560%-6.453990%-25.807291%-7.507260%-50.891942%51%49.108058%37.271900%49.108058%49%4,877-22.052958%-11.378241%-14.519167%-7.550410%-27.135696%-9.821476%-22.254859%-6.601003%-55.500776%56%44.499224%34.186967%44.499224%44%18,05218.1k-32.886842%-5.606251%-27.367099%-3.979350%-30.437290%-5.613951%-31.670652%-4.302927%-69.839542%70%30.160458%27.975179%30.160458%30%35,83535.8k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Fairfield County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
32%42%50%59%68%78%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.0%8.1%12.2%16.4%20.5%24.7%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%2.5%3.6%4.8%5.9%7.1%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12.6%15.8%19.0%22.2%25.3%28.6%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.6%3.0%4.3%5.6%6.9%8.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
24%30%36%41%46%52%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Fairfield County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
5%22%39%55%71%88%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%15%29%43%58%73%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.5%13.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%41%55%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.4%8.8%13.2%17.6%22.1%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%18%29%41%52%64%
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Household Types by Place in Fairfield County

There are 23 places in Fairfield County. This section compares all 23 of those to each other, Fairfield County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfield County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fairfield County, selected places in Fairfield County, and entities that contain Fairfield County
0%20%40%60%Count#Old GreenwichDarienRiversideTrumbullWestportNewtownCannondaleRidgefieldCos CobGeorgetownSheltonSouthportBridgeportFairfieldByramPemberwickGlenvilleConnecticutStratfordUnited StatesBethelStamfordNew EnglandNorwalkDanburyNortheastGreenwichBridgeportWilton Center78.143576%78.143576%78%1,709176.579027%76.579027%77%5,068269.549285%69.549285%70%1,898366.054817%66.054817%66%7,953465.222772%65.222772%65%6,324564.377682%64.377682%64%450664.000000%64.000000%64%16761.572650%61.572650%62%1,801859.882747%59.882747%60%1,430957.386364%57.386364%57%4041056.495602%56.495602%56%8,9281154.959786%54.959786%55%4101253.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k53.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k53.272251%53.272251%53%8141351.599147%51.599147%52%7261451.340206%51.340206%51%4981548.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.563778%48.563778%49%9,9751648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.035803%48.035803%48%1,9321748.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1847.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k1947.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k2047.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M43.151408%43.151408%43%2,4512132.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2221.937322%21.937322%22%7723
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 23 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Fairfield County

There are 24 county subdivisions in Fairfield County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Fairfield County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfield County.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fairfield County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfield County, and entities that contain Fairfield County
0%20%40%60%Count#WestonDarienWiltonRidgefieldNew FairfieldEastonNew CanaanMonroeReddingTrumbullBrookfieldWestportNewtownFairfieldShermanGreenwichBethelSheltonBridgeportFairfieldConnecticutStratfordUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNorwalkDanburyNortheastBridgeport77.325581%77.325581%77%2,660176.579027%76.579027%77%5,068275.629542%75.629542%76%4,475370.580312%70.580312%71%6,288469.760167%69.760167%70%3,345568.450599%68.450599%68%1,829668.124822%68.124822%68%4,781767.080655%67.080655%67%4,591866.475973%66.475973%66%2,324966.054817%66.054817%66%7,9531065.292949%65.292949%65%3,9451165.222772%65.222772%65%6,3241264.863209%64.863209%65%6,3541364.415778%64.415778%64%12,98313.0k1463.986014%63.986014%64%9151560.453127%60.453127%60%13,36813.4k1657.975035%57.975035%58%4,1801756.495602%56.495602%56%8,9281853.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k53.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k48.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.563778%48.563778%49%9,9751948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k2047.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k2147.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k2247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M32.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k23
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 23 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Connecticut

There are 8 counties in Connecticut. This section compares Fairfield County to all of the counties in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfield County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fairfield County, selected other counties in Connecticut, and entities that contain Fairfield County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#LitchfieldBridgeportFairfieldTollandMiddlesexConnecticutUnited StatesWindhamNew EnglandNew LondonNortheastHartfordNew Haven53.759130%53.759130%54%39,96440.0k153.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k53.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k252.421527%52.421527%52%28,60828.6k351.940060%51.940060%52%34,52334.5k448.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.055851%48.055851%48%21,27021.3k547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.814825%47.814825%48%50,76550.8k647.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.162952%46.162952%46%160,281160k744.727355%44.727355%45%146,029146k8
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 8 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Fairfield County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfield County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fairfield County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfield County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideBridgeportFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaConnecticutUnited StatesNew EnglandMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k53.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.781255%48.781255%49%660,846661k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Fairfield County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal Cities:
Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Stratford
Boroughs:
Newtown
Cities:
Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, Shelton, Stamford
Towns:
Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Shelton, Sherman, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton
Unincorporated Places:
Bethel, Byram, Cannondale, Cos Cob, Darien, Georgetown, Glenville, Greenwich, Old Greenwich, Pemberwick, Ridgefield, Riverside, Southport, Stratford, Trumbull, Westport, Wilton Center
ZIP Codes:
06468, 06470, 06482, 06484, 06604, 06605, 06606, 06607, 06608, 06610, 06611, 06612, 06614, 06615, 06776, 06784, 06801, 06804, 06807, 06810, 06811, 06812, 06820, 06824, 06825, 06830, 06831, 06840, 06850, 06851, 06853, 06854, 06855, 06856, 06870, 06877, 06878, 06880, 06883, 06890, 06896, 06897, 06901, 06902, 06903, 06905, 06906, 06907
Unified School Districts:
Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton
Elementary School Districts:
Easton, Redding, Sherman
Secondary School District:
Regional 09
Congressional Districts:
CT-3, CT-4, CT-5
State Senate Districts:
CT-21, CT-22, CT-23, CT-24, CT-25, CT-26, CT-27, CT-28, CT-30, CT-36
State House Districts:
CT-2, CT-106, CT-107, CT-108, CT-109, CT-110, CT-111, CT-112, CT-113, CT-120, CT-121, CT-122, CT-123, CT-124, CT-125, CT-126, CT-127, CT-128, CT-129, CT-130, CT-132, CT-133, CT-134, CT-135, CT-136, CT-137, CT-138, CT-140, CT-141, CT-142, CT-143, CT-144, CT-145, CT-146, CT-147, CT-148, CT-149, CT-150, CT-151
Neighboring Counties:
Dutchess, Litchfield, Nassau, New Haven, Putnam, Suffolk, Westchester
Nearby Counties:
Bergen, Bronx, Essex, Hartford, Hudson, Kings, Middlesex, New York, Queens, Rockland