Fairfield County vs. Putnam County

	Fairfield County (CT)	Putnam County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	943,823	98,892
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.9%	-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	916,864	99,650
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	916,829	99,710
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.0%
White alone, percent	78.7%	91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.7%	3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.2%	15.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.5%	77.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,562	4,087
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.7%	13.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	374,481	38,680
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.3%	82.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$422,300	$356,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,771	$2,707
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,116	$1,140
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,470	$1,387
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	35.1%	15.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,097	51
Households, 2014-2018	340,491	34,847
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.2%	93.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	29.5%	18.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.1%	91.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	47.4%	39.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	4.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.8%	66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.8%	62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,153,287	100,356
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,087,565	559,073
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	13,412,490	308,619
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	130,674,823	516,251
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,166,507	952,194
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,241	$9,560
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.7	39.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,969	$102,186
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,613	$45,905
Persons in poverty, percent	10.0%	6.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	27,207	2,898
Total employment, 2017	429,679	21,449
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	35,297,553	965,278
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	95,726	9,426
All firms, 2012	107,557	10,790
Men-owned firms, 2012	60,955	6,376
Women-owned firms, 2012	34,959	3,373
Minority-owned firms, 2012	21,309	1,339
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	81,744	9,078
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	8,715	756
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	93,696	9,632
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	5.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,467.2	432.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	624.89	230.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fairfield county (CT) and Putnam county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.