Fairfield, Connecticut county Economy Profile

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Fairfield, Connecticut county Economy

66.03% of people are in the labor force of Fairfield, Connecticut. The total population of Fairfield, Connecticut is 882,567 people. Per capita income in Fairfield, Connecticut is equal to $38,350. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Fairfield, Connecticut, receive $51,996, female full-time, year-round workers in Fairfield, Connecticut, are paid $37,108. There are 6,086 families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 8.24% of workers in Fairfield, Connecticut. 81.78% comprise private wage and salary workers in Fairfield, Connecticut. There are 1,057 Unpaid family workers in Fairfield, Connecticut. 10,985 people are involved in public administration. 18.43% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Fairfield, Connecticut. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Fairfield, Connecticut is as follows: 3.2%.

	Fairfield, Connecticut	%, Fairfield, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	678,639		217,168,077
In labor force	448,096	66.03%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	447,944	66.01%	63.39%
- - Employed	426,638	62.87%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	21,306	3.14%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	152	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	230,543	33.97%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	357,176	52.63%	51.66%
In labor force	206,127	30.37%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	206,127	30.37%	29.65%
- - Employed	196,391	28.94%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	73,801	10.87%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	39,645		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	419,237		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	313,187	74.7%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	40,131	9.57%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	34,024	8.12%	4.73%
Walked	9,586	2.29%	2.93%
Other means	3,345	0.8%	1.19%
Worked at home	18,964	4.52%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	28.0	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	426,638		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	186,341	43.68%	33.65%
Service occupations	54,354	12.74%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	113,738	26.66%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	412	0.1%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	32,215	7.55%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	39,578	9.28%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,024	0.24%	1.87%
Construction	27,627	6.48%	6.78%
Manufacturing	56,520	13.25%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	14,052	3.29%	3.6%
Retail trade	46,957	11.01%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	13,636	3.2%	5.2%
Information	19,367	4.54%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	50,701	11.88%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	61,695	14.46%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	78,620	18.43%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	24,357	5.71%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	21,097	4.94%	4.87%
Public administration	10,985	2.57%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	348,905	81.78%	78.47%
Government workers	41,513	9.73%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	35,163	8.24%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	1,057	0.25%	0.31%

	Fairfield, Connecticut	%, Fairfield, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	324,403		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	19,717	6.08%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	13,103	4.04%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	25,495	7.86%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	27,018	8.33%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	39,954	12.32%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	57,797	17.82%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	40,664	12.54%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	45,708	14.09%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	19,952	6.15%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	34,995	10.79%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	65,249		41,994
With earnings	270,439	39.85%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	102,598		56,604
With Social Security income	84,159	12.4%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,665		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	9,729	1.43%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,803		6,320
With public assistance income	8,827	1.3%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,538		3,032
With retirement income	51,477	7.59%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,074		17,376
Families	229,851		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	7,783	3.39%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,924	2.14%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	13,948	6.07%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	16,063	6.99%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	25,941	11.29%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	42,367	18.43%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	31,974	13.91%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	38,421	16.72%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	17,177	7.47%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	31,253	13.6%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	77,690		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	38,350		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	51,996		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	37,108		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	11,488		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	8,750	76.17%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	4,162	36.23%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	6,086		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	5,328	87.55%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	2,446	40.19%	42.27%
Individuals	59,689		33,899,812
18 years and over	40,782	68.32%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	7,311	12.25%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	18,395	30.82%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	13,166	22.06%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	21,323	35.72%	31.63%

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