Age
Fairfield town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Fairfield town is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Fairfield town's population under 18 was 23.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Fairfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Fairfield town, 18.46% were under the age of 15, 21.08% aged 15 to 29, 44.85% aged 30 to 64, 12.42% aged 65 to 84, and 3.18% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 2,209 more females than males in Fairfield town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.79% females and 48.21% males in Fairfield, Connecticut.
- The Fairfield, Connecticut gender ratio is 93.1:100 i.e. 93.1 men to 100 women (0.931).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 3,032.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 3,881.
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Race / Ethnicity
Fairfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Fairfield town population: 87.19% are White, 2.07% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.21% are Asian, 1.90% are some other race and 4.61% are multiracial.
- Fairfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 4,425 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 57,312 (92.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Fairfield town is White with a population of 53,831 (87.19% of the total population).
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Year by year
Fairfield town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 62,148 in the year 2018
- From 2000 to 2010, Fairfield town's population increased by 2,318 (4.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Fairfield town's population increased by 1,933 (3.24%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2021, Fairfield town's population was lowest in year 2007 at 56,869.
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