New Fairfield, Connecticut Population

Overview

13,640

Total Population

41.9

Median age

50.62%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,018

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

New Fairfield town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New Fairfield town is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Fairfield town's population under 18 was 24.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Fairfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Fairfield town, 19.47% were under the age of 15, 20.01% aged 15 to 29, 43.44% aged 30 to 64, 15.60% aged 65 to 84, and 1.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 168 more females than males in New Fairfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.62% females and 49.38% males in New Fairfield, Connecticut.
The New Fairfield, Connecticut gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 632.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 610.

New Fairfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Fairfield town population: 89.25% are White, 0.58% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.58% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.94% are some other race and 6.55% are multiracial.
New Fairfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,018 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,622 (92.54% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Fairfield town is White with a population of 12,174 (89.25% of the total population).

New Fairfield town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 14,172 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, New Fairfield town's population decreased by 73 (0.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Fairfield town's population decreased by 376 (2.70%), 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, New Fairfield town's population was lowest in year 2020 at 13,532.