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Who Your Neighbors Are by the Numbers
Darien's adults, who make up a smaller proportion of the town population than in the county or the state in general, are very well paid and tend to be very well educated; the largest proportion of them work in finance, insurance and real estate.
Who are your Darien neighbors, as a whole? They tend to be well-educated people, many with school-age children, many with high incomes and either in finance or professional jobs.
But they've been increasingly unemployed in recent years, and the population of Darienites has grown by more than 10 percent over the past 10 years.
These U.S. Census statistics, taken from the most recent town bond report (for bonds issued March 15), either compare Darien to its own past or to the county and the state (and some tables make both kinds of comparisons).
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POPULATION TRENDS: DARIEN, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
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Darien's population has grown less, over the decades, than the county and the state, although growth was higher in the last census.
Fairfield
County
Connecticut 1960 18,437 653,589 2,535,234 1970 20,336 792,814 3,032,217 1980 18,892 807,143 3,107564 1990 18,196 857,270 3,287,116 2000 19,607 882,567 3,405,565 2010 20,732 916,829 3,574,097Source for this and all other tables in this article: U.S. Bureau of the Census, via the most recent town bonding statement for March 15, 2012.
DARIEN POPULATION BY AGE GROUP
Darien has more school-age children as a proportion of its population than either Fairfield County or Connecticut as a whole.
Darien
Number
Darien
Percent
Fairfield
County
Number
Fairfield
County
Percent
Connecticut
Number
Connecticut
Percent
Under 5 1,666 8.0 56,899 6.2 202,106 5.7 5 - 9 2,220 10.7 62,907 6.9 222,571 6.2 10 - 14 2,256 10.9 66,606 7.3 240,265 6.7 15 - 19 1,554 7.5 62,192 6.8 250,834 7.0 20 - 24 435 2.1 50,516 5.5 227,898 6.4 25 - 34 1,104 5.3 106,063 11.6 420,377 11.8 35 - 44 3,330 16.1 131,246 14.3 484,438 13.6 45 - 54 3,660 17.7 149,286 16.3 575,597 16.1 55 - 59 1,230 5.9 58,614 6.4 240,157 6.7 60 - 64 899 4.3 48,425 5.3 203,295 5.7 65 - 74 1,252 6.0 62,341 6.8 254,944 7.1 75 - 84 761 3.7 41,272 4.5 166,717 4.7 85 and over 365 1.8 20,462 2.2 84,898 2.4 TOTAL 20,732 100.0 916,829 100.0 3,574,097 100.0
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MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME AND PER CAPITA INCOME
Income in Fairfield County and Connecticut is quite a bit above the national average, but income in Darien is far above the average for the county (which includes Bridgeport, a relatively low-income city).
Median Family
Income
2000
Median Family
Income
2010
Per Capita
Income
2010
Per Capita
Income
2010
Darien $173,777 $211,313 $77,519 $95,577 Fairfield County $77,690 $100,593 $38,350 $48,295 Connecticut $65,521 $84,170 $28,766 $36,775 United States $49,600 $62,363 $21,690 $27,041
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
A total of 52.5 percent of families in town had annual incomes above $200,000 in 2010.
Darien
No. of
Families
Darien
Percent
of Families
Fairfield Co.
No. of
Families
Fairfield Co.
Percent of
Families
Connecticut
No. of
Families
Connecticut
Percent of
Families
$0 to $9,999
76 1.4 6,130 2.7 28,163 3.1 $10,000 to $14,999 34 0.6 3,845 1.7 18,987 2.1$15,000 to
24,999
126 2.3 10,448 4.5 48,016 5.325,000 to
$34,999
$75,000 to $99,999
216 4.0 30,366 13.2 142,615 15.6 $100,000 to $149,999 896 16.4 45,385 19.7 190,257 20.9 $150,000 to $199,000 574 10.5 23,232 10.1 81,689 9.0 $200,000 or more 2,866 52.5 47,484 20.6 97,797 10.7 TOTAL 5,463 100.00 230,561 100.0 911,653 100.0
EDUCATION: YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED, FOR THOSE AGE 25 AND OLDER
Darien
number
Darien
percent
Fairfield
County
number
Fairfield
County
percent
Connecticut
number
Connecticut
percent
Less than 9th grade 113 0.9 33,364 5.5 112,149 4.7 9th to 12th grade 215 1.7 37,898 6.2 167,250 7.0 High School Graduate 1,082 8.8 144,501 23.8 685,158 28.6 Some College 1,095 8.9 90,131 14.8 415,439 17.3 Associate Degree 529 4.3 36,927 6.1 174,712 7.3 Bachelor's Degree 4,918 40.0 149,308 24.6 476,316 19.9Graduate or Professional Degree
4,346 35.3 115,218 19.0 367,259 15.3 TOTAL 12,298 100.0 607,347 100.0 2,398,283 100.0 Percent High School Graduate or Higher 97.3 88.3 88.4 Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher 75.3 43.6 35.2
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Darien
Number
Darien
Percent
Fairfield
County
Number
Fairfield
County
Percent
Connecticut
Number
Connecticut
Percent
Agriculture, Forrestry, Fishing, Hunting & Mining 11 0.1 1,023 0.2 6,592 0.4 Manufacturing 470 6.1 33,128 7.5 112,301 6.4 Construction 321 4.2 41,533 9.5 207,476 11.8 Wholesale Trade 182 2.4 11,923 2.7 47,436 2.7 Retail Trade 468 6.1 47,850 10.9 195,667 11.1 Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 93 1.2 14,393 3.3 67,556 3.8 Information 380 4.9 13,857 3.2 46,077 2.6 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2,696 34.9 53,919 12.3 167,484 9.5 Professional, Scientific & Management 1,440 18.7 65,770 15.0 189,671 10.7 Educational Services & Health Care 930 12.1 91,360 20.8 438,801 24.9 Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Food Services 327 4.2 30,697 7.0 140,551 8.0 Other Service (including nonprofit) 262 3.4 23,096 5.3 78,859 4.5 Public Administration 135 1.7 10,762 2.4 67,078 3.8 TOTAL 7,715 100.00 439,311 100.0 1,765,549 100.0
YEARLY AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
In recent years, while unemployment has risen sharply, it is still significantly below the state and national averages.
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