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FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT QUICK STATSCounty: Fairfield
Incorporated: 1639
Elevation: 15 feet
Land Area: 30.0 square miles
Population Density: 1909 people per square mile
Population: 57,345
Population change since 2000: 0.00%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (93.6%), Hispanic (2.3%), Black (1.1%), Two or more races (1.0%), Asian Indian (0.6%), Chinese (0.6%), Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): Irish (24.2%), Italian (19.7%), English (12.3%), German (11.6%), Polish (6.8%), Hungarian (5.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (27.1 miles , pop. 448,248)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (39.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Bridgeport, CT (1.8 miles ), Westport, CT (2.3 miles ), Easton, CT (2.5 miles ), Trumbull, CT (2.5 miles ), Stratford, CT (2.6 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Fairfield: General Electric Heliport
Fairfield Compared to State Average: Median household income above state average. Median house value significantly above state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average. Renting percentage below state average. Number of rooms per house above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 91.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 52.20%
Graduate or professional degree: 22.80%
Colleges/Universities in Fairfield:
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY Full-time enrollment: 4,197, Location: 1073 N BENSON RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.fairfield.edu, Offers Master's degree SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY FT enrollment: 4,120, Location: 5151 PARK AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.sacredheart.edu, Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Fairfield:
NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 11 miles, NORWALK, CT, Full-time enrollment: 2,772 UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT about 12 miles, Bridgeport, CT, FT enrollment: 2,162 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN about 17 miles, WEST HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 3,081 WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 19 miles, DANBURY, CT, FT enrollment: 4,297 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY about 19 miles, NEW HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 8,808 GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 20 miles, NEW HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 2,100 YALE UNIVERSITY about 22 miles, NEW HAVEN, CT, FT enrollment: 11,011
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