Demographics of Fairfield town, Connecticut

Fairfield town, Connecticut had 66,262 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,796 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fairfield town, in four figures

66,262
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 63,416 ±52.; +7.8%
Change since July 2020: +4,796 people.; 40.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $172,432 ±$8,394
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fairfield town, Connecticut's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fairfield town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Fairfield town, Connecticut's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fairfield town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	61,466	100.0	100.0
2021	62,789	102.2	100.2
2022	63,424	103.2	100.7
2023	64,379	104.7	101.6
2024	65,902	107.2	102.5
2025	66,262	107.8	103.1

Population of Fairfield town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	61,466	—
2021	62,789	+1,323
2022	63,424	+635
2023	64,379	+955
2024	65,902	+1,523
2025	66,262	+360

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±0.9: for men 39.3 ±1.2 and for women 41.1 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fairfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	3,509 ±357	5.5% ±0.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,740 ±739	18.5% ±1.2	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,807 ±608	12.3% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,046 ±695	19.0% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,802 ±972	28.1% ±1.5	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,512 ±627	16.6% ±1.0	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $172,432 ±$8,394, and income per person $83,351 ±$3,918, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fairfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	1,559 ±303	7.2% ±1.4	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,601 ±294	7.4% ±1.4	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,032 ±349	9.4% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,403 ±264	6.5% ±1.2	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,041 ±437	14.1% ±2.0	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,461 ±346	11.4% ±1.6	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,464 ±540	43.9% ±2.2	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fairfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	2,729 ±667	4.7% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	305 ±106	2.1% ±0.7	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,547 ±624	5.4% ±2.2	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	877 ±236	5.9% ±1.5	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fairfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fairfield town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	22,537 ±539	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.7% ±0.9	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.3% ±1.1	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.3% ±1.5	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.7% ±1.7	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$780,500 ±$31,984	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,185 ±$134	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±2	1967 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fairfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,222 ±653	6.7% ±1.0	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	52,841 ±978	83.3% ±1.5	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	425 ±149	0.7% ±0.2	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,750 ±746	5.9% ±1.2	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	242 to 906	0.4% to 1.4%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,604 ±301	2.5% ±0.5	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fairfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	27,659 ±1,122	43.6% ±1.8	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	26,801 ±1,094	42.3% ±1.7	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	959 ±245	1.5% ±0.4	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,997 ±728	12.6% ±1.1	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,162 ±559	8.1% ±0.9	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,835 ±524	4.5% ±0.8	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Fairfield town among the places and towns of Connecticut

11th of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Fairfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Norwalk city	92,187 ±70
Danbury city	87,263 ±40
New Britain city	74,223 ±58
Greenwich town	63,856 ±58
West Hartford CDP	63,620 ±37
Fairfield town	63,416 ±52
Bristol city	61,462 ±29
Hamden town	61,045 ±50
Meriden city	60,545 ±45
Manchester town	59,635 ±37
West Haven city	55,351 ±38

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Fairfield town, Connecticut

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026