Income and Poverty in Fairfield County, Connecticut
As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in the household income level was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 8 percent since 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Fairfield County, encountering a 1.9 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.
Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Fairfield County, Connecticut may be understood as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 6.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 20.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Fairfield County, with 9.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.
Compared to counties across the United States, Fairfield County accounted a very high household income of $76,341 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 17.3 percent higher than the median in Connecticut of $63,104 and the median is 35.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $71,633, which amounts to a 6.2 percent decline. Fairfield County, Connecticut, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 3 of 5 counties in percent of decline for household income in Connecticut. Fairfield County ranks 404 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in household income across the nation.
The poverty rate in Fairfield County, Connecticut has increased by 0.4 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 6.9 percent to 7.3 percent.
The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Fairfield County had a median household income level of $63,960, this median was 16.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Fairfield County, Connecticut reported a median household income of $45,803, which is 40 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Fairfield County, Connecticut White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $83,476 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 9.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $92,653. This income level is 21.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 42.5 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $43,859.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Fairfield County, Connecticut may be understood as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 6.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 20.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Fairfield County, with 9.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.
Compared to counties across the United States, Fairfield County accounted a very high household income of $76,341 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 17.3 percent higher than the median in Connecticut of $63,104 and the median is 35.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $71,633, which amounts to a 6.2 percent decline. Fairfield County, Connecticut, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 3 of 5 counties in percent of decline for household income in Connecticut. Fairfield County ranks 404 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in household income across the nation.
The poverty rate in Fairfield County, Connecticut has increased by 0.4 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 6.9 percent to 7.3 percent.
The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Fairfield County had a median household income level of $63,960, this median was 16.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Fairfield County, Connecticut reported a median household income of $45,803, which is 40 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Fairfield County, Connecticut White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $83,476 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 9.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $92,653. This income level is 21.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 42.5 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $43,859.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
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