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Fairfield, Connecticut Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 57,340. Estimated population in July 2024: 57,813 (+0.8% change)
Males: 27,250 (47.5%), Females: 30,090 (52.5%)

Fairfield County

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $83,512
Median house value: $325,900

Population by Race

Races in Fairfield:

  • 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: Irish (24.2%), Italian (19.7%), English (12.3%), German (11.6%), Polish (6.8%), Hungarian (5.4%).

Elevation: 15 feet

Map of Fairfield, CT

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fairfield

  • High school or higher: 91.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 52.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairfield town

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 62.9%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

9.0% Foreign born (5.1% Europe, 2.0% Asia, 1.1% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfield:

  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
  • DANBURY MUNI (about 21 miles; DANBURY, CT; Abbreviation: DXR)
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 28 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfield:

  • WATERBURY-OXFORD (about 25 miles; OXFORD, CT; Abbreviation: OXC)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 28 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
  • WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 31 miles; WHITE PLAINS, NY; Abbreviation: HPN)

Amtrak station near Fairfield:

  • 6 miles: BRIDGEPORT (525 WATER ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

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 (Full-time enrollment: 4,120; Location: 5151 PARK AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.sacredheart.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Fairfield:

  • NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NORWALK, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,772)
  • UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT (about 14 miles; Bridgeport, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)
  • WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; DANBURY, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,297)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 23 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
  • SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)

Schools

Public high school in Fairfield:

  • FAIRFIELD WARDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,275; Location: 755 MELVILLE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Fairfield:

  • FAIRFIELD COLLEGE PREPARATORY (Students: 799; Location: 1073 NORTH BENSON ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
  • NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC HIGH SCH (Students: 691; Location: 220 JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fairfield:

  • ROGER LUDLOWE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 775; Location: 689 UNQUOWA RD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • FAIRFIELD WOODS MIDDLE (Students: 658; Location: 1115 FAIRFIELD WOODS RD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TOMLINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 613; Location: 200 UNQUOWA RD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DWIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 525; Location: 1600 REDDING RD.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • OSBORN HILL SCHOOL (Students: 518; Location: 760 STILLSON RD.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MILL HILL SCHOOL (Students: 507; Location: 635 MILL HILL TERRACE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • NORTH STRATFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 463; Location: 190 PUTTING GREEN RD.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • STRATFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 447; Location: 1407 MELVILLE AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SHERMAN SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: 250 FERN ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • RIVERFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 394; Location: 1625 MILL PLAIN RD.; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Fairfield:

  • OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION (Students: 381; Location: 605 STRATFIELD ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HOLY FAMILY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 140 EDISON AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • FAIRFIELD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 264; Location: 2970 BRONSON ROAD; Grades: KG – 9; Boys only)
  • UNQUOWA SCHOOL (Students: 121; Location: 981 STRATFIELD RD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ABBIE LOVELAND TULLER SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 144 TULLER ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HILLEL ACADEMY (Students: 101; Location: 1571 STRATFIELD ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HUNT RIDGE MONTESSORI (Students: 64; Location: 834 BROOKSIDE DR; Grades: PK – KG)
  • GREAT BEGINNINGS MONTESSORI (Students: 46; Location: 148 BEACH ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)

Libraries

Libraries in Fairfield:

  • FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,176,396; Location: 1080 OLD POST RD.; 276,258 books; 8,399 audio materials; 11,335 video materials; 705 serial subscriptions)
  • PEQUOT LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Operating income: $1,131,585; Location: 720 PEQUOT AVE.; 108,322 books; 1,862 audio materials; 151 video materials; 147 serial subscriptions)

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