Table   1

                                Profiles of General Demographic Characteristics (Census 2000)

                                                                                                  

 

                                              AGE

          HOUSEHOLDS

 

   60 - 64

   65 - 74

 75 - 84

85  &  over

62  &       over

 65 &    over

(male)

65 & over

(female)   

 Non-family

     Householders

Households w/

Persons 65 &   over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut

131652 (3.9%)

231,566 (6.8%)

171345 (5.1%)

64273 (1.9%)

545704 (13.8%)

190002 (5.6%)

280181 (8.2%)

132060 (10.1%)

326743 (25.1%)

Fairfield   County

35004  (4.0%)

59709 (6.8%)

41863 (4.7%)

15591 (1.8%)

137102 (15.5%)

47656  (5.4%)

69507 (7.9%)

30545    (9.4%)

82077 (25.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridgeport

4621    (3.3%)

7743 (5.5%)

6071 (4.4%)

2198  (1.6%)

18693  (13.4%)

6034  (4.3%)

9978  (7.2%)

5660    (11.3%)

12178  (24.2%)

Darien

720      (3.7%)

1231 (6.3%)

914  (4.7%)

291  (1.5%)

2838  (14.5%)

1046  (5.3%)

1390  (7.1%)

549        (8.3%)

1626  (24.7%)

Easton

312      (4.3%)

530  (7.3%)

361  (5.0%)

76  (1.0%)

1141  (15.7%)

432     (5.9%)

535  (7.4%)

154        (6.2%)

673   (27.3%)

Fairfield

2147    (3.7%)

4281  (7.5%)

3556  (6.2%)

1510  (2.6%)

10609  (18.5%)

3718  (6.5%)

5629  (9.8%)

2094     (10.3%)

5996  (29.4%)

Greenwich

2920    (4.8%)

4935  (8.1%)

3407  (5.6%)

1374  (2.2%)

11358  (18.6%)

4047       (6.6 %)

5669  (9.3%)

2309      (9.9%)

6645  (28.6%)

Monroe

781      (4.1%)

1224  (6.4%)

616  (3.2%)

185  (1.0%)

2464  (12.8%)

871    (4.5%)

1154  (6.0%)

427        (6.6%)

1447  (22.3%)

New Canaan

824      (4.2%)

1406  (7.2%)

901  (4.6%)

313  (1.6%)

3086  (15.9%)

1109  (5.7%)

1511  (7.8%)

636        (9.3%)

1829  (26.8%)

Norwalk

3390    (4.1%)

5704  (6.9%)

3632  (4.4%)

1265  (1.5%)

12502  (15.1%)

4363  (5.3%)

6238  (7.5%)

2834      (8.7%)

7627  (23.3%)

Stamford

4547    (3.9%)

8271  (7.1%)

5663  (4.8%)

2241  (1.9%)

18821  (16.1%)

6442  (5.5%)

9733  (8.3%)

4452      (9.8%)

11493  (25.3%)

Stratford

2153    (4.3%)

4531  (9.1%)

3815  (7.6%)

1247  (2.5%)

10826  (21.7%)

3812  (7.6%)

5781  (11.6%)

2812    (14.1%)

6884  (34.6%)

Trumbull

1558    (4.5%)

2909  (8.5%)

2192  (6.4%)

813  (2.4%)

6807  (19.9%)

2485  (7.3%)

3429  (10.0%)

1145      (9.6%)

3850  (32.3%)

Weston

400      (4.0%)

634  (6.3%)

268  (2.7%)

67  (0.7%)

1184  (11.8%)

484    (4.8%)

485  (4.8%)

161        (4.9%)

686   (20.7%)

Westport

1207    (4.7%)

2155  (8.4%)

1313  (5.1%)

415  (1.6%)

4568  (17.7%)

1725  (6.7%)

2158  (8.4%)

848        (8.8%)

2672  (27.9%)

Wilton

718      (4.1%)

1062  (6.0%)

706  (4.0%)

377  (2.1%)

2566  (14.6%)

869    (4.9%)

1276  (7.2%)

392        (6.6%)

1270  (21.4%)

             Note :  % is based on the total in each town (or county) or within each category