Bridgeport

TABLE 2-A

The senior adult population in Southwestern Connecticut

Number of senior adults 60+ within each age group

Census 2000

	60 & OVER		60 - 64	65 - 74	75 – 84	85 & over
CONNECTICUT	601,835		131,652	231,566	174,345	64,273
SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT	118,701		26,298	46,616	33,415	12,372

Bridgeport	20633		4621	7743	6071	2198
Darien	3156		720	1231	914	291
Easton	1279		312	530	361	76
Fairfield	11494		2147	4281	3556	1510
Greenwich	12636		2920	4935	3407	1374
Monroe	2806		781	1224	616	185
New Canaan	3444		824	1406	901	313
Norwalk	13991		3390	5704	3632	1265
Stamford	20722		4547	8271	5663	2241
Stratford	11746		2153	4531	3815	1247
Trumbull	7472		1558	2909	2192	813
Weston	1369		400	634	268	67
Westport	5090		1207	2155	1313	415
Wilton	2863		718	1062	706	377

TABLE 2-B

The senior adult population in Southwestern Connecticut

Age profile as a percentage of the town’s population

Census 2000

	60 & OVER		60 - 64	65 - 74	75 - 84	85 & over
CONNECTICUT	17.7%		3.9%	6.8%	5.1%	1.9%
SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT	18.0%		5.0%	7.0%	5.0%	1.9%

Bridgeport	14.8%		3.3%	5.5%	4.4%	1.6%
Darien	16.2%		3.7%	6.3%	4.7%	1.5%
Easton	17.6%		4.3%	7.3%	5.0%	1.0%
Fairfield	20.0%		3.7%	7.5%	6.2%	2.6%
Greenwich	20.7%		4.8%	8.1%	5.6%	2.2%
Monroe	14.7%		4.1%	6.4%	3.2%	1.0%
New Canaan	17.6%		4.2%	7.2%	4.6%	1.6%
Norwalk	16.9%		4.1%	6.9%	4.4%	1.5%
Stamford	17.7%		3.9%	7.1%	4.8%	1.9%
Stratford	23.5%		4.3%	9.1%	7.6%	2.5%
Trumbull	21.8%		4.5%	8.5%	6.4%	2.4%
Weston	13.7%		4.0%	6.3%	2.7%	0.7%
Westport	19.8%		4.7%	8.4%	5.1%	1.6%
Wilton	16.2%		4.1%	6.0%	4.0%	2.1%

TABLE 2-C

The senior adult population in Southwestern Connecticut

Age profile as a percentage of the SW Region’s population

Census 2000

	60 & OVER		60 - 64	65 - 74	75 - 84	85 & over
SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT	100%		100%	100%	100%	100%

Stamford	17.5%		17..3%	17.7%	16.9%	18.1%
Bridgeport	17.4%		17.6%