TABLE  4-A

 

                        The senior adult population in Southwestern Connecticut.  Number of minority

                                        senior adults within  each age group (Census 2000 )

                                                 

                                                                                            

 

 60 & OVER

 

   60 – 64

   65 – 74

   75 - 84

  85  &  over

 

        %

Minority 60+

Connecticut

     60,594

 

     19,822

     25,090

     11,977

      3,705

 

       10.1

Southwestern

Connecticut

     17,492

 

       5,822

       7,341

       3,297

      1,032

 

       14.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridgeport

       7,772

 

       2,619

       3,226

       1,467

         460

 

       37.7  

Darien

         107     

 

           29     

           48     

           23     

             7     

 

         3.3

Easton

           30

 

           15

             9

             5

             1

 

         2.3

Fairfield

         323

 

         100

         132

           77

            14

 

         2.8 

Greenwich

         779     

 

         280     

         299     

         149     

            51     

 

         6.2

Monroe

           95

 

           35

           35

           17

              8

 

         3.4

New Canaan

         125

 

           40

           45

           28

            12

 

         3.6

Norwalk

       2,693     

 

         920     

       1,146     

         486     

          141     

 

       19.2

Stamford

       4,081

 

      1,344

       1,739

         765

          233

 

       19.7

Stratford

         945

 

         282

         411

         192

           60

 

         8.0

Trumbull

         233     

 

           68     

         102     

           46     

           17     

 

         3.1

Weston

          38

 

           15

           21

             1

             1

 

         2.8

Westport

        186

 

           47

           88

           34

           17

 

         3.7

Wilton

          85

 

           28

           40

             7

           10

 

         3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                            

                                                          TABLE  4-B

                                         The senior population in Southwestern Connecticut.  

                                     Ethnic Identity for people 60 years and over (Census 2000)

                                        

 

 

 

      Native

    American

   African

  American

    Asian 

 American    

 Pacific

Islander

Two or more

     Races     

Hispanic or

   Latino

 White

Connecticut

          879

     31,717

      5,842

          117

      5,375

    17,995

  542,241

Southwestern

Connecticut

          110

       9,156

      1,577

            23

      1,290

      5,777

  101,209

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridgeport

            46

       4,135

         251

            10

         559

      2,993

    12,861     

Darien

             1      

           21     

           26     

             1

             6     

           53     

      3,049

Easton

             0

             3

           12

             0

             3

           12

      1,249     

Fairfield

             4

           65

           93

             2

           42

         121

    11,171

Greenwich

             3    

         185     

         238     

             0    

           69     

         303     

    11,857      

Monroe

             2

           30

           22

             0

             8

           33

      2,711

New Canaan

             3

           51

           38

             1

             9

           24

      3,319     

Norwalk

           14     

      1,632     

         215     

             5     

         199     

         692     

    11,298     

Stamford

           19

      2,285

         454

             2

         285

      1,166

    16,641     

Stratford

            9

         597

           58

             1

           69

         210

    10,801

Trumbull

            4     

           71     

           68     

             0     

           21     

           69     

      7,239     

Weston

            1

           13

           12

             0

             1

             9

      1,331

Westport

            2

           52

           49

             1

           16

           68

      4,904     

Wilton

            2

           16

           41

             0

             3

           24

      2,778