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Darien, Connecticut

Darien, Connecticut
CERC Town Profile 2008
Town Hall
Belongs to
2 Renshaw Road
Fairfield County
Stamford Labor Market Area
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 656-7338
Southwestern Economic Dev. Region
Incorporated in 1820
South Western Planning Area
Demographics
Race/Ethnicity (2007)
Town County
State
Population (2007)
Town County
State
White
18,927
710,795
2,875,466
1990
18,196
827,645
3,287,116
Black
258
91,788
324,251
2000
19,607
882,567
3,405,565
Asian Pacific
675
39,220
125,880
2007
20,209
910,003
3,549,606
Native American
7
990
8,220
2012
20,631
929,285
3,647,526
Other/Multi-Race
342
67,210
215,789
'07-'12 Growth / Yr
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
Hispanic (any race)
640
134,901
405,662
Land Area (sq. miles)
13
626
5,009
Poverty Rate (1999)
2.0%
6.9%
7.9%
Pop./ Sq. Mile (2007)
1,573
1,454
709
Educational Attainment (2000)
Median Age (2007)
40
40
39
Persons Age 25 or Older
Town S
%
tate
%
Households (2007)
6,604
324,836
1,332,283
High School Graduate
1,338
11%
653,300
28%
Med HH Inc. (2007)
$181,821
$79,326
$65,859
Some College
1,863
15%
553,667
24%
Bachelors or More
8,922
70%
720,994
31%
Age Distribution (2007)
0-4
5-17
18-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Total
Male
947
5%
2,268 11%
460
2%
3,223 16%
1,991 10%
1,123
6%
10,012
Female
838
5%
2,035 10%
478
2%
3,426 17%
1,958 10%
1,462
7%
10,197
County Total
59,744
7%
166,189 18%
77,939
9%
308,348 34%
175,818 19%
121,965
13%
910,003
State Total
211,025
6%
609,581 17%
332,254
9% 1,223,861 34%
683,396 19%
489,489 14%
3,549,606
Economics
% of
Business Profile (2005)
% of Total
Top Five Grand List (2006)
Amount
Net
Wee Burn Country Club Inc
$28,429,681
0.5%
Sector
Establishments
Employment
Darien Inc Cntry Clb
$21,790,825
0.4%
Agriculture
3.1%
2.6%
Avalonbay Communities Inc
$19,845,000
0.3%
Const. and Mining
7.3%
4.1%
Woodway Country Club Inc
$18,315,689
0.3%
Manufacturing
3.8%
3.2%
UB Darien Inc
$14,002,800
0.2%
Trans. and Utilities
3.4%
6.2%
Net Grand List (2006)
$6,118,480,407
Trade
18.7%
25.0%
Top Five Major Employers (2006)
Finance, Ins. and
Town of Darien
Frontline Marketing
11.4%
12.3%
Real Estate
Darien YMCA
Zotos International Inc.
Services
46.4%
41.7%
Colangelo Synergy Marketing
Government
6.0%
4.8%
Town
State
Retail Sales (2006)
$980,876,616
$131,862,299,674
All Outlets
Education
2004-2005 School Year
Town
Connecticut Mastery Test Percent Above Goal
State
Grade 4
Grade 6
Grade 8
Total Town School Enrollment
4,282
567,138
Town
State
Town
State
Town
State
Most public school students in Darien attend Darien School District,
Reading
82
0
83
0
91
0
which has 4,278 students.
Math
84
0
82
0
88
0
Writing
79
0
85
0
88
0
Students per Computer
Town
State
Average Class Size
Average SAT Score
For more education data
Elementary:
5.8
4.2
Grade K 19.2
Grade 2 21.3
Town
State
please see:
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/
Middle:
5.0
3.5
Grade 5
21.4 Grade 7 20.6
Verbal
576
504
Secondary:
3.8
3.4
High School 17.7
Math
595
508
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Darien
Connecticut
Government
Annual Debt Service (2006)
$9,144,288
Government Form: Selectman-Representative Town Meeti
As % of Expenditures
10.1%
Total Expenditures (2006)
$90,251,706
Total Revenue (2006)
$95,791,482
Eq. Net Grand List (2004)
$11,659,514,242
Education
$61,983,774
Tax Revenue
$82,435,320
Per Capita
$581,899
Other
$28,267,932
Non-tax Revenue
$13,356,162
As % of State Average
416%
Intergovernmental
$7,049,443
Total Indebtness (2006)
$90,051,771
Date of Last Revaluation (2005)
2003
As % of Expenditures
Per Capita Tax (2006)
$4,075
99.8%
Moody's Bond Rating (2006)
Aaa
Per Capita
As % of State Average
195.0%
$4,451
Actual Mill Rate (2006)
13.02
As % of State Average
221.2%
Equalized Mill Rate (2006)
7.05
% of Grand List Com/Ind (2003)
6.4%
Housing/Real Estate
Housing Stock (2007)
Town
County
State
Owner Occupied Dwellings (2000)
5,800
224,509
869,742
Existing Units (total)
7,020
350,632
1,445,682
As % Total Dwellings
85%
66%
63%
% Single Unit
91.6%
65.3%
64.8%
Subsidize Housing (2001)
128
30,502
148,930
New Permits Auth. (2007)
55
2,290
7,746
Distribution of House Sales (2007)
Town
County
State
As % Existing Units
0.78%
0.65%
0.54%
Number of Sales
Demolitions (2007)
55
609
1,285
Less than $100,000
0
27
495
House Sales (2007)
382
8,209
32,395
$100,000-$199,999
0
232
5,866
Median Price
$1,330,000
$593,000
$295,000
$200,000-$299,999
0
873
10,094
$300,000-$399,999
0
1,094
5,655
Built Pre 1950 share (2000)
43.3%
31.5%
31.5%
$400,000 or More
382
5,983
10,285
Labor Force
Place of Residence
Commuters (2000)
(2007)
Town
County
State
Commuters into Town from:
Town Residents Commuting to:
Labor Force
9,279
470,167
1,865,499
Darien
2,002
Manhattan, NY
2,250
Employed
9,017
451,328
1,780,481
Stamford
1,811
Darien
2,002
Unemployed
262
18,839
85,018
Norwalk
1,640
Stamford
1,472
Unemployment Rate
2.8%
4.0%
4.6%
Bridgeport
404
Greenwich
532
Place of Work (2007)
Greenwich
300
Norwalk
530
# of Units
946
32,627
104,094
Fairfield
274
Westport
146
Total Employment
7,502
422,460
1,686,262
New Canaan
233
New Canaan
127
2000-'07 Growth AAGR
-0.6%
-0.2%
0.1%
Trumbull
193
Brooklyn, NY
107
Mfg Employment
n.a.
41,788
191,264
Stratford
174
Danbury
78
Westport
129
Fairfield
72
Quality of Life
Residential Utilities
Town
State
Library (2001)
Town
Electric Provider
Banks (2007)
16
1,029
Total Volumes
147,732
Connecticut Light & Power
Lodging (1998)
5
756
Circulation Per Capita
19.0
(800) 286-2000
Day Care Facilities (1999)
8
1,721
Gas Provider
Infant Mortality Rate
Distance to Major Cities
Yankee Gas Company
Miles
Per 1,000 births (2001)
0.0
4.5
Hartford
(800) 989-0900
64
Boston
155
Water Provider
Crime Rate (2004)
New York City
36
Aquarion Water Company
Per 100,000 Residents
1,093
2,981
Providence
119
(800) 732-9678
Town
County
Cable Provider
Hospitals (1999)
0
7
Cablevision of CT
Total Beds
0
1,954
203-348-9211
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