Danbury, CT

Census Place

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2023 Population

86,086

0.428% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ARichard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AChris Murphy

Democratic Party

About

In 2023, Danbury, CT had a population of 86.1k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Danbury, CT declined from 86,456 to 86,086, a −0.428% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Danbury, CT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Western Connecticut State University (1,061 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Danbury, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Danbury, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Danbury, CT employs N/A people. The largest industries in Danbury, CT are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,859 people), Retail Trade (5,448 people), and Manufacturing (4,576 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Danbury, CT, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Danbury, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Danbury, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,859 people), Retail Trade (5,448 people), and Manufacturing (4,576 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Danbury, CT, though some of these residents may live in Danbury, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing the state of Connecticut. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

N/ARichard Blumenthal

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/AChris Murphy

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing Connecticut.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Connecticut over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Connecticut

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Connecticut have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,137 students enrolled in Danbury, CT, 46.5% men and 53.5% women.

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Completions

Universities

Gender

Western Connecticut State University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,061 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Western Connecticut State University with 1,061 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.962% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Danbury, CT have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Danbury, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

54.9%

Homeownership

2023

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 54.9% of the housing units in Danbury, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Danbury, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Danbury, CT colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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32.7k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Danbury, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Danbury, CT is from Danbury, CT.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Danbury, CT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (68.2%)
Carpooled (13.7%)
Worked At Home (12%)

In 2023, 68.2% of workers in Danbury, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.7%) and those who worked at home (12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Danbury, CT have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.19% of the workforce in Danbury, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Danbury, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Danbury, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Danbury, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Danbury, CT is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Danbury, CT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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