Danbury: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)

1980: 175,000

1990: 193,597

2000: 217,980

Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.6%

U.S. rank in 1980: 1st (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (CMSA)

City Residents

1980: 60,470

1990: 65,585

2000: 74,848

2003 estimate: 77,353

Percent change, 1990–2000: 14.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 324th

U.S. rank in 1990: 355th (State rank: 8th)

U.S. rank in 2000: 406th

Density: 1,777.4 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 56,853

Black or African American: 5,060

American Indian and Alaska Native: 214

Asian: 4,082

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 26

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 11,791

Other: 5,653

Percent of residents born in state: 39.8% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 4,900

Population 5 to 9 years old: 4,540

Population 10 to 14 years old: 4,281

Population 15 to 19 years old: 4,561

Population 20 to 24 years old: 5,587

Population 25 to 34 years old: 13,332

Population 35 to 44 years old: 13,161

Population 45 to 54 years old: 10,011

Population 55 to 59 years old: 3,595

Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,644

Population 65 to 74 years old: 4,158

Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,946

Population 85 years and over: 1,132

Median age: 35.2 years (2000)

Births (2001)

Total number: 1,086

Deaths (2001)

Total number: 527 (of which, 6 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $24,500

Median household income: $53,664

Total households: 27,198

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 1,692

$10,000 to $14,999: 1,335

$15,000 to $24,999: 2,329

$25,000 to $34,999: 2,950

$35,000 to $49,999: 4,348

$50,000 to $74,999: 5,836

$75,000 to $99,999: 3,892

$100,000 to $149,999: 3,095

$150,000 to $199,999: 1,025

$200,000 or more: 696

Percent of families below poverty level: 5.9% (27.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 2,198