Moving to Danbury, Connecticut

About Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury

Danbury ( DAN-bair-ee) is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2020 was 86,518. It is the third-largest city in Western Connecticut, and the seventh-largest city in Connecticut. Located within the heart of the Housatonic Valley region, the city is a commercial hub of western Connecticut, an outer-ring commuter suburb of New York City, and an historic summer colony of the New York metropolitan area and New England.

Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City", because it was once the center of the American hat industry, during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The mineral danburite is named after Danbury, while the city itself is named for Danbury in Essex, England.

Danbury is home to Danbury Hospital, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Fair Mall, and Danbury Municipal Airport.

Gender
Gender Danbury Connecticut Country
Female 50.3% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 49.7% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Danbury Connecticut Country
Less than $10,000 3.7% 4.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.3% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.1% 6.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.5% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.4% 15.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2% 12.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.3% 17.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7.7% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 9.1% 13.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Danbury Connecticut Country
< 9th Grade 8% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 27% 26% 27.0%
Other College 17% 17% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 19% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 11% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Danbury Connecticut Country
White 52.1% 66% 60.1%
African American 8.2% 9.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 6.1% 4.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 2% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.4% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 29% 16.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity