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Darien Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated May 2023.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Darien Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

21,500

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.4%
5 - 17:
25.6%
18 - 24:
6.7%
25 - 34:
5.3%
35 - 54:
30.2%
55 - 64:
12.5%
Over 65 Years:
13.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.5%
3.5%
98.2%
98.2%
85.7%
85.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Darien
USA
$139,079
$139,079
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Darien
USA
$250,001
$250,001
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

4.8%

Employment Industries

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Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Real estate
Public Service
Information Technology
Arts
Construction
Wholesale
Administration
33.2%
33.2%
14.8%
14.8%
8.4%
8.4%
7.2%
7.2%
6.7%
6.7%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
3.0%
3.0%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
84.8%
84.8%
6.1%
6.1%
4.9%
4.9%
3.4%
3.4%
0.8%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
Italian
German
Polish
Swedish
Scottish
French
Russian
European
British
Dutch
Hungarian
Swiss
Czech
Scots-Irish
Canadian
Welsh
Norwegian
Portuguese
24.1%
24.1%
16.8%
16.8%
13.2%
13.2%
12.6%
12.6%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
Chinese
French
Portuguese
Italian
West Germanic languages
Slavic languages
Other Asian languages
Russian
Scandinavian languages
Korean
Other Indo-European
Hungarian
African languages
Vietnamese
Greek
Arabic
87.2%
87.2%
4.3%
4.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Darien Residents

11.4%


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