Greenwich is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Fairfield County, Connecticut
* Fairfield County, Ohio
Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,921. ...
,
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
, United States. It is one of several CDPs within the
town of Greenwich and corresponds to the historic municipal center of the town and surrounding residential and commercial areas. As of the
2010 census, the population of the Greenwich CDP was 12,942,
out of 61,171 in the entire town.
Geography
The CDP is in the south-central part of the town of Greenwich, bordered to the south by
Long Island Sound from Byram Harbor on the west to Indian Harbor on the east. The CDP includes Greenwich Harbor, as well as the
Greenwich Avenue Historic District
The Greenwich Avenue Historic District is a historic district (United States), historic district representing the commercial and civic historical development of the Greenwich (CDP), Connecticut, downtown area of the town of Greenwich, Connectic ...
and the related Greenwich Municipal Center Historic District. To the north the CDP extends as far as North Maple Avenue, Ridgebrook Road, Andrews Road, and the junction of North Street with Fairfield Road. The CDP is bordered to the west by the Greenwich neighborhoods of
Pemberwick and
Byram, and the neighborhood of
Cos Cob
Cos Cob is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut. It is located on the Connecticut shoreline in southern Fairfield County. It had a population of 6,770 at the 2010 census.
Cos Cob is located on the west ...
is a short distance to the east.
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
(Putnam Avenue) passes through the center of the community, leading northeast to
Stamford and southwest to
Port Chester, New York
Port Chester is a village in the U.S. state of New York and the largest part of the town of Rye in Westchester County by population. At the 2010 U.S. census, the village of Port Chester had a population of 28,967 and was the fifth-most popu ...
.
Interstate 95 crosses the CDP to the south of US 1, with access from Exit 3 (Arch Street). The
Greenwich Metro-North station is in the center of the community, just north of I-95.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
, the Greenwich CDP has an area of , of which are land and , or 7.23%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,942 people, 5,779 households, and 3,247 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 6,548 housing units, of which 769, or 11.7%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.9% White, 4.9% African American, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native, 7.8% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 3.7% some other race, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.9% of the population.
Of the 5,779 households in the community, 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were headed by married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22, and the average family size was 2.98.
21.7% of the CDP population were under the age of 18, 5.2% were from 18 to 24, 26.3% were from 25 to 44, 29.1% were from 45 to 64, and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
For the period 2013–17, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $94,309, and the median income for a family was $135,179. Per capita income was $89,941. Male full-time workers had a median income of $104,964 versus $63,380 for females. About 4.9% of families and 7.0% of the population were living below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 and over.
References
{{Fairfield County, Connecticut
Greenwich, Connecticut
Villages in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Census-designated places in Fairfield County, Connecticut