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Population (year 2000): 12,391. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,536 (+1.2% change)
Males: 5,984 (48.3%), Females: 6,407 (51.7%)
New Haven County
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $45,670 (year 2000)
Median house value: $136,600 (year 2000)
Races in Derby:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.6%)
- Hispanic (7.7%)
- Black (3.6%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (33.4%), Polish (18.0%),
Irish (16.9%), German (7.7%), English (7.4%), French (3.5%).
Elevation: 200 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Derby
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Derby city
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 49.9%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 11.8%
12.2% Foreign born (7.1% Europe, 2.6% Latin
America, 1.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +166 (+1.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Derby:
- GRIFFIN HOSPITAL (130 DIVISION ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Derby:
- MILFORD HOSPITAL, INC (about 8 miles; MILFORD, CT)
- BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT)
- SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT MENTAL HEALTH (about 11 miles;
BRIDGEPORT, CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Derby:
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 13 miles;
BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)
- TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 15 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID:
HVN)
- DANBURY MUNI (about 27 miles; DANBURY, CT; ID: DXR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Derby:
- WATERBURY-OXFORD (about 11 miles; OXFORD, CT; ID:
OXC)
- WATERBURY (about 22 miles; WATERBURY, CT; ID: N41)
- MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (about 23 miles; MERIDEN, CT;
ID: MMK)
Amtrak stations near Derby:
- 12 miles: NEW HAVEN (50 UNION AVE.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
- 13 miles: BRIDGEPORT (525 WATER ST.). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid
short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Derby:
- SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8
miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 9 miles; WEST HAVEN,
CT; FT enrollment: 3,081)
- GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; NEW
HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,100)
- YALE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT
enrollment: 11,011)
- SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; FAIRFIELD,
CT; FT enrollment: 4,120)
- QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; HAMDEN, CT;
FT enrollment: 5,836)
- NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
WATERBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 2,834)
Public high school in Derby:
- DERBY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 651; Location: 8
NUTMEG AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Derby:
- IRVING SCHOOL (Students: 487; Location: 9
GARDEN PLACE; Grades: PK - 06)
- BRADLEY SCHOOL (Students: 409; Location: 155
DAVID HUMPHREYS RD.; Grades: PK - 06)
- HOMEBOUND (Location: 1 ELIZABETH STREET;
Grades: PK - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Derby:
- ST MARY AND ST MICHAEL SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: PO BOX 397 14 SEYMOUR AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
Libraries in Derby:
- DERBY NECK LIBRARY (Operating income:
$643,059; Location: 307 HAWTHORNE AVENUE; 46,865 books;
1,768 audio materials; 2,279 video materials; 53 serial
subscriptions)
- DERBY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$379,998; Location: 313 ELIZABETH ST.; 39,316 books; 420
audio materials; 420 video materials; 212 serial
subscriptions)
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