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Waterford, By The Numbers

Every Number You Would Ever Want To Know For Waterford, The 2011 Edition

Recently, the town finished its comprehensive annual fiscal report. Now, before you instantly fall asleep on your keyboard, this document actually provides a plethora of interesting facts and numbers. Here are some of them. All numbers are derived from the report, and reflect the 2011 fiscal year (July 2010 to June 2011), unless otherwise noted.

*all statistics refer to the Town of Waterford

Demographics

Population, yearly

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2011- 19,517

2010- 18,897

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2009- 18,775

2008- 18,775

2007- 18,766

…2000 – 18,638

Median Age, yearly

2011- 45

2010- 45

2009- 45

2008- 44

2007- 44

Business

Top Taxpayers (taxable assessed value)

1. Dominion Nuclear Powerstation –$1,095,042,000

2. Crystal Mall Associates - $86,413,000

3. Connecticut Light & Power- $40,588,000

4. Chase Crossroads & Waterford Plaza One - $32,832,000

5. Galileo CMBS T2 - $30,951,000

6. Wal Mart Stores, Inc - $18,942,000

7. Sonalyst - $12,813,0000

8. Sears Robebuck & Company - $10,592,000

Unemployment Rate

2011 – 8.6 percent

2010 - 8 percent

2009 - 7.2 percent

2008 - 5.5 percent

2007 - 4.3 percent

….2001 – 1.9 percent

Per Capita Income

$36,626

Largest Employers (total employees, and percent of Waterford’s workforce)

Dominion Nuclear – 1,650, 17.02 percent

Town of Waterford – 707, 7.29 percent

Waterford Hotel Group – 531, 5.48 percent

WalMart – 497, 5.13 percent

Sonalyst – 275, 2.84 percent

Sears – 260, 2.68 percent

Bayview Health Center – 225, 2.32 percent

Home Depot – 186, 1.86 percent

Lowe’s Home Improvement – 182, 1.88 percent

Target Stores – 178, 1.84 percent

Waterford Building Permits Issued, 2001 to 2010

2011 - 13

2010 – 13

2009 – 23

2008 – 58

2007 – 56

2006 – 61

2005 – 52

2004 – 62

2003- 79

2002 – 81

2001 – 87

Government

Full-Time Equivalent Government Employees, 2011, 2002 (respectively)

General Government – 95, 97

Police – 56, 56

Fire – 15, 26

Refuse Collection – 5, 5

Other Public Works – 32, 35

Recreation and Parks – 14, 16

Library – 24, 32

Education – 466, 469

Total – 707, 736

Police

Physical Arrests by Waterford Police, last five years

2011 – 1,861

2010 – 1,690

2009 – 1,172

2008 – 1,174

2007 – 645

Parking Violations by Waterford Police, last five years

2011 - 120

2010 – 233

2009 – 267

2008 – 196

2007 – 338

Traffic Violations by Waterford Police, last five years

2011 – 4,371

2010 - 6,423

2009 – 6,473

2008 – 4,743

2007 – 2,174

Fire

Fires Extinguished, Emergency Responses, respectively

2011 – 62; 3,520

2010 – 69; 3,892

2009 – 57; 3,484

2008 – 65; 3,793

2007 – 92; 3,493

Public Works

In 2011, 44 tons of refuse was collected per day in Waterford, and seven tons of recyclables. In 2010, 66 tons of refuse was collected per day six ton of recyclables were collected each day.

In 2011, four miles of road was resurfaced, and 425 potholes were repaired.

Overall, there is 120.89 miles of road in Waterford, 60.77 miles of storm drains and 109 miles of water mains.

Library

Volumes In Collection

2011 – 85,430

2010 – 84,067

2009 – 84,590

2008 – 84,104

2007 – 83,850

…2002 – 106,680

Total Volumes Borrowed

2011 – 234,774

2010 – 240,012

2009 – 235,206

2008 – 224,564

2007 – 222,110

Recreation

As of 2011, there were 549.65 acres of town parks, 14 baseball/softball fields and ten soccer fields.

To see the 2010 statistics,


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