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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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