had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.30. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $106,145, and the median income for a family was $132,271. Males had a median income of $65,978 versus $40,284 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,928. About 1.0% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. Arts and culture Attractions Candlewood Lake Cosier-Murphy House – added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 31, 1991 New Fairfield Historical District Pootatuck State Forest Squantz Pond State Park is partly in the town. Williams House – added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 2014 Government Historically, New Fairfield has been a Republican-leaning stronghold in Fairfield County. Lyndon B. Johnson is the only Democrat who has managed to win the town in his landslide victory in 1964. Education New Fairfield has one high school for grades 9–12, New Fairfield High School. Connected directly to the high school is a middle school for grades 6–8, New Fairfield Middle School. The town has one elementary school for grades 3–5, Meeting House Hill School, as well as a primary school for Kindergarten through grade 2, Consolidated School. There are also two preschool/day care centers, Bright Beginnings and First Step Preschool. Notable people Margot Austin (1907–1990), author, illustrator Rich Bisaccia (born 1960), Las Vegas Raiders Interim Head Coach Mary Ann Carson, Connecticut State Representative Jake Ceresna (born 1994), professional football player Frank Figliuzzi (born 1962), former assistant director of Counter Intelligence at the FBI. Frequent cable news guest Ken Jurkowski (born 1981), Olympic rower 2008 & 2012 Steven Novella (born 1964), neurologist, host of