East Village vs Fairfield University

A side-by-side comparison of East Village and Fairfield University: population, income, housing, and more.

East Village and Fairfield University are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Village has the higher population (3,744 vs 2,516 in Fairfield University). Since 2019, Fairfield University's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -14.2%).

Population, income & housing

	East Village	Fairfield University
Population	3,744	2,516
Median age	39.7 yrs	19.3 yrs
Median household income	$174,415	—
Median home value	$518,500	—
Housing units	1,275	11
Homeownership rate	99.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.0%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Village	Fairfield University
Population	4,362 → 3,744 (-14.2%)	2,725 → 2,516 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$134,415 → $174,415 (+29.8%)	—
Median home value	$416,500 → $518,500 (+24.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,371 → $2,031 (+48.1%)	—

East Village

Population

4,3623,744

Median household income

$134,415$174,415

Median home value

$416,500$518,500

Median gross rent

$1,371$2,031

Fairfield University

Population

2,7252,516

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Village	Fairfield University
Under 5	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.0%	1.9%
18 to 24	8.4%	96.6%
25 to 34	6.7%	0.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	0.1%
55 to 64	17.3%	0.4%
65 to 74	7.7%	0.4%
75 and over	3.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Village	Fairfield University
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.9%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Village	Fairfield University
No high school diploma	4.4%	23.7%
High school graduate	17.3%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	29.4%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Village	Fairfield University
Drove alone	82.6%	30.4%
Carpooled	2.6%	8.8%
Public transit	1.7%	1.3%
Walked	2.1%	35.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	22.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Village	Fairfield University
1-unit, detached	87.1%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	100.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Village	Fairfield University
Poverty rate	0.8%	91.7%
Average household size	3.32	—
Mean commute (minutes)	34	17
Median year structure built	1978	—