Fairfield University vs Mill Plain

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

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

Fairfield University has the higher population (2,516 vs 1,980 in Mill Plain). Since 2019, Mill Plain's population has grown faster (+18.0% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield University	Mill Plain
Population	2,516	1,980
Median age	19.3 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$190,250
Median home value	—	$806,600
Housing units	11	713
Homeownership rate	0.0%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	74.5%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	18.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield University	Mill Plain
Population	2,725 → 2,516 (-7.7%)	1,678 → 1,980 (+18.0%)
Median household income	—	$165,536 → $190,250 (+14.9%)
Median home value	—	$693,700 → $806,600 (+16.3%)

Fairfield University

Population

2,7252,516

Mill Plain

Population

1,6781,980

Median household income

$165,536$190,250

Median home value

$693,700$806,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield University	Mill Plain
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	1.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	96.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	0.6%	8.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	0.1%	9.1%
55 to 64	0.4%	19.7%
65 to 74	0.4%	10.2%
75 and over	0.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield University	Mill Plain
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	93.3%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield University	Mill Plain
No high school diploma	23.7%	1.1%
High school graduate	28.9%	4.2%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	44.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield University	Mill Plain
Drove alone	30.4%	68.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	0.9%
Public transit	1.3%	12.5%
Walked	35.9%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	14.9%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield University	Mill Plain
1-unit, detached	0.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	100.0%	0.0%
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

	Fairfield University	Mill Plain
Poverty rate	91.7%	3.8%
Average household size	—	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	17	33
Median year structure built	—	1958