Fairfield University vs Oronoque

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

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

Oronoque has the higher population (3,908 vs 2,516 in Fairfield University). Since 2019, Oronoque's population has grown faster (+3.4% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield University	Oronoque
Population	2,516	3,908
Median age	19.3 yrs	67.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$70,264
Median home value	—	$318,900
Median gross rent	—	$2,303
Housing units	11	2,229
Homeownership rate	0.0%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield University	Oronoque
Population	2,725 → 2,516 (-7.7%)	3,780 → 3,908 (+3.4%)
Median household income	—	$65,893 → $70,264 (+6.6%)
Median home value	—	$284,700 → $318,900 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,756 → $2,303 (+31.2%)

Fairfield University

Population

2,7252,516

Oronoque

Population

3,7803,908

Median household income

$65,893$70,264

Median home value

$284,700$318,900

Median gross rent

$1,756$2,303

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield University	Oronoque
Under 5	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	1.9%	5.7%
18 to 24	96.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	0.6%	2.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	4.1%
45 to 54	0.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	0.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	0.4%	23.1%
75 and over	0.0%	32.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield University	Oronoque
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	85.4%
Black or African American	3.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield University	Oronoque
No high school diploma	23.7%	6.2%
High school graduate	28.9%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield University	Oronoque
Drove alone	30.4%	70.2%
Carpooled	8.8%	10.3%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	35.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	17.1%
Other means	1.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield University	Oronoque
1-unit, detached	0.0%	27.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	34.1%
2 to 4 units	100.0%	33.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield University	Oronoque
Poverty rate	91.7%	8.4%
Average household size	—	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	—	1975