Fairfield University vs Southport

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

Fairfield University and Southport 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 1,529 in Southport).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield University	Southport
Population	2,516	1,529
Median age	19.3 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$156,750
Median home value	—	$905,600
Median gross rent	—	$3,259
Housing units	11	822
Homeownership rate	0.0%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield University	Southport
Population	2,725 → 2,516 (-7.7%)	1,661 → 1,529 (-7.9%)
Median household income	—	$187,917 → $156,750 (-16.6%)
Median home value	—	$703,200 → $905,600 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,208 → $3,259 (+47.6%)

Fairfield University

Population

2,7252,516

Southport

Population

1,6611,529

Median household income

$187,917$156,750

Median home value

$703,200$905,600

Median gross rent

$2,208$3,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield University	Southport
Under 5	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	1.9%	18.7%
18 to 24	96.6%	5.3%
25 to 34	0.6%	3.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	0.1%	7.5%
55 to 64	0.4%	28.6%
65 to 74	0.4%	10.0%
75 and over	0.0%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield University	Southport
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	95.5%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.5%
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%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield University	Southport
No high school diploma	23.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.9%	8.8%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	39.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield University	Southport
Drove alone	30.4%	48.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	0.5%
Public transit	1.3%	5.8%
Walked	35.9%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	41.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield University	Southport
1-unit, detached	0.0%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.9%
2 to 4 units	100.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield University	Southport
Poverty rate	91.7%	5.6%
Average household size	—	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	17	36
Median year structure built	—	1966