Fairfield University vs Stepney

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

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

Stepney has the higher population (3,489 vs 2,516 in Fairfield University). Since 2019, Fairfield University's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -11.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield University	Stepney
Population	2,516	3,489
Median age	19.3 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$142,250
Median home value	—	$437,500
Median gross rent	—	$2,065
Housing units	11	1,592
Homeownership rate	0.0%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	54.1%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield University	Stepney
Population	2,725 → 2,516 (-7.7%)	3,948 → 3,489 (-11.6%)
Median household income	—	$112,976 → $142,250 (+25.9%)
Median home value	—	$325,100 → $437,500 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,715 → $2,065 (+20.4%)

Fairfield University

Population

2,7252,516

Stepney

Population

3,9483,489

Median household income

$112,976$142,250

Median home value

$325,100$437,500

Median gross rent

$1,715$2,065

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield University	Stepney
Under 5	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	1.9%	11.8%
18 to 24	96.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	0.6%	9.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	0.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	0.4%	21.8%
65 to 74	0.4%	14.5%
75 and over	0.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield University	Stepney
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	88.9%
Black or African American	3.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield University	Stepney
No high school diploma	23.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	28.9%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	25.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield University	Stepney
Drove alone	30.4%	83.0%
Carpooled	8.8%	1.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	35.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	13.8%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield University	Stepney
1-unit, detached	0.0%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	14.2%
2 to 4 units	100.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield University	Stepney
Poverty rate	91.7%	5.3%
Average household size	—	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	30
Median year structure built	—	1982