Fairfield University vs Tashua

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

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

Tashua has the higher population (3,436 vs 2,516 in Fairfield University). Since 2019, Fairfield University's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -11.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield University	Tashua
Population	2,516	3,436
Median age	19.3 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$197,000
Median home value	—	$630,800
Median gross rent	—	$2,368
Housing units	11	1,169
Homeownership rate	0.0%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	65.6%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield University	Tashua
Population	2,725 → 2,516 (-7.7%)	3,869 → 3,436 (-11.2%)
Median household income	—	$144,079 → $197,000 (+36.7%)
Median home value	—	$536,500 → $630,800 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,875 → $2,368 (+26.3%)

Fairfield University

Population

2,7252,516

Tashua

Population

3,8693,436

Median household income

$144,079$197,000

Median home value

$536,500$630,800

Median gross rent

$1,875$2,368

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield University	Tashua
Under 5	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	1.9%	19.7%
18 to 24	96.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	0.6%	6.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	0.1%	15.5%
55 to 64	0.4%	15.2%
65 to 74	0.4%	11.5%
75 and over	0.0%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield University	Tashua
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	75.4%
Black or African American	3.1%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	1.8%	11.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield University	Tashua
No high school diploma	23.7%	7.8%
High school graduate	28.9%	10.9%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	29.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield University	Tashua
Drove alone	30.4%	70.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.2%
Public transit	1.3%	3.2%
Walked	35.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	19.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield University	Tashua
1-unit, detached	0.0%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	100.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield University	Tashua
Poverty rate	91.7%	7.8%
Average household size	—	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	17	38
Median year structure built	—	1971