East Haven vs Northford

A side-by-side comparison of East Haven and Northford: population, income, housing, and more.

East Haven and Northford are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Haven has the higher population (27,729 vs 6,161 in Northford). Northford has the higher median household income ($104,919 vs $86,498 in East Haven). Northford has the higher median home value ($372,100 vs $274,900 in East Haven).

Population, income & housing

	East Haven	Northford
Population	27,729	6,161
Median age	45.2 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,498	$104,919
Median home value	$274,900	$372,100
Median gross rent	$1,454	$1,541
Housing units	11,863	2,233
Homeownership rate	74.9%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Haven	Northford
Population	28,742 → 27,729 (-3.5%)	6,752 → 6,161 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$67,390 → $86,498 (+28.4%)	$96,818 → $104,919 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$212,800 → $274,900 (+29.2%)	$323,200 → $372,100 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,454 (+19.9%)	$1,354 → $1,541 (+13.8%)

East Haven

Population

28,74227,729

Median household income

$67,390$86,498

Median home value

$212,800$274,900

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,454

Northford

Population

6,7526,161

Median household income

$96,818$104,919

Median home value

$323,200$372,100

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,541

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Haven	Northford
Under 5	4.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.2%
35 to 44	13.4%	8.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	15.1%
55 to 64	16.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.6%
75 and over	9.4%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Haven	Northford
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	90.3%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Haven	Northford
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	41.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Haven	Northford
Drove alone	80.0%	80.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	6.0%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	12.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Haven	Northford
1-unit, detached	69.3%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	6.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Haven	Northford
Poverty rate	8.0%	3.6%
Average household size	2.44	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1966	1977