North Haven vs Northford

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

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

North Haven has the higher population (24,177 vs 6,161 in Northford). North Haven has the higher median household income ($126,807 vs $104,919 in Northford). Northford has the higher median home value ($372,100 vs $360,100 in North Haven).

Population, income & housing

	North Haven	Northford
Population	24,177	6,161
Median age	46.1 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$126,807	$104,919
Median home value	$360,100	$372,100
Median gross rent	$1,578	$1,541
Housing units	9,892	2,233
Homeownership rate	81.3%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.4%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Haven	Northford
Population	23,722 → 24,177 (+1.9%)	6,752 → 6,161 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$96,598 → $126,807 (+31.3%)	$96,818 → $104,919 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$298,300 → $360,100 (+20.7%)	$323,200 → $372,100 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,325 → $1,578 (+19.1%)	$1,354 → $1,541 (+13.8%)

North Haven

Population

23,72224,177

Median household income

$96,598$126,807

Median home value

$298,300$360,100

Median gross rent

$1,325$1,578

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)

	North Haven	Northford
Under 5	4.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	10.5%
25 to 34	8.0%	9.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	8.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	15.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.6%
75 and over	9.6%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Haven	Northford
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	90.3%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Haven	Northford
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	27.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Haven	Northford
Drove alone	75.2%	80.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	6.0%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	12.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Haven	Northford
1-unit, detached	81.0%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	6.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Haven	Northford
Poverty rate	4.7%	3.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1964	1977