North Haven vs Orange

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

North Haven and Orange 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 14,251 in Orange). Orange has the higher median household income ($145,625 vs $126,807 in North Haven). Orange has the higher median home value ($466,800 vs $360,100 in North Haven).

Population, income & housing

	North Haven	Orange
Population	24,177	14,251
Median age	46.1 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$126,807	$145,625
Median home value	$360,100	$466,800
Median gross rent	$1,578	$2,016
Housing units	9,892	5,388
Homeownership rate	81.3%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.4%	59.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Haven	Orange
Population	23,722 → 24,177 (+1.9%)	13,934 → 14,251 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$96,598 → $126,807 (+31.3%)	$121,308 → $145,625 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$298,300 → $360,100 (+20.7%)	$389,900 → $466,800 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,325 → $1,578 (+19.1%)	$1,648 → $2,016 (+22.3%)

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

Orange

Population

13,93414,251

Median household income

$121,308$145,625

Median home value

$389,900$466,800

Median gross rent

$1,648$2,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Haven	Orange
Under 5	4.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.0%	6.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.5%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.9%
75 and over	9.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Haven	Orange
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	80.3%
Black or African American	3.7%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Haven	Orange
No high school diploma	4.7%	3.0%
High school graduate	27.1%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	31.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Haven	Orange
Drove alone	75.2%	74.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.6%
Public transit	1.8%	1.2%
Walked	0.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	13.9%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Haven	Orange
1-unit, detached	81.0%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	2.5%
20 or more units	7.9%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	North Haven	Orange
Poverty rate	4.7%	3.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1964	1963