Northford vs Quinnipiac University

A side-by-side comparison of Northford and Quinnipiac University: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northford has the higher population (6,161 vs 3,821 in Quinnipiac University). Since 2019, Northford's population has grown faster (-8.8% vs -17.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Northford	Quinnipiac University
Population	6,161	3,821
Median age	46.0 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$104,919	—
Median home value	$372,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,541	—
Housing units	2,233	0
Homeownership rate	88.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	100.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northford	Quinnipiac University
Population	6,752 → 6,161 (-8.8%)	4,605 → 3,821 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$96,818 → $104,919 (+8.4%)	—
Median home value	$323,200 → $372,100 (+15.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,354 → $1,541 (+13.8%)	—

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

Quinnipiac University

Population

4,6053,821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northford	Quinnipiac University
Under 5	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.0%	0.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	99.2%
25 to 34	9.2%	0.2%
35 to 44	8.6%	0.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	0.0%
75 and over	14.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northford	Quinnipiac University
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	67.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northford	Quinnipiac University
No high school diploma	5.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	100.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northford	Quinnipiac University
Drove alone	80.9%	16.9%
Carpooled	6.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.2%
Walked	0.8%	37.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	33.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northford	Quinnipiac University
1-unit, detached	86.0%	—
1-unit, attached	5.9%	—
2 to 4 units	2.1%	—
5 to 19 units	6.0%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Northford	Quinnipiac University
Poverty rate	3.6%	—
Average household size	2.93	—
Mean commute (minutes)	27	11
Median year structure built	1977	—