Gales Ferry vs South Windham

A side-by-side comparison of Gales Ferry and South Windham: population, income, housing, and more.

Gales Ferry and South Windham are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Windham has the higher population (1,391 vs 1,027 in Gales Ferry). Gales Ferry has the higher median home value ($282,800 vs $217,700 in South Windham). Since 2019, Gales Ferry's population has grown faster (+14.2% vs -4.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Gales Ferry	South Windham
Population	1,027	1,391
Median age	40.7 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,917
Median home value	$282,800	$217,700
Median gross rent	$2,178	$1,207
Housing units	511	586
Homeownership rate	75.1%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gales Ferry	South Windham
Population	899 → 1,027 (+14.2%)	1,459 → 1,391 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$98,750 → $91,083 (-7.8%)	$61,155 → $72,917 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$231,300 → $282,800 (+22.3%)	$149,300 → $217,700 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,652 → $2,178 (+31.8%)	$1,026 → $1,207 (+17.6%)

Gales Ferry

Population

8991,027

Median household income

$98,750$91,083

Median home value

$231,300$282,800

Median gross rent

$1,652$2,178

South Windham

Population

1,4591,391

Median household income

$61,155$72,917

Median home value

$149,300$217,700

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gales Ferry	South Windham
Under 5	13.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	18.0%	23.7%
18 to 24	1.4%	1.9%
25 to 34	2.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	17.5%	16.3%
45 to 54	20.1%	15.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	6.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	13.9%
75 and over	5.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gales Ferry	South Windham
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	80.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gales Ferry	South Windham
No high school diploma	1.2%	12.2%
High school graduate	20.1%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gales Ferry	South Windham
Drove alone	76.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	4.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gales Ferry	South Windham
1-unit, detached	99.0%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Gales Ferry	South Windham
Poverty rate	34.9%	16.8%
Average household size	2.46	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1963	1946