Noank vs Oxoboxo River

A side-by-side comparison of Noank and Oxoboxo River: population, income, housing, and more.

Noank and Oxoboxo River are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oxoboxo River has the higher population (2,912 vs 1,617 in Noank). Noank has the higher median household income ($114,479 vs $78,415 in Oxoboxo River). Noank has the higher median home value ($571,900 vs $231,100 in Oxoboxo River).

Population, income & housing

	Noank	Oxoboxo River
Population	1,617	2,912
Median age	57.2 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$114,479	$78,415
Median home value	$571,900	$231,100
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,272
Housing units	867	1,279
Homeownership rate	84.6%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.7%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noank	Oxoboxo River
Population	1,432 → 1,617 (+12.9%)	2,825 → 2,912 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$123,971 → $114,479 (-7.7%)	$65,395 → $78,415 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$416,900 → $571,900 (+37.2%)	$172,700 → $231,100 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,172 (+17.2%)	$1,235 → $1,272 (+3.0%)

Noank

Population

1,4321,617

Median household income

$123,971$114,479

Median home value

$416,900$571,900

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,172

Oxoboxo River

Population

2,8252,912

Median household income

$65,395$78,415

Median home value

$172,700$231,100

Median gross rent

$1,235$1,272

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Noank	Oxoboxo River
Under 5	3.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	17.3%
18 to 24	0.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	3.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	7.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	22.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	16.7%	17.7%
65 to 74	21.3%	9.8%
75 and over	16.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noank	Oxoboxo River
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	71.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.4%
Asian	2.8%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noank	Oxoboxo River
No high school diploma	2.2%	5.0%
High school graduate	11.0%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	35.8%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	33.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noank	Oxoboxo River
Drove alone	67.3%	69.9%
Carpooled	2.4%	15.7%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	10.9%
Other means	14.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noank	Oxoboxo River
1-unit, detached	73.7%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	14.2%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Noank	Oxoboxo River
Poverty rate	3.8%	23.4%
Average household size	2.12	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1950	1972