Noank vs South Windham

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

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

Noank has the higher population (1,617 vs 1,391 in South Windham). Noank has the higher median household income ($114,479 vs $72,917 in South Windham). Noank has the higher median home value ($571,900 vs $217,700 in South Windham).

Population, income & housing

	Noank	South Windham
Population	1,617	1,391
Median age	57.2 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$114,479	$72,917
Median home value	$571,900	$217,700
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,207
Housing units	867	586
Homeownership rate	84.6%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.7%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noank	South Windham
Population	1,432 → 1,617 (+12.9%)	1,459 → 1,391 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$123,971 → $114,479 (-7.7%)	$61,155 → $72,917 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$416,900 → $571,900 (+37.2%)	$149,300 → $217,700 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,172 (+17.2%)	$1,026 → $1,207 (+17.6%)

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

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)

	Noank	South Windham
Under 5	3.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	23.7%
18 to 24	0.5%	1.9%
25 to 34	3.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	7.4%	16.3%
45 to 54	22.7%	15.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	6.8%
65 to 74	21.3%	13.9%
75 and over	16.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noank	South Windham
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noank	South Windham
No high school diploma	2.2%	12.2%
High school graduate	11.0%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	35.8%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	33.9%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noank	South Windham
Drove alone	67.3%	82.7%
Carpooled	2.4%	3.7%
Public transit	1.9%	4.3%
Walked	2.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	8.5%
Other means	14.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noank	South Windham
1-unit, detached	73.7%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Noank	South Windham
Poverty rate	3.8%	16.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1950	1946