South Windham vs Stonington

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

South Windham and Stonington 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 934 in Stonington). Stonington has the higher median household income ($103,333 vs $72,917 in South Windham). Stonington has the higher median home value ($824,700 vs $217,700 in South Windham).

Population, income & housing

	South Windham	Stonington
Population	1,391	934
Median age	39.9 yrs	62.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,917	$103,333
Median home value	$217,700	$824,700
Median gross rent	$1,207	$1,433
Housing units	586	808
Homeownership rate	70.8%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	71.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Windham	Stonington
Population	1,459 → 1,391 (-4.7%)	934 → 934 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$61,155 → $72,917 (+19.2%)	$82,115 → $103,333 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$149,300 → $217,700 (+45.8%)	$590,900 → $824,700 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,026 → $1,207 (+17.6%)	$1,418 → $1,433 (+1.1%)

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

Stonington

Population

934934

Median household income

$82,115$103,333

Median home value

$590,900$824,700

Median gross rent

$1,418$1,433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Windham	Stonington
Under 5	7.0%	0.4%
5 to 17	23.7%	12.7%
18 to 24	1.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	5.1%
35 to 44	16.3%	3.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	6.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	29.4%
75 and over	4.8%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Windham	Stonington
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	87.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Windham	Stonington
No high school diploma	12.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.7%	8.4%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	44.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Windham	Stonington
Drove alone	82.7%	59.6%
Carpooled	3.7%	5.7%
Public transit	4.3%	0.7%
Walked	0.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	8.5%	27.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Windham	Stonington
1-unit, detached	76.6%	44.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	34.9%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	9.2%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Windham	Stonington
Poverty rate	16.8%	7.2%
Average household size	2.48	1.67
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1946	1938