Candlewood Shores vs Indian Field

A side-by-side comparison of Candlewood Shores and Indian Field: population, income, housing, and more.

Candlewood Shores and Indian Field are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Candlewood Shores has the higher population (534 vs 430 in Indian Field). Indian Field has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $178,510 in Candlewood Shores). Indian Field has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $399,400 in Candlewood Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Candlewood Shores	Indian Field
Population	534	430
Median age	41.8 yrs	56.9 yrs
Median household income	$178,510	$250,001
Median home value	$399,400	$2,000,001
Housing units	334	393
Homeownership rate	100.0%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.3%	79.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candlewood Shores	Indian Field
Population	963 → 534 (-44.5%)	608 → 430 (-29.3%)
Median household income	$103,333 → $178,510 (+72.8%)	$159,000 → $250,001 (+57.2%)
Median home value	$348,500 → $399,400 (+14.6%)	$1,776,800 → $2,000,001 (+12.6%)

Candlewood Shores

Population

963534

Median household income

$103,333$178,510

Median home value

$348,500$399,400

Indian Field

Population

608430

Median household income

$159,000$250,001

Median home value

$1,776,800$2,000,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candlewood Shores	Indian Field
Under 5	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.8%	13.7%
18 to 24	12.5%	2.8%
25 to 34	14.8%	3.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	5.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	17.0%	31.4%
65 to 74	12.4%	8.6%
75 and over	7.5%	20.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candlewood Shores	Indian Field
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candlewood Shores	Indian Field
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	9.2%	5.6%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.8%	46.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candlewood Shores	Indian Field
Drove alone	66.3%	48.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	13.6%
Public transit	1.2%	6.8%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	27.7%
Other means	7.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candlewood Shores	Indian Field
1-unit, detached	100.0%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	33.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Candlewood Shores	Indian Field
Poverty rate	5.4%	7.0%
Average household size	2.25	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1955	1982