Noroton Heights vs Tokeneke

A side-by-side comparison of Noroton Heights and Tokeneke: population, income, housing, and more.

Noroton Heights and Tokeneke are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Noroton Heights has the higher population (2,949 vs 2,466 in Tokeneke). Both have a median household income of $250,001. Tokeneke has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,168,600 in Noroton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Noroton Heights	Tokeneke
Population	2,949	2,466
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$250,001
Median home value	$1,168,600	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$2,426	$3,107
Housing units	1,067	824
Homeownership rate	75.0%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.1%	95.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noroton Heights	Tokeneke
Population	2,892 → 2,949 (+2.0%)	2,533 → 2,466 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$171,625 → $250,001 (+45.7%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$969,000 → $1,168,600 (+20.6%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,116 → $2,426 (-22.1%)	$2,625 → $3,107 (+18.4%)

Noroton Heights

Population

2,8922,949

Median household income

$171,625$250,001

Median home value

$969,000$1,168,600

Median gross rent

$3,116$2,426

Tokeneke

Population

2,5332,466

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,625$3,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Noroton Heights	Tokeneke
Under 5	6.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	24.3%	23.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	12.9%
25 to 34	4.7%	3.0%
35 to 44	14.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	18.3%	19.9%
55 to 64	15.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.0%	6.1%
75 and over	2.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noroton Heights	Tokeneke
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	87.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noroton Heights	Tokeneke
No high school diploma	4.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	5.0%	1.6%
Some college or associate's	10.4%	2.6%
Bachelor's degree	49.3%	57.5%
Graduate or professional degree	30.7%	38.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noroton Heights	Tokeneke
Drove alone	45.6%	44.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	5.3%
Public transit	14.0%	24.2%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	30.2%	24.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noroton Heights	Tokeneke
1-unit, detached	82.6%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Noroton Heights	Tokeneke
Poverty rate	12.5%	7.7%
Average household size	2.84	3.41
Mean commute (minutes)	28	37
Median year structure built	1952	1957