Noroton vs Staples

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

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

Staples has the higher population (6,985 vs 5,522 in Noroton). Noroton has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $218,365 in Staples). Noroton has the higher median home value ($1,545,300 vs $1,202,800 in Staples).

Population, income & housing

	Noroton	Staples
Population	5,522	6,985
Median age	37.8 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$218,365
Median home value	$1,545,300	$1,202,800
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,142
Housing units	1,964	2,586
Homeownership rate	71.7%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	82.8%	71.7%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noroton	Staples
Population	5,743 → 5,522 (-3.8%)	6,952 → 6,985 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$220,650 → $250,001 (+13.3%)	$172,424 → $218,365 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$1,223,400 → $1,545,300 (+26.3%)	$1,087,300 → $1,202,800 (+10.6%)
Median gross rent	$3,384 → $3,501 (+3.5%)	$1,913 → $2,142 (+12.0%)

Noroton

Population

5,7435,522

Median household income

$220,650$250,001

Median home value

$1,223,400$1,545,300

Median gross rent

$3,384$3,501

Staples

Population

6,9526,985

Median household income

$172,424$218,365

Median home value

$1,087,300$1,202,800

Median gross rent

$1,913$2,142

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Noroton	Staples
Under 5	8.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	22.3%	21.8%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	6.3%	3.1%
35 to 44	15.1%	8.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	17.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	19.3%
65 to 74	6.0%	10.8%
75 and over	6.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noroton	Staples
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	77.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	15.9%	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noroton	Staples
No high school diploma	1.3%	3.9%
High school graduate	6.8%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	9.1%	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	46.5%	38.1%
Graduate or professional degree	36.3%	33.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noroton	Staples
Drove alone	39.3%	44.4%
Carpooled	4.0%	6.8%
Public transit	22.1%	12.9%
Walked	0.8%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.1%	31.3%
Other means	3.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noroton	Staples
1-unit, detached	78.0%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	2.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Noroton	Staples
Poverty rate	7.3%	3.8%
Average household size	2.95	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	40	43
Median year structure built	1961	1967