Noroton

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 5,522
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,545,300

Noroton, a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 5,522 residents. Its median household income of $250,001 runs above the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

Between 2020 and 2023, Noroton's population declined 3.8% from 5,743 to 5,522, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $1,223,400 to $1,545,300.

Households average 2.95 people. The median gross rent is $3,501.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,522
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,545,300
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 1,964
Homeownership rate: 71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	5,743	$220,650	$1,223,400	$3,384
2021	5,682	$248,125	$1,275,000	$3,501
2022	5,605	$250,001	$1,408,600	$3,501
2023	5,522	$250,001	$1,545,300	$3,501

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	451	8.2%
5 to 17	1,229	22.3%
18 to 24	512	9.3%
25 to 34	349	6.3%
35 to 44	835	15.1%
45 to 54	771	14.0%
55 to 64	664	12.0%
65 to 74	329	6.0%
75 and over	382	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,019	72.8%
Black or African American	6	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	880	15.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.2%
Two or more races	160	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	448	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate6.8%

Some college or associate's9.1%

Bachelor's degree46.5%

Graduate or professional degree36.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	1.3%
High school graduate	226	6.8%
Some college or associate's	304	9.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,549	46.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,208	36.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone39.3%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit22.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home30.1%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	964	39.3%
Carpooled	98	4.0%
Public transit	542	22.1%
Walked	19	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	737	30.1%
Other means	91	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	462	27.0%
15 to 29 min	346	20.2%
30 to 44 min	176	10.3%
45 to 59 min	131	7.6%
60+ min	599	34.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 7.3% (401 of 5,515)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,467	78.3%
Nonfamily households	407	21.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,874	95.4%
Vacant	90	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,343	71.7%
Renter-occupied	531	28.3%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,532	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	70	3.6%
5 to 19 units	285	14.5%
20 or more units	77	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0953540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 41.0584, -73.4905