Noroton Heights

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 2,949
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,168,600

Located in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Noroton Heights is a community with a population of 2,949. The median household income of $250,001 is above the Western Connecticut Planning Region median ($124,553).

Between 2020 and 2023, Noroton Heights's population grew 2.0% from 2,892 to 2,949, while its median home value rose 20.6% from $969,000 to $1,168,600.

80.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,949
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,168,600
Median gross rent: $2,426
Housing units: 1,067
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	2,892	$171,625	$969,000	$3,116
2021	2,723	$210,469	$976,400	—
2022	3,006	$250,001	$1,121,000	$2,957
2023	2,949	$250,001	$1,168,600	$2,426

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5418.3%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179	6.1%
5 to 17	716	24.3%
18 to 24	203	6.9%
25 to 34	139	4.7%
35 to 44	425	14.4%
45 to 54	540	18.3%
55 to 64	457	15.5%
65 to 74	205	7.0%
75 and over	85	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,426	82.3%
Black or African American	45	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	188	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	107	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	183	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate5.0%

Some college or associate's10.4%

Bachelor's degree49.3%

Graduate or professional degree30.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	4.5%
High school graduate	92	5.0%
Some college or associate's	193	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	913	49.3%
Graduate or professional degree	569	30.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone45.6%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit14.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home30.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	741	45.6%
Carpooled	99	6.1%
Public transit	228	14.0%
Walked	67	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	491	30.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	494	43.5%
15 to 29 min	203	17.9%
30 to 44 min	168	14.8%
45 to 59 min	73	6.4%
60+ min	197	17.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 12.5% (368 of 2,949)

	Count	Share
Family households	818	78.8%
Nonfamily households	220	21.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,038	97.3%
Vacant	29	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	779	75.0%
Renter-occupied	259	25.0%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	881	82.6%
1-unit, attached	41	3.8%
2 to 4 units	104	9.7%
5 to 19 units	41	3.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0953610
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.0741, -73.4972