North Haven is home to 24,336 people in Connecticut. The median age is 45.7, about 7 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. That is roughly 39% ahead of the Connecticut median. Median household income runs $132,689, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $132,689, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about North Haven
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$450,733 → $393,200(−13%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants88.3% → 81.3%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in South Central Connecticut Planning Region
North Haven's population equals 4.3% of South Central Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.7%(220)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.5%(247)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(380)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.5%(131)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 968 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
North Haven, decade by decade
North Haven population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
22,249
$118,079
$450,733
26.3%
12.1
2000
23,035
$119,688
$324,983
32.3%
19.6
2010
24,093
$120,247
$482,209
37.2%
29.0
2020
24,253
$127,036
$359,976
45.8%
42.0
2024
24,336
$132,689
$393,200
46.5%
49.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
