COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moodus vs Riverhead
PLACE A
Moodus, Connecticut
VS
PLACE B
Riverhead, New York
Moodus is 86% smaller than Riverhead. Moodus earns more, with a median household income $20,449 higher. Moodus has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs 13%).
MOODUSRIVERHEADDIFFERENCE
Total population2,04214,936−86% vs Riverhead
Population density606990−383
Population growth40.3%12.7%+27.5 pts
Median age49.144.6+4.5
Male46.4%51.2%−4.8 pts
Female53.6%48.8%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%23.2%−23.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%45.9%+44.5 pts
Black0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%33.0%−29.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other5.9%9.2%−3.3 pts
Median household income$103,457$83,008+$20,449
Per capita income$46,880$38,266+$8,614
Poverty rate1.4%10.7%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3220.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%19.1%+5.5 pts
Graduate degree8.6%7.8%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%6.8%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation72.1%53.9%+18.2 pts
Median home value$285,700$457,400−$171,700
Median gross rent$1,157$2,045−$888
Owner-occupied69.4%60.9%+8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%5.8%+6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households8.9%53.7%−44.7 pts
Average commute28.424.4+3.9
Worked from home13.4%5.9%+7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.8%14.0%−9.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024