COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sandy Hook vs Danbury
PLACE A
Sandy Hook, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Danbury, Connecticut
Sandy Hook is 100% smaller than Danbury. Danbury earns more, with a median household income $21,738 higher. Danbury has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -11%).
SANDY HOOKDANBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population16589,033−100% vs Danbury
Population density7642,118−1,354
Population growth-10.6%7.0%−17.6 pts
Median age31.440.6−9.2
Male58.2%50.8%+7.4 pts
Female41.8%49.2%−7.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%35.0%−35.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.5%40.1%+34.4 pts
Black0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.4%32.2%−9.8 pts
Asian0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Other3.0%11.0%−7.9 pts
Median household income$61,655$83,393−$21,738
Per capita income$33,668$45,585−$11,917
Poverty rate5.5%11.7%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2550.469−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%34.0%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.5%−14.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation78.4%69.7%+8.8 pts
Median home value$83,200$411,200−$328,000
Median gross rent–$1,846–
Owner-occupied37.3%53.8%−16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households88.1%48.7%+39.4 pts
Average commute70.629.9+40.7
Worked from home14.7%12.7%+2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Uninsured23.6%14.8%+8.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024