North Haven is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 24,169 people and five constituent neighborhoods, North Haven is the 48th largest community in Connecticut.
North Haven is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.69% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, North Haven is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Haven who work in office and administrative support (13.53%), teaching (11.50%), and sales jobs (11.48%).
Also of interest is that North Haven has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because of many things, North Haven is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, North Haven really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is North Haven perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
The citizens of North Haven are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.78% of adults in North Haven have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in North Haven in 2018 was $50,363, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,452 for a family of four.
North Haven is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North Haven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Haven residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Haven include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in North Haven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.