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Connecticut (CT)Waterbury-Shelton203475860959

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT

Waterbury-Shelton metro * 455.1K residents

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455.1K

Population

$86.2K

Median income

per household

$317.7K

Home value

11.2%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $86.2K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $317.7K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 11.2%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

3 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$86.2K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$317.7K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

11.2%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

53.5%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

28.5%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

18.5%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

3.7×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
29.9%
$50–100k
26.1%
$100–200k
29.8%
$200k+
14.3%
See Waterbury-Shelton metro economy →See CT state economy →

Health

4 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

32.5%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

10.6%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

11.8%

U.S.

12.8%

See Waterbury-Shelton metro health data →See CT state health data →

Connectivity

1 of 1 metrics better than U.S.

5G available

93.1%

U.S.

77.4%

See Waterbury-Shelton metro connectivity →See CT state connectivity →

Map

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT

Population

455.1K

Area

412.8 sq mi

Density

1.1K/sq mi

Neighbors

Capitol Planning Region, CTGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTNorthwest Hills Planning Region, CTSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTWestern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-03-31

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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