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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

$91.5K

Median income

per household

$315.7K

Home value

11.2%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $91.5K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $315.7K (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

$91.5K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$315.7K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

11.2%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

51.0%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

26.8%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

18.4%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

3.5×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
29.6%
$50–100k
26.2%
$100–200k
29.9%
$200k+
14.4%
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
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

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.