Naugatuck vs Shelton

A side-by-side comparison of Naugatuck and Shelton: population, income, housing, and more.

Naugatuck and Shelton are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shelton has the higher population (41,402 vs 31,634 in Naugatuck). Shelton has the higher median household income ($114,739 vs $92,184 in Naugatuck). Shelton has the higher median home value ($435,700 vs $241,600 in Naugatuck).

Population, income & housing

	Naugatuck	Shelton
Population	31,634	41,402
Median age	39.7 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,184	$114,739
Median home value	$241,600	$435,700
Median gross rent	$1,309	$1,661
Housing units	13,135	16,578
Homeownership rate	68.3%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Naugatuck	Shelton
Population	31,347 → 31,634 (+0.9%)	41,141 → 41,402 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$74,944 → $92,184 (+23.0%)	$97,131 → $114,739 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$183,400 → $241,600 (+31.7%)	$349,300 → $435,700 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,069 → $1,309 (+22.5%)	$1,466 → $1,661 (+13.3%)

Naugatuck

Population

31,34731,634

Median household income

$74,944$92,184

Median home value

$183,400$241,600

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,309

Shelton

Population

41,14141,402

Median household income

$97,131$114,739

Median home value

$349,300$435,700

Median gross rent

$1,466$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Naugatuck	Shelton
Under 5	5.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	12.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	16.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.6%
75 and over	6.6%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Naugatuck	Shelton
White (non-Hispanic)	60.6%	69.4%
Black or African American	11.3%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.4%	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.4%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Naugatuck	Shelton
No high school diploma	9.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	31.2%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Naugatuck	Shelton
Drove alone	75.7%	76.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.7%
Public transit	2.1%	1.3%
Walked	0.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	13.8%
Other means	2.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Naugatuck	Shelton
1-unit, detached	56.3%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	15.7%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Naugatuck	Shelton
Poverty rate	6.1%	5.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1971	1977