Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 452,303
Median household income: $86,365
Median home value: $290,800

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut counts 452,303 residents. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $86,365 is below the Connecticut median ($93,760).

Between 2022 and 2023, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's population held roughly steady from 451,887 to 452,303, while its median household income rose 4.1% from $82,939 to $86,365.

The typical home was built around 1969. 10.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 452,303
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $86,365
Median home value: $290,800
Median gross rent: $1,288
Housing units: 191,984
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

451,887452,303

Median household income

$82,939$86,365

Median home value

$273,500$290,800

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,288

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2022	451,887	$82,939	$273,500	$1,218
2023	452,303	$86,365	$290,800	$1,288

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22,997	5.1%
5 to 17	69,293	15.3%
18 to 24	36,395	8.0%
25 to 34	58,625	13.0%
35 to 44	56,887	12.6%
45 to 54	57,921	12.8%
55 to 64	65,529	14.5%
65 to 74	49,051	10.8%
75 and over	35,605	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	276,403	61.1%
Black or African American	46,541	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	196	0.0%
Asian	17,989	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	87	0.0%
Some other race	3,395	0.8%
Two or more races	20,888	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86,804	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31,284	9.7%
High school graduate	95,623	29.5%
Some college or associate's	87,365	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	61,123	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	48,223	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	168,932	75.4%
Carpooled	19,971	8.9%
Public transit	3,252	1.5%
Walked	3,530	1.6%
Bicycle	154	0.1%
Worked from home	25,505	11.4%
Other means	2,750	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47,976	24.2%
15 to 29 min	70,208	35.4%
30 to 44 min	45,695	23.0%
45 to 59 min	17,090	8.6%
60+ min	17,620	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 10.3% (46,175 of 446,387)

	Count	Share
Family households	116,587	65.4%
Nonfamily households	61,753	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	178,340	92.9%
Vacant	13,644	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	120,630	67.6%
Renter-occupied	57,710	32.4%

1-unit, detached58.9%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units18.3%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	113,076	58.9%
1-unit, attached	13,323	6.9%
2 to 4 units	35,186	18.3%
5 to 19 units	17,235	9.0%
20 or more units	11,470	6.0%
Mobile home & other	1,694	0.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 09140
State: Connecticut
Land area: 413 sq mi
Water area: 8.78 sq mi
Center point: 41.5189, -73.0879