Ansonia

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 18,951
Median household income: $80,585
Median home value: $269,300

Ansonia is a community in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 18,951 residents. At $80,585, its median household income sits below Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's $86,365.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ansonia's population held roughly steady from 18,802 to 18,951, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $214,200 to $269,300.

8.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.54 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,951
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $80,585
Median home value: $269,300
Median gross rent: $1,405
Housing units: 8,389
Homeownership rate: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,80218,951

Median household income

$54,901$80,585

Median home value

$214,200$269,300

Median gross rent

$1,101$1,405

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,802	$54,901	$214,200	$1,101
2020	18,709	$53,709	$217,800	$1,117
2021	18,945	$61,846	$224,000	$1,175
2022	18,954	$67,474	$257,100	$1,329
2023	18,951	$80,585	$269,300	$1,405

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,072	5.7%
5 to 17	2,447	12.9%
18 to 24	1,587	8.4%
25 to 34	2,938	15.5%
35 to 44	2,653	14.0%
45 to 54	1,875	9.9%
55 to 64	2,926	15.4%
65 to 74	1,801	9.5%
75 and over	1,652	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,581	50.6%
Black or African American	3,129	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	579	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	95	0.5%
Two or more races	799	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,755	25.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,463	10.6%
High school graduate	5,247	37.9%
Some college or associate's	3,993	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,988	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,154	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit2.4%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,748	70.1%
Carpooled	1,332	13.8%
Public transit	232	2.4%
Walked	93	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	948	9.8%
Other means	279	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,922	22.1%
15 to 29 min	3,807	43.8%
30 to 44 min	1,863	21.5%
45 to 59 min	521	6.0%
60+ min	571	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 8.6% (1,621 of 18,951)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,793	64.3%
Nonfamily households	2,662	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,455	88.9%
Vacant	934	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,368	58.6%
Renter-occupied	3,087	41.4%

1-unit, detached47.2%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units37.3%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,958	47.2%
1-unit, attached	524	6.2%
2 to 4 units	3,126	37.3%
5 to 19 units	555	6.6%
20 or more units	206	2.5%
Mobile home & other	20	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0901150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 41.3442, -73.0698