Cheshire Village

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 6,049
Median household income: $114,923
Median home value: $393,200

Cheshire Village, a community in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, has 6,049 residents. At $114,923, its median household income sits above Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's $86,365.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cheshire Village's population held roughly steady from 6,082 to 6,049, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $319,500 to $393,200.

The typical home was built around 1963. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,049
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $114,923
Median home value: $393,200
Median gross rent: $1,090
Housing units: 2,731
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0826,049

Median household income

$91,528$114,923

Median home value

$319,500$393,200

Median gross rent

$960$1,090

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,082	$91,528	$319,500	$960
2020	6,491	$91,170	$333,500	$974
2021	6,006	$100,880	$351,400	$853
2022	5,879	$107,577	$380,000	$1,066
2023	6,049	$114,923	$393,200	$1,090

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	208	3.4%
5 to 17	836	13.8%
18 to 24	443	7.3%
25 to 34	520	8.6%
35 to 44	525	8.7%
45 to 54	973	16.1%
55 to 64	926	15.3%
65 to 74	876	14.5%
75 and over	742	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,585	75.8%
Black or African American	3	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	671	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	275	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	510	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate14.8%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree33.0%

Graduate or professional degree28.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	257	5.6%
High school graduate	677	14.8%
Some college or associate's	828	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,507	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,293	28.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.8%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,472	81.9%
Carpooled	113	3.7%
Public transit	25	0.8%
Walked	128	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	281	9.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	683	24.9%
15 to 29 min	1,080	39.4%
30 to 44 min	570	20.8%
45 to 59 min	309	11.3%
60+ min	96	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 5.8% (343 of 5,957)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,466	57.1%
Nonfamily households	1,103	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,569	94.1%
Vacant	162	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,876	73.0%
Renter-occupied	693	27.0%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,760	64.4%
1-unit, attached	175	6.4%
2 to 4 units	234	8.6%
5 to 19 units	393	14.4%
20 or more units	25	0.9%
Mobile home & other	144	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0914200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5041, -72.8969