Derby

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 12,359
Median household income: $76,263
Median home value: $242,300

Derby is a community in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 12,359 residents. The median household income of $76,263 is below the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region median ($86,365).

From 2019 to 2023, Derby's population declined 1.0% from 12,485 to 12,359, while its median home value rose 17.5% from $206,300 to $242,300.

The typical home was built around 1965. 9.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,359
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $76,263
Median home value: $242,300
Median gross rent: $1,453
Housing units: 6,127
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,48512,359

Median household income

$56,357$76,263

Median home value

$206,300$242,300

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,453

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,485	$56,357	$206,300	$1,087
2020	12,420	$58,534	$199,300	$1,101
2021	12,387	$64,494	$212,900	$1,202
2022	12,373	$69,835	$220,600	$1,301
2023	12,359	$76,263	$242,300	$1,453

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6419.5%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	460	3.7%
5 to 17	1,523	12.3%
18 to 24	646	5.2%
25 to 34	1,947	15.8%
35 to 44	1,332	10.8%
45 to 54	1,493	12.1%
55 to 64	2,416	19.5%
65 to 74	1,816	14.7%
75 and over	726	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,275	58.9%
Black or African American	1,396	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.2%
Asian	237	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	333	2.7%
Two or more races	514	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,583	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,072	11.0%
High school graduate	3,193	32.8%
Some college or associate's	2,239	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,792	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,434	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,332	70.1%
Carpooled	753	12.2%
Public transit	16	0.3%
Walked	107	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	946	15.3%
Other means	29	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,218	23.3%
15 to 29 min	2,372	45.3%
30 to 44 min	867	16.6%
45 to 59 min	354	6.8%
60+ min	426	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 9.3% (1,138 of 12,301)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,269	56.6%
Nonfamily households	2,506	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,775	94.3%
Vacant	352	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,592	62.2%
Renter-occupied	2,183	37.8%

1-unit, detached40.4%

1-unit, attached16.4%

2 to 4 units26.6%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,473	40.4%
1-unit, attached	1,004	16.4%
2 to 4 units	1,629	26.6%
5 to 19 units	539	8.8%
20 or more units	482	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0919480
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.35 sq mi
Center point: 41.3261, -73.0826