Naugatuck

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 31,634
Median household income: $92,184
Median home value: $241,600

Naugatuck is a community in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 31,634 residents. At $92,184, its median household income sits above Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's $86,365.

Between 2019 and 2023, Naugatuck's population held roughly steady from 31,347 to 31,634, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $183,400 to $241,600.

75.7% of workers drive to work alone. 56.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,634
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $92,184
Median home value: $241,600
Median gross rent: $1,309
Housing units: 13,135
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,347	$74,944	$183,400	$1,069
2020	31,201	$77,967	$187,900	$1,099
2021	31,586	$86,900	$197,800	$1,167
2022	31,653	$91,145	$226,200	$1,238
2023	31,634	$92,184	$241,600	$1,309

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,576	5.0%
5 to 17	4,798	15.2%
18 to 24	2,949	9.3%
25 to 34	4,467	14.1%
35 to 44	4,657	14.7%
45 to 54	3,720	11.8%
55 to 64	4,838	15.3%
65 to 74	2,554	8.1%
75 and over	2,075	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,179	60.6%
Black or African American	3,590	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,393	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	115	0.4%
Two or more races	1,916	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,441	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,121	9.5%
High school graduate	6,961	31.2%
Some college or associate's	6,001	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,582	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,646	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit2.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,139	75.7%
Carpooled	1,244	7.2%
Public transit	373	2.1%
Walked	114	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,134	12.3%
Other means	355	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,414	22.4%
15 to 29 min	4,728	31.1%
30 to 44 min	3,368	22.1%
45 to 59 min	1,344	8.8%
60+ min	2,371	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 6.1% (1,910 of 31,318)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,173	65.2%
Nonfamily households	4,361	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,534	95.4%
Vacant	601	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,563	68.3%
Renter-occupied	3,971	31.7%

1-unit, detached56.3%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units15.7%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,400	56.3%
1-unit, attached	1,201	9.1%
2 to 4 units	2,026	15.4%
5 to 19 units	2,065	15.7%
20 or more units	102	0.8%
Mobile home & other	341	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0949880
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.4878, -73.0516