Shelton

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 41,402
Median household income: $114,739
Median home value: $435,700

Shelton is a community in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 41,402 residents. Its median household income of $114,739 runs above the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region figure of $86,365.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shelton's population held roughly steady from 41,141 to 41,402, while its median home value rose 24.7% from $349,300 to $435,700.

The typical home was built around 1977. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,402
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $114,739
Median home value: $435,700
Median gross rent: $1,661
Housing units: 16,578
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,14141,402

Median household income

$97,131$114,739

Median home value

$349,300$435,700

Median gross rent

$1,466$1,661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,141	$97,131	$349,300	$1,466
2020	41,162	$98,873	$345,200	$1,375
2021	40,944	$103,647	$358,900	$1,373
2022	41,206	$112,366	$410,400	$1,539
2023	41,402	$114,739	$435,700	$1,661

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,484	6.0%
5 to 17	5,324	12.9%
18 to 24	2,687	6.5%
25 to 34	5,315	12.8%
35 to 44	5,438	13.1%
45 to 54	5,164	12.5%
55 to 64	6,681	16.1%
65 to 74	3,977	9.6%
75 and over	4,332	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,713	69.4%
Black or African American	2,414	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	0.1%
Asian	3,540	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	597	1.4%
Two or more races	1,177	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,907	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree18.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,856	6.0%
High school graduate	7,695	24.9%
Some college or associate's	7,898	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,632	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5,826	18.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,315	76.2%
Carpooled	1,647	7.7%
Public transit	288	1.3%
Walked	103	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,953	13.8%
Other means	99	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,065	22.0%
15 to 29 min	6,882	37.3%
30 to 44 min	4,065	22.0%
45 to 59 min	1,502	8.1%
60+ min	1,938	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.6% (2,311 of 41,023)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,096	70.5%
Nonfamily households	4,645	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,741	95.0%
Vacant	837	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,950	75.9%
Renter-occupied	3,791	24.1%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,669	64.4%
1-unit, attached	2,063	12.4%
2 to 4 units	1,425	8.6%
5 to 19 units	724	4.4%
20 or more units	1,451	8.8%
Mobile home & other	246	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0968100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 31 sq mi
Water area: 1.27 sq mi
Center point: 41.3046, -73.1392