Waterbury

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 114,356
Median household income: $51,642
Median home value: $185,400

Waterbury is a community in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 114,356 residents. The median household income of $51,642 is below the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region median ($86,365).

From 2019 to 2023, Waterbury's population grew 5.6% from 108,276 to 114,356, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $130,700 to $185,400.

40.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 114,356
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,642
Median home value: $185,400
Median gross rent: $1,180
Housing units: 50,577
Homeownership rate: 45.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

108,276114,356

Median household income

$42,401$51,642

Median home value

$130,700$185,400

Median gross rent

$969$1,180

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	108,276	$42,401	$130,700	$969
2020	107,841	$46,329	$132,700	$986
2021	113,783	$48,787	$140,700	$1,042
2022	114,480	$51,451	$162,800	$1,140
2023	114,356	$51,642	$185,400	$1,180

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,046	6.2%
5 to 17	18,683	16.3%
18 to 24	11,717	10.2%
25 to 34	16,026	14.0%
35 to 44	13,318	11.6%
45 to 54	14,703	12.9%
55 to 64	15,065	13.2%
65 to 74	10,525	9.2%
75 and over	7,273	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,909	30.5%
Black or African American	27,144	23.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.0%
Asian	2,814	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	51	0.0%
Some other race	1,416	1.2%
Two or more races	5,098	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,895	37.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15,096	19.6%
High school graduate	28,349	36.9%
Some college or associate's	20,377	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,569	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5,519	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit3.8%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,210	72.1%
Carpooled	6,066	12.4%
Public transit	1,865	3.8%
Walked	1,126	2.3%
Bicycle	50	0.1%
Worked from home	3,278	6.7%
Other means	1,228	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,503	27.5%
15 to 29 min	15,766	34.6%
30 to 44 min	9,513	20.9%
45 to 59 min	3,174	7.0%
60+ min	4,589	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 23.9% (26,915 of 112,614)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,506	59.8%
Nonfamily households	18,456	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	45,962	90.9%
Vacant	4,615	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,687	45.0%
Renter-occupied	25,275	55.0%

1-unit, detached40.4%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units31.6%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,416	40.4%
1-unit, attached	2,232	4.4%
2 to 4 units	15,992	31.6%
5 to 19 units	7,060	14.0%
20 or more units	4,786	9.5%
Mobile home & other	91	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0980000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 41.5585, -73.0367