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Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 462,220 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 178,340Households
  • $86,365Median household income
  • $290,800Median home value
  • 27Towns with a page

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Household income in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Under $50k30.2%
$50k to $100k26.1%
$100k to $150k19.2%
$150k to $200k10.8%
$200k and over13.9%

Median household income $86,365 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 09, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Owner occupied
120,630 units
Renter occupied
57,710 units
Vacancy rate
7.1%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 09, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region2023
Health care and social assistance31,446
Manufacturing18,923
Retail trade18,437
Accommodation and food services11,582
Wholesale trade8,559
Construction7,856
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services7,562
Professional, scientific, and technical services7,421

145,193 employees in 9,114 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 09, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region compared with its state
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionConnecticut
Population452,3033,598,348
Median household income$86,365$93,760
Median age41.941.2
Median home value$290,800$343,200
Bachelor’s degree or higher33.8%41.9%
Foreign-born residents13.4%15.4%
Owner-occupied homes67.6%66.2%
Mean commute to work28.4 minutes26.6 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 09, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region27 with a page · sort by any column

Type
WaterburyCity115,90828.6 sq mi
BristolCity62,19526.4 sq mi
SheltonCity42,80530.6 sq mi
NaugatuckBorough32,11616.4 sq mi
Cheshire TownTown30,61032.8 sq mi
Watertown TownTown22,49729.0 sq mi
Southbury TownTown20,34239.0 sq mi
AnsoniaCity19,1956.02 sq mi
Seymour TownTown17,13914.5 sq mi
Wolcott TownTown16,51120.4 sq mi
Oxford TownTown13,26432.7 sq mi
DerbyCity12,9155.06 sq mi
Plymouth TownTown11,87921.9 sq mi
Woodbury TownTown9,96036.4 sq mi
Prospect TownTown9,57314.2 sq mi
OakvilleCensus designated place9,2333.98 sq mi
Middlebury TownTown8,02517.8 sq mi
Thomaston TownTown7,56612.0 sq mi
Beacon Falls TownTown6,2719.67 sq mi
Cheshire VillageCensus designated place6,0494.00 sq mi
TerryvilleCensus designated place5,1122.76 sq mi
Heritage VillageCensus designated place4,5172.62 sq mi
WatertownCensus designated place4,2152.36 sq mi
Bethlehem TownTown3,44919.4 sq mi
Bethlehem VillageCensus designated place2,2757.79 sq mi
ThomastonCensus designated place2,0731.20 sq mi
Woodbury CenterCensus designated place1,4912.02 sq mi

Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 09 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.

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Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 09, retrieved November 14, 2026.