What is the population of Naugatuck borough?

Naugatuck borough has 31,634 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #20 of 215 in Connecticut.

What is the median household income in Naugatuck borough?

Median household income in Naugatuck borough is $92,184 a year, 17.4% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Naugatuck borough?

Median gross rent is $1,309 a month and the median home value is $241,600, so rent absorbs about 17% of median household income.

Is Naugatuck borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Naugatuck borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Naugatuck, CT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Naugatuck, Connecticut (Naugatuck, CT — Census place “Naugatuck borough”) is 31,634 residents, ranking #20 of 215 places in Connecticut. Median household income is $92,184, the median home is worth $241,600 and median gross rent runs $1,309 a month. Looking for the Naugatuck Connecticut ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Naugatuck, CT: 06770.

Population: 31,634Naugatuck borough residents
Median household income: $92,184Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $241,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,309Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 68.3%Owner-occupied households

Naugatuck ZIP codes (Connecticut)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Naugatuck.

The Naugatuck CT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

06770

What the numbers mean in Naugatuck borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Naugatuck borough median would spend about 17% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 68.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Naugatuck borough, CT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Naugatuck borough is a small city in Connecticut, with 31,634 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #20 of 215 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 39.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Naugatuck borough earn a median of $92,184 a year, 17.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 4% below the $96,484 median for the 159 Connecticut cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Naugatuck borough is valued at $241,600, 20.4% below the national figure and 30% below the $344,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,309 a month, 6.9% below the national figure, or roughly $15,708 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Naugatuck borough?: Naugatuck borough has 31,634 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #20 of 215 in Connecticut.
What is the median household income in Naugatuck borough?: Median household income in Naugatuck borough is $92,184 a year, 17.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Naugatuck borough?: Median gross rent is $1,309 a month and the median home value is $241,600, so rent absorbs about 17% of median household income.
Is Naugatuck borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Naugatuck borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Naugatuck borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.