City safety & data profile

NaugatuckCT

Naugatuck, CT is a 32K-resident city in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region with a median household income of $96,324.

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Naugatuck, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Naugatuck has a population larger than 65% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $259,100.

Data updated 2026-09-04

32K
Population (place)
Top 35%
By size
$96,324
Median income (place)
$259,100
Median home (place)
6.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Naugatuck

Naugatuck posts a median household income higher than 66% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 34%
by median income, US cities

Where Naugatuck income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$96,324 Top 34% higher than 66% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Naugatuck $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CT

Population among 35 CT places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Bridgeport is the largest CT city on this list; New Canaan leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CT

Median household income among the same 35-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows New Canaan posts the highest place-level median income in CT; Bridgeport is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Naugatuck, CT beyond the headline numbers

Naugatuck sits inside Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, at roughly 41.49°N, -73.05°W. Population 31,538, $96,324 median household income. Median home value $259,100, median rent $1,369. Poverty rate 6.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 6.3% of Naugatuck, CT residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Naugatuck runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

15% of Naugatuck workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, diabetes departs furthest from its peer median: 9.5% in Naugatuck, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,711 cities reporting that measure.

2.5% of Naugatuck workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Naugatuck from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
31,538
Naugatuck · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$96,324
+8% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$259,100
-37% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2022–2024

County-level trend (Naugatuck Valley Planning Region): Naugatuck's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20222024
Population
455K+1%
Median Income
$86,191+4%
Median Home Value
$317,700+16%
Poverty Rate
11.2%+10%
Unemployment
6%-6%

Economics

Economics indicators for Naugatuck, CT
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,369/mo
Poverty Rate
6.3% -49% vs avg
Unemployment 5.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 32.2%
Work From Home 15%
Public Transit 2.5%

Population

White 65.1%
African American 12.7%
Asian 3.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
36.6%
Obesity
33.2%
High Blood Pressure
31.7%
Physical Inactivity
24.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.5%
Binge Drinking
15.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.6%
Current Smoking
11.4%
Current Asthma
11.1%
Diabetes
9.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 70.6%
Annual Checkup 79.5%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Stroke
3%

What alerts and safety updates affect Naugatuck?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Naugatuck right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Naugatuck: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Naugatuck, CT?
Naugatuck, CT has a population of 31,538 people, located in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.
What is the median household income in Naugatuck?
The median household income in Naugatuck, CT is $96,324 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.3%.
What is the median home value in Naugatuck?
The median home value in Naugatuck, CT is $259,100. Median rent is $1,369/month.
What are the top health concerns in Naugatuck?
The top health indicators in Naugatuck include Short Sleep Duration (36.6%), Obesity (33.2%), High Blood Pressure (31.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Naugatuck?
The median age in Naugatuck, CT is 39.8 years. 32.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Naugatuck, both outside Connecticut so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CT (6.3% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CT ($96,324 here).

Compare Naugatuck with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Naugatuck's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Naugatuck Valley Planning Region) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.