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Waterbury, CT
Demographic Data




Waterbury Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Waterbury Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

114,990

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.2%
5 - 17:
16.3%
18 - 24:
10.2%
25 - 34:
14.0%
35 - 54:
24.5%
55 - 64:
13.2%
Over 65 Years:
15.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.4%
5.4%
80.4%
80.4%
17.0%
17.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Waterbury
USA
$29,254
$29,254
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Waterbury
USA
$51,642
$51,642
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

23.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Education
Accommodation
Construction
Administration
Transportation
Public Service
Other
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Wholesale
Real estate
20.8%
20.8%
14.0%
14.0%
11.4%
11.4%
7.2%
7.2%
6.7%
6.7%
6.4%
6.4%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
4.4%
4.4%
4.2%
4.2%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
37.5%
37.5%
30.5%
30.5%
23.7%
23.7%
5.7%
5.7%
2.5%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
Jamaican
English
French
German
Albanian
Polish
Lithuanian
Portuguese
Haitian
African
French Canadian
Brazilian
European
Cape Verdean
Swedish
Guyanese
Russian
Nigerian
10.2%
10.2%
6.4%
6.4%
3.7%
3.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Portuguese
Other Indo-European
Italian
French
African languages
French Creole
Urdu
Langs. of India
Polish
Other Asian languages
Arabic
Slavic languages
Greek
Tagalog
Native American languages
Chinese
Hungarian
Vietnamese
62.1%
62.1%
28.0%
28.0%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Waterbury Residents

18.1%


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