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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:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

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

115,016

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.3%
5 - 17:
16.4%
18 - 24:
10.6%
25 - 34:
14.8%
35 - 54:
25.0%
55 - 64:
13.1%
Over 65 Years:
13.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.7%
5.7%
81.7%
81.7%
16.7%
16.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Waterbury
USA
$28,723
$28,723
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Waterbury
USA
$51,451
$51,451
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Construction
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Administration
Other
Public Service
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Wholesale
21.5%
21.5%
14.2%
14.2%
11.8%
11.8%
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.5%
6.5%
5.0%
5.0%
4.9%
4.9%
4.5%
4.5%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
2.1%
2.1%
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
35.9%
35.9%
30.4%
30.4%
25.5%
25.5%
5.3%
5.3%
2.9%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
Jamaican
French
English
German
Albanian
Polish
Lithuanian
Portuguese
Brazilian
French Canadian
African
Cape Verdean
Guyanese
British West Indian
Russian
European
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Haitian
10.3%
10.3%
6.0%
6.0%
3.4%
3.4%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Portuguese
Other Indo-European
Italian
African languages
French Creole
French
Urdu
Langs. of India
Polish
Other Asian languages
Arabic
Tagalog
Slavic languages
Chinese
Greek
Native American languages
Vietnamese
Hungarian
63.1%
63.1%
27.5%
27.5%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
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%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Waterbury Residents

18.0%


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