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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:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated May 2023.

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

113,811

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.8%
5 - 17:
16.8%
18 - 24:
9.5%
25 - 34:
14.5%
35 - 54:
25.3%
55 - 64:
12.7%
Over 65 Years:
14.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.2%
5.2%
80.8%
80.8%
17.6%
17.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Waterbury
USA
$26,962
$26,962
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Waterbury
USA
$48,787
$48,787
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Construction
Education
Accommodation
Transportation
Other
Administration
Public Service
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Wholesale
21.1%
21.1%
13.9%
13.9%
12.4%
12.4%
7.1%
7.1%
6.9%
6.9%
6.2%
6.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.0%
5.0%
4.9%
4.9%
3.8%
3.8%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
39.3%
39.3%
36.8%
36.8%
17.9%
17.9%
3.8%
3.8%
2.2%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
English
French
Jamaican
German
Albanian
Polish
Portuguese
Lithuanian
French Canadian
Brazilian
African
Guyanese
Russian
Swedish
Cape Verdean
European
Scottish
British West Indian
12.9%
12.9%
7.6%
7.6%
3.2%
3.2%
3.2%
3.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.6%
2.6%
2.3%
2.3%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
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
African languages
French Creole
Urdu
French
Arabic
Langs. of India
Polish
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
Greek
Tagalog
Native American languages
Vietnamese
Hungarian
Chinese
63.1%
63.1%
27.8%
27.8%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
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%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Waterbury Residents

17.8%