Living in Shelton School District, Connecticut

Overview

A total of 16,185 households are located in Shelton School District area. Among them, 4,162 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.04 people. The total number of children in the region is 11,731 and 8,827 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5% (1,860) of residents are non-citizens and 17% (6,740) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Shelton School District, Connecticut
Household	16,185
Population	40,651
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,162 (26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,731
Total Students	8,827
Pre-Kindergarten	649
Kindergarten	307
Grade 1-8	3,373
Grade 9-12	1,885
College/Graduate School	2,613
Veterans	33,991
Non-citizen	1,860
Non-English Home Language	6,740
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

34,880 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,405 people are in labor force. Among them, 23,405 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 22,112 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Shelton School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,775	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	18,528	85.09%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,515	6.96%
Public transportation	553	2.54%
Walked	63	0.29%
Other method	139	0.64%
Worked from home	977	4.49%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,112	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,523	47.59%
Service	2,761	12.49%
Sales and office	5,411	24.47%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,558	7.05%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,859	8.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,112	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	18	0.08%
Construction	1,486	6.72%
Manufacturing	3,366	15.22%
Wholesale trade	743	3.36%
Retail trade	2,508	11.34%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	636	2.88%
Information	411	1.86%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,867	8.44%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,249	10.17%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,943	26.88%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,395	6.31%
Other services, except public administration	866	3.92%
Public administration	624	2.82%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,112	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,687	79.99%
Government workers	2,855	12.91%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,501	6.79%
Unpaid family workers	69	0.31%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $121,788 for the 16,185 households in Shelton School District area, Connecticut. The average income of a single worker is $53,596. 39,454 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.90%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,185	-
Less than $10,000	542	3.35%
$10,000 - $14,999	446	2.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,032	6.38%
$25,000 - $34,999	901	5.57%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,263	7.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,211	13.66%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,046	12.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,353	20.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,366	14.62%
More than $200,000	2,025	12.51%
Median Household Income	$97,131	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$121,788	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,200	-
Less than $10,000	181	1.62%
$10,000 - $14,999	103	0.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	309	2.76%
$25,000 - $34,999	395	3.53%
$35,000 - $49,999	726	6.48%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,371	12.24%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,524	13.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,720	24.29%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,070	18.48%
More than $200,000	1,801	16.08%

Median Family Income	$117,256	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$145,236	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$53,596	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$77,235	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$77,235	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,715	-
With health insurance coverage	39,454	96.90%
Public coverage	13,119	32.22%
Private health insurance	31,932	78.43%
Without health insurance coverage	1,261	3.10%

Housing

There are 17,208 housing units in Shelton School District area, Connecticut with 16,185 units (94.06%) occupied. 13,039 houses (80.56%) are occupied by owner and 3,146 houses (19.44%) are rented. The average housing value is $349,300 and the average rental cost is $1,466. 243 houses (1.41%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,719 houses (15.80%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,208	-
Occupied	16,185	94.06%
Owner Occupied	13,039	80.56%
Renter Occupied	3,146	19.44%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,582	67.31%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,853	10.77%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,431	19.94%
Mobile Homes	324	1.88%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	18	0.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,208	-
Built 2014 or later	243	1.41%
Built 2010 - 2013	577	3.35%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,386	8.05%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,238	13.01%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,083	17.92%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,396	13.92%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,497	14.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,069	12.02%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,719	15.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,208	-
1 room	285	1.66%
2 rooms	291	1.69%
3 rooms	966	5.61%
4 rooms	1,811	10.52%
5 rooms	2,695	15.66%
6 rooms	3,337	19.39%
7 rooms	2,958	17.19%
8 rooms	2,176	12.65%
9 rooms or more	2,689	15.63%
Median Number of Rooms	6.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,208	-
no bedroom	338	1.96%
1 bedroom	1,195	6.94%
2 bedrooms	4,317	25.09%
3 bedrooms	6,794	39.48%
4 bedrooms	3,859	22.43%
5 bedrooms or more	705	4.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,039	-
Less than $50,000	208	1.60%
$50,000 - $99,999	222	1.70%
$100,000 - $149,999	198	1.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	720	5.52%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,692	20.65%
$300,000 - $499,999	7,234	55.48%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,612	12.36%
$1,000,000 or more	153	1.17%
Median House Value	$349,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,978	-
Less than $500	273	9.17%
$500 - $999	355	11.92%
$1,000 - $1,499	914	30.69%
$1,500 - $1,999	676	22.70%
$2,000 - $2,499	550	18.47%
$2,500 - $2,999	143	4.80%
$3,000 or more	67	2.25%
Median Rental Costs	$1,466	-

Demographic

A total of 41,141 people lives in Shelton School District area, Connecticut with 19,650 male and 21,491 female. The males to female ratio is 47.76 to 52.24. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	41,141	-
Male	19,650	47.76%
Female	21,491	52.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,141	-
Under 5 years	1,738	4.22%
5 - 9 years	1,946	4.73%
10 - 14 years	2,139	5.20%
15 - 19 years	2,195	5.34%
20 - 24 years	2,875	6.99%
25 - 34 years	3,847	9.35%
35 - 44 years	4,646	11.29%
45 - 54 years	6,806	16.54%
55 - 59 years	3,062	7.44%
60 - 64 years	3,198	7.77%
65 - 74 years	5,040	12.25%
75 - 84 years	2,235	5.43%
85 years and older	1,414	3.44%
Median Age	47.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,141	-
One Race	40,349	98.07%
White	36,840	89.55%
Black or African American	800	1.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native	48	0.12%
Asian	1,788	4.35%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	43	0.10%
Other	830	2.02%

Two or more races	792	1.93%
White and Black or African American	308	0.75%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	58	0.14%
White and Asian	147	0.36%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	13	0.03%

Living in Shelton School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic