Post's Living Circumstances

Waterbury School District Overview

Post University located in Waterbury School District area. A total of 40,937 households are located in Waterbury School District area. Among them, 13,544 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.35 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 36,420 and 28,089 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8.25% (8,772) of residents are non-citizens and 36.46% (38,758) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Waterbury School District, Connecticut
Household	40,937
Population	106,300
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	13,544 (33.08%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	36,420
Total Students	28,089
Pre-Kindergarten	1,894
Kindergarten	1,557
Grade 1-8	12,194
Grade 9-12	5,651
College/Graduate School	6,793
Veterans	81,508
Non-citizen	8,772
Non-English Home Language	38,758
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

84,378 residents are over the age of 16 and 51,902 people are in labor force. Among them, 51,851 people are in civilian labor force and 51 are in armed labor force. 46,859 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	46,153	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	36,352	78.76%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,791	10.38%
Public transportation	1,930	4.18%
Walked	1,179	2.55%
Other method	801	1.74%
Worked from home	1,100	2.38%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	46,859	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	12,305	26.26%
Service	11,053	23.59%
Sales and office	10,946	23.36%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,097	8.74%
Production, transportation, and material moving	8,458	18.05%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	46,859	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	32	0.07%
Construction	3,106	6.63%
Manufacturing	5,881	12.55%
Wholesale trade	982	2.10%
Retail trade	6,741	14.39%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,356	5.03%
Information	777	1.66%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,938	4.14%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,819	8.15%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	13,278	28.34%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,909	8.34%
Other services, except public administration	2,254	4.81%
Public administration	1,786	3.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	46,859	-
Private wage and salary workers	39,502	84.30%
Government workers	4,807	10.26%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,520	5.38%
Unpaid family workers	30	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,747 for the 40,937 households in Waterbury School District area, Connecticut. The average income of a single worker is $31,069. 98,502 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.85%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,937	-
Less than $10,000	4,520	11.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,383	8.26%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,965	12.13%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,249	10.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,614	13.71%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,571	16.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,843	11.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,762	11.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,278	3.12%
More than $200,000	752	1.84%
Median Household Income	$42,401	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,747	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	24,783	-
Less than $10,000	2,147	8.66%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,234	4.98%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,590	10.45%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,300	9.28%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,408	13.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,600	18.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,305	13.34%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,485	14.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,082	4.37%
More than $200,000	632	2.55%

Median Family Income	$52,884	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,761	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,069	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,351	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,351	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	107,246	-
With health insurance coverage	98,502	91.85%
Public coverage	60,304	56.23%
Private health insurance	47,371	44.17%
Without health insurance coverage	8,744	8.15%

Housing

There are 47,830 housing units in Waterbury School District area, Connecticut with 40,937 units (85.59%) occupied. 16,950 houses (41.41%) are occupied by owner and 23,987 houses (58.59%) are rented. The average housing value is $130,700 and the average rental cost is $969. 211 houses (0.44%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 19,034 houses (39.80%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,830	-
Occupied	40,937	85.59%
Owner Occupied	16,950	41.41%
Renter Occupied	23,987	58.59%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,619	36.84%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,390	2.91%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	28,726	60.06%
Mobile Homes	77	0.16%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	18	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,830	-
Built 2014 or later	211	0.44%
Built 2010 - 2013	63	0.13%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,450	3.03%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,104	4.40%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,399	13.38%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,657	13.92%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,856	10.15%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,056	14.75%
Built 1949 or earlier	19,034	39.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,830	-
1 room	1,483	3.10%
2 rooms	1,521	3.18%
3 rooms	5,028	10.51%
4 rooms	11,661	24.38%
5 rooms	12,177	25.46%
6 rooms	9,422	19.70%
7 rooms	3,772	7.89%
8 rooms	1,447	3.03%
9 rooms or more	1,319	2.76%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,830	-
no bedroom	1,527	3.19%
1 bedroom	6,839	14.30%
2 bedrooms	18,510	38.70%
3 bedrooms	16,860	35.25%
4 bedrooms	3,319	6.94%
5 bedrooms or more	775	1.62%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,950	-
Less than $50,000	681	4.02%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,738	22.05%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,508	38.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,596	21.22%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,750	10.32%
$300,000 - $499,999	474	2.80%
$500,000 - $999,999	132	0.78%
$1,000,000 or more	71	0.42%
Median House Value	$130,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	23,259	-
Less than $500	3,420	14.70%
$500 - $999	9,062	38.96%
$1,000 - $1,499	8,346	35.88%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,089	8.98%
$2,000 - $2,499	240	1.03%
$2,500 - $2,999	35	0.15%
$3,000 or more	67	0.29%
Median Rental Costs	$969	-

Demographic

A total of 108,276 people lives in Waterbury School District area, Connecticut with 51,905 male and 56,371 female. The males to female ratio is 47.94 to 52.06. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	108,276	-
Male	51,905	47.94%
Female	56,371	52.06%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	108,276	-
Under 5 years	7,480	6.91%
5 - 9 years	7,988	7.38%
10 - 14 years	6,975	6.44%
15 - 19 years	7,117	6.57%
20 - 24 years	8,263	7.63%
25 - 34 years	16,651	15.38%
35 - 44 years	12,554	11.59%
45 - 54 years	14,353	13.26%
55 - 59 years	6,318	5.84%
60 - 64 years	6,151	5.68%
65 - 74 years	7,539	6.96%
75 - 84 years	4,721	4.36%
85 years and older	2,166	2.00%
Median Age	34.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	108,276	-
One Race	103,412	95.51%
White	65,950	60.91%
Black or African American	23,500	21.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native	210	0.19%
Asian	2,562	2.37%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	42	0.04%
Other	11,148	10.30%

Two or more races	4,864	4.49%
White and Black or African American	2,225	2.05%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	632	0.58%
White and Asian	422	0.39%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	293	0.27%