CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ansonia

Connecticut · 18,403 residents · 6.02 sq mi

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Ansonia is home to 18,403 people in Connecticut. The typical home is worth $153,000. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Connecticut median by roughly 18%. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 7.6%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,403

−1%vs 2000

vs 18,554 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.02 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(1,448)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,231)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(1,054)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(995)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,314)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.2%(3,536)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,420)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(1,709)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(1,612)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(1,897)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(968)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(219)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,181

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,026 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,833

−28%vs 2000

vs $20,504 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$153,000

+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $139,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$541

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $691 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.8%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.6% in 2000

42.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.2%(15,066)

Black8.1%(1,511)

Hispanic / Latino7.4%(1,376)

Asian1.1%(209)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(16,721)

Black8%(1,476)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(381)

Asian0.3%(59)

Other0.8%(147)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican11.1%(2,104)

South American8.3%(1,572)

Ecuadorian6.2%(1,188)

Dominican4%(769)

Central American2.1%(397)

Colombian1.3%(239)

Salvadoran1.2%(231)

Guatemalan0.8%(151)

Mexican0.6%(122)

Argentine0.4%(79)

Cuban0.2%(36)

Chilean0.2%(32)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Nicaraguan0.1%(15)

Peruvian0.1%(15)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Chinese1.2%(223)

Bangladeshi0.4%(77)

Laotian0.3%(50)

Cambodian0.1%(19)

Asian Indian0.1%(14)

Filipino0%(9)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Ancestry

Italian16%(3,047)

Irish9.5%(1,809)

Polish6%(1,141)

German5.1%(965)

English4.6%(881)

American3%(567)

Arab2.1%(401)

Egyptian1.9%(369)

Hungarian1.9%(357)

Greek1.7%(325)

Scottish1.2%(235)

Subsaharan African1.1%(203)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1%(184)

Portuguese1%(182)

French Canadian0.9%(164)

Dutch0.8%(158)

Swedish0.7%(135)

French0.7%(132)

West Indian0.6%(123)

Haitian0.6%(106)

Ukrainian0.4%(85)

Slovak0.4%(76)

Brazilian0.4%(72)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(66)

Nigerian0.3%(60)

Welsh0.3%(57)

Finnish0.2%(35)

Czech0.2%(32)

Jamaican0.1%(27)

Lithuanian0.1%(26)

Austrian0.1%(22)

Danish0.1%(21)

Syrian0.1%(19)

Latvian0.1%(17)

Croatian0.1%(15)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Belgian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Irish population · Largest South American population · Largest Ecuadorian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.8%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 14.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.3%(3,267)

Married43.1%(3,327)

Widowed2.5%(190)

Divorced12.2%(944)

Women 15+

Never married38.7%(3,303)

Married41%(3,503)

Widowed8.7%(746)

Divorced11.5%(982)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.7%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.8%(186)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.4%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.5%(244)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.4%(93)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.7%(35)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 751 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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