CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Derby

Connecticut · 12,199 residents · 5.06 sq mi

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Derby is home to 12,199 people in Connecticut. Median home value sits at $149,900. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.3% of locals. Median rent is $597 a month. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 50%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,199

−2%vs 2000

vs 12,391 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.06 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(753)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.9%(597)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(549)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(600)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(951)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.8%(2,532)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(1,551)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,250)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(1,132)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(1,365)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(721)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(198)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,808

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,670 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,819

−27%vs 2000

vs $23,117 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$149,900

+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $132,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$597

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $691 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.2% in 2000

42.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.6%(10,609)

Black3.6%(441)

Hispanic / Latino7.7%(950)

Asian1.7%(212)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(11,571)

Black2.5%(304)

Hispanic / Latino4%(482)

Asian0.7%(84)

Other2%(240)

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 Rican8.2%(1,018)

South American5.6%(697)

Mexican3.6%(450)

Ecuadorian3%(379)

Dominican2.5%(310)

Colombian0.9%(114)

Central American0.7%(93)

Guatemalan0.7%(93)

Peruvian0.7%(93)

Cuban0.5%(68)

Chilean0.5%(63)

Uruguayan0.4%(48)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Cambodian1.2%(156)

Chinese0.5%(59)

Laotian0.4%(55)

Filipino0.2%(26)

Korean0.1%(17)

Ancestry

Italian21%(2,625)

Irish13.4%(1,672)

German8%(1,001)

Polish7.3%(910)

English5.3%(666)

Portuguese2.7%(343)

American2%(249)

Scottish1.8%(225)

Russian1.4%(176)

French Canadian1.3%(168)

West Indian1.3%(167)

Ukrainian1.2%(150)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French1.1%(137)

Jamaican1%(130)

Hungarian0.9%(117)

Swedish0.9%(107)

Lithuanian0.8%(103)

Greek0.7%(83)

Subsaharan African0.5%(68)

Haitian0.2%(22)

Romanian0.2%(19)

British0.1%(18)

Cape Verdean0.1%(18)

Canadian0.1%(16)

Iranian0.1%(16)

Czech0.1%(14)

Norwegian0.1%(14)

Brazilian0.1%(13)

Arab0.1%(10)

Syrian0.1%(10)

Slovak0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married47.6%(2,541)

Married39.5%(2,108)

Widowed4.4%(235)

Divorced8.5%(454)

Women 15+

Never married30.9%(1,765)

Married40.6%(2,322)

Widowed10.8%(616)

Divorced17.7%(1,012)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.8%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 64.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% 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)22.3%(176)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(196)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.4%(303)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 790 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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