With 41,889 people, Shelton is a city in Connecticut. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median age is 44.5, about 6 years above the US median. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The median household earns $108,185, about 32% above the national median. Density works out to 1,368 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,185, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shelton
What changed most since 1990
White share95.5% → 66.6%(−28.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share0.8% → 6.7%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median age35.3 → 44.5(+9.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Its weight in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Shelton's population equals 9.2% of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 5.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 5.6% of the county's.
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)22.4%(358)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.8%(205)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30%(480)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(82)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.2%(83)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,599 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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Over time
Shelton, decade by decade
Shelton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
35,418
$119,919
$498,734
23.9%
11.0
2000
38,101
$122,583
$380,908
29.9%
18.7
2010
39,559
$116,029
$549,390
32.7%
30.2
2020
40,869
$119,838
$418,396
43.0%
48.0
2024
41,889
$108,185
$452,600
41.7%
65.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
