Shelton, Connecticut demographics

Shelton, CT demographics: median age 44.5; 41.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Shelton city, Connecticut · Incorporated city · GEOID 0968100. The survey estimates a population of 41,889 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Shelton is 44.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 16,096 households (±528). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	44.5 ±1.5	41.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,889
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Under 18	7,933 ±730	18.9% ±1.7 pp	20.2%	22.0%
18–34	7,508 ±696	17.9% ±1.7 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	17,486 ±1,089	41.7% ±2.6 pp	39.4%	38.0%
65 and older	8,962 ±624	21.4% ±1.5 pp	18.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,889
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Male	20,120 ±626	48.0% ±1.5 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	21,769 ±631	52.0% ±1.5 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,889
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
White alone	28,625 ±1,432	68.3% ±3.4 pp	65.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,973 ±851	7.1% ±2.0 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	170 ±170 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,692 ±854	8.8% ±2.0 pp	4.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,237 ±797	5.3% ±1.9 pp	7.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,192 ±855	10.0% ±2.0 pp	11.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,889
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	36,595 ±805	87.4% ±1.9 pp	81.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,294 ±797	12.6% ±1.9 pp	18.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,096
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,816 ±470	54.8% ±2.3 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	634 ±195	3.9% ±1.2 pp	5.0%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,728 ±320	10.7% ±2.0 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,134 ±580	25.7% ±3.5 pp	29.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	784 ±201	4.9% ±1.2 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,096
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,643 ±439	28.8% ±2.6 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	11,453 ±715	71.2% ±3.8 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,096
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,134 ±580	25.7% ±3.5 pp	29.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,240 ±523	32.6% ±3.1 pp	33.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,982 ±452	18.5% ±2.7 pp	16.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,414 ±382	15.0% ±2.3 pp	13.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	942 ±244	5.9% ±1.5 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	249 ±103	1.5% ±0.6 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	135 ±91 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,889
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Native	34,840 ±939	83.2% ±2.2 pp	84.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	7,049 ±935	16.8% ±2.2 pp	15.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 39,649
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
English only	30,925 ±1,217	78.0% ±3.0 pp	76.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,459 ±513	6.2% ±1.3 pp	12.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	579 ±269	1.5% ±0.7 pp	1.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	237 ±182 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	517 ±238	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3,229 ±871	8.1% ±2.2 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	315 ±247 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	710 ±461 · low precision	1.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	34 ±57 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	151 ±122 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	280 ±233 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	24 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	189 ±113 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 31,345
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,221 ±392	7.1% ±1.2 pp	8.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,143 ±692	26.0% ±2.1 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,277 ±574	16.8% ±1.8 pp	16.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,619 ±373	8.4% ±1.2 pp	7.6%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,810 ±668	24.9% ±2.1 pp	23.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,275 ±580	16.8% ±1.8 pp	19.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 41,224
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Same house	37,523 ±856	91.0% ±2.0 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	900 ±358	2.2% ±0.9 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,750 ±670	4.2% ±1.6 pp	2.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	900 ±384	2.2% ±0.9 pp	2.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	151 ±143 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.4% of Shelton residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.4% in Connecticut and 8.4% nationally. 93.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shelton	Connecticut	U.S.	Compared with Connecticut
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.4% ±1.0 pp	5.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.0% ±2.1 pp	92.2%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±0.8 pp	4.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Shelton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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