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28 tracts·115K people·$209K median·4,023/mi²
Hispanic 39 · White 29 · Black 23 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Other 35 · Living alone 34 · Married couple 31
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Service 25 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 19 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 70 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 8 · Transit 4 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Waterbury is $208,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Waterbury has 114,869 residents across 28 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 38.5% Hispanic or Latino, 29.3% White, 23.0% Black, 5.2% Multiracial, 2.5% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.7% (Census ACS).
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School (66%), Regan School (63%) and Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School (63%) lead the elementary schools; ACES at Chase (61%), Michael F. Wallace Middle School (49%) and North End Middle School (46%) lead the middle schools; Waterbury Arts Magnet School (59%), Waterbury Career Academy (46%) and W. F. Kaynor Technical High School (44%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,225/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Waterbury is $51,886 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Waterbury, median rent is $1,225/month and the median home value is $208,500 (Census ACS).
Waterbury reported 4.0 violent crimes and 30.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 52 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Waterbury are inland flooding (98), ice storm (91) and earthquake (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Waterbury, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).