Jury Pool Profile
Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut
- Planning region seat
- Waterbury
- Judicial district
- Waterbury Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 463,349
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 454,969.
At a glance
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is a 463,349-person venue. The planning region population is 64% White and 11% Black (Census race-alone categories). 20% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $81,346, $14,324 below the CT state median of $95,670; 33.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (4.7%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.0% of covered employment, average pay $61,157/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.54%, level with the 4.76% state average.
- Population
- 454,969
- Median household income
- $86,191
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This planning region: 64% / 11%.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has a population of 454,969, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.1%; Black residents 11.5%. Independently, 19.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,346; 33.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.54%, level with the Connecticut state average.
Political composition
Planning Region-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.0% of the adult civilian population (17,923 individuals).