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Naugatuck, CT
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Naugatuck profile


Living in Naugatuck



Naugatuck is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 31,705 people and five associated neighborhoods, Naugatuck is the 30th largest community in Connecticut.

Also of interest is that Naugatuck has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Naugatuck telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Naugatuck is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.19% of adults in Naugatuck have a college degree.

The per capita income in Naugatuck in 2022 was $42,211, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,844 for a family of four. However, Naugatuck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Naugatuck is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Naugatuck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Naugatuck residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Naugatuck also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.95% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Naugatuck include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish.

In addition, Naugatuck has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.86%).

The most common language spoken in Naugatuck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.