Naugatuck, Connecticut Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 30,989. Estimated population in July 2024: 31,864 (+2.8% change)
Males: 15,069 (48.6%), Females: 15,920 (51.4%)
New Haven County
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $51,247
Median house value: $133,000
Population by Race
Races in Naugatuck:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
- Hispanic (4.5%)
- Black (2.8%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: Italian (22.6%), Irish (22.4%), Polish (11.2%), German (10.5%), English (8.2%), French (7.1%).
Elevation: 475 feet
Land area: 16.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Naugatuck
- High school or higher: 83.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Naugatuck borough
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 10.5%
11.3% Foreign born (6.1% Europe, 2.3% Asia, 2.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +353 (+1.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Naugatuck:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WATERBURY, CT)
- GRIFFIN HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DERBY, CT)
- CONNECTICUT MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Naugatuck:
- TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 21 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
- DANBURY MUNI (about 30 miles; DANBURY, CT; Abbreviation: DXR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Naugatuck:
- WATERBURY-OXFORD (about 6 miles; OXFORD, CT; Abbreviation: OXC)
- WATERBURY (about 10 miles; WATERBURY, CT; Abbreviation: N41)
- NORTHFIELD (about 16 miles; THOMASTON, CT; Abbreviation: N09)
Amtrak stations near Naugatuck:
- 16 miles: WALLINGFORD (37 HALL AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
- 16 miles: NEW HAVEN (50 UNION AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 18 miles: MERIDEN (60 STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Naugatuck:
- NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WATERBURY, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,834)
- QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; HAMDEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 5,836)
- YALE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 11,011)
- SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)
- GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 17 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
- CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,967)
Schools
Public high school in Naugatuck:
- NAUGATUCK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,632; Location: 543 RUBBER AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Naugatuck:
- CITY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 599; Location: 641 CITY HILL ST.; Grades: PK – 08)
- MAPLE HILL SCHOOL (Students: 498; Location: 641 MAPLE HILL RD.; Grades: PK – 04)
- CROSS STREET SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: CROSS ST.; Grades: 05 – 06)
- HOP BROOK SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 75 CROWN ST.; Grades: 05 – 06)
- PROSPECT STREET SCHOOL (Students: 364; Location: 100 PROSPECT ST.; Grades: KG – 04)
- CENTRAL AVENUE SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location: 28 CENTRAL AVE.; Grades: KG – 04)
- WESTERN SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: 100 PINE ST.; Grades: KG – 04)
- SALEM SCHOOL (Students: 290; Location: 124 MEADOW ST.; Grades: KG – 04)
- HILLSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 289; Location: 51 HILLSIDE AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- ANDREW AVENUE SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 140 ANDREW AVE.; Grades: KG – 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Naugatuck:
- ST FRANCIS SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: 294 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST HEDWIG SCHOOL (Students: 125; Location: 32 GOLDEN HILL ST; Grades: PK – 5)
Libraries
Library in Naugatuck:
- HOWARD WHITTEMORE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $846,323; Location: 243 CHURCH ST.; 77,235 books; 950 audio materials; 400 video materials; 155 serial subscriptions)