Population & Demographics
Shelton, CT
Shelton is home to 41,889 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,643 resident workers commute each day.
41,889 residents
Median age 44.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Shelton population & demographics
Who lives in Shelton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Shelton
How Shelton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
These figures are for Shelton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Shelton commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Shelton
21,643 commutes, one dot at a time
Shelton
Where 21,643 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Shelton, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Shelton.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Shelton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
Internet options for Shelton
The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.
FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).