Population

115,771

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$208,500

Owner-occupied units

Waterbury, CT

Connecticut · 41.559° N, 73.037° W · 29 sq mi

Waterbury is a city in Connecticut, with a population of 115,771 and about 4,054 residents per square mile. The median household earns $51,886 a year, and the median home is worth $208,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

29 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,054

People per square mile

Rank by population

#277

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#485

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$51,886

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,225

Per month

Homeownership

47.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

28 min

One way

People

Median age

37.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

17.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

20.1%

Households

45,663

2.48 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 29.7^%

Retail trade 13^%

Manufacturing 12.8^%

Professional & business services 8.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Connecticut

Name

Steve Cohen

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$21.3B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Greenwich

Source of wealth

Hedge funds

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Connecticut · private sector

Employer

Hartford HealthCare

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Connecticut

Company

Cigna

Revenue

$247.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Bloomfield

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Connecticut

State bird

American Robin

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Hartford

Nickname

The Constitution State

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