ZIP 06484 · Shelton
Who lives in ZIP code 06484 (Shelton, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shelton, CT · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
uszips 2026
People41,889
Median age44.5
Household income$108,185
Home value$451,730
Median rent$1,741/mo
Poverty6.6%
College degree+41.7%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 528 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,096
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.4% are 65 or older; 81.1% are adults.
Household income
54.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $55,077.
Education (adults 25+)
42.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.1%
- Never married
- 28.3%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 58.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.5%
- Rent burden
- 28.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.