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Cities in Connecticut by median household income

Shelton, CT had the highest median household income of 21 cities in 2021, at $103,647. Hartford, CT had the lowest, at $37,477. The median was $63,135 and the figure for Connecticut was $83,572. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest103,647Shelton, CT
Lowest37,477Hartford, CT
Median63,13521 cities
Connecticut83,572History

All cities, 2021

Shelton, CT: 103,647 USDShelton, CT103,647Stamford, CT: 99,791 USDStamford, CT99,791Milford, CT: 97,951 USDMilford, CT97,951Norwalk, CT: 91,434 USDNorwalk, CT91,434Naugatuck, CT: 86,900 USDNaugatuck, CT86,900Danbury, CT: 74,600 USDDanbury, CT74,600Bristol, CT: 73,604 USDBristol, CT73,604Middletown, CT: 67,485 USDMiddletown, CT67,485West Haven, CT: 66,868 USDWest Haven, CT66,868Derby, CT: 64,494 USDDerby, CT64,494Torrington, CT: 63,135 USDTorrington, CT63,135Ansonia, CT: 61,846 USDAnsonia, CT61,846Meriden, CT: 59,792 USDMeriden, CT59,792Norwich, CT: 59,791 USDNorwich, CT59,791Groton, CT: 58,911 USDGroton, CT58,911New London, CT: 50,819 USDNew London, CT50,819Bridgeport, CT: 50,597 USDBridgeport, CT50,597New Britain, CT: 50,379 USDNew Britain, CT50,379New Haven, CT: 48,973 USDNew Haven, CT48,973Waterbury, CT: 48,787 USDWaterbury, CT48,787Hartford, CT: 37,477 USDHartford, CT37,477Shelton, CT: 103,647 USDShelton, CT103,647Stamford, CT: 99,791 USDStamford, CT99,791Milford, CT: 97,951 USDMilford, CT97,951Norwalk, CT: 91,434 USDNorwalk, CT91,434Naugatuck, CT: 86,900 USDNaugatuck, CT86,900Danbury, CT: 74,600 USDDanbury, CT74,600Bristol, CT: 73,604 USDBristol, CT73,604Middletown, CT: 67,485 USDMiddletown, CT67,485West Haven, CT: 66,868 USDWest Haven, CT66,868Derby, CT: 64,494 USDDerby, CT64,494Torrington, CT: 63,135 USDTorrington, CT63,135Ansonia, CT: 61,846 USDAnsonia, CT61,846Meriden, CT: 59,792 USDMeriden, CT59,792Norwich, CT: 59,791 USDNorwich, CT59,791Groton, CT: 58,911 USDGroton, CT58,911New London, CT: 50,819 USDNew London, CT50,819Bridgeport, CT: 50,597 USDBridgeport, CT50,597New Britain, CT: 50,379 USDNew Britain, CT50,379New Haven, CT: 48,973 USDNew Haven, CT48,973Waterbury, CT: 48,787 USDWaterbury, CT48,787Hartford, CT: 37,477 USDHartford, CT37,477
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Shelton, CT103,647
2Stamford, CT99,791
3Milford, CT97,951
4Norwalk, CT91,434
5Naugatuck, CT86,900
6Danbury, CT74,600
7Bristol, CT73,604
8Middletown, CT67,485
9West Haven, CT66,868
10Derby, CT64,494
11Torrington, CT63,135
12Ansonia, CT61,846
13Meriden, CT59,792
14Norwich, CT59,791
15Groton, CT58,911
16New London, CT50,819
17Bridgeport, CT50,597
18New Britain, CT50,379
19New Haven, CT48,973
20Waterbury, CT48,787
21Hartford, CT37,477

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Connecticut by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Connecticut by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/connecticut-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Connecticut by median household income, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/connecticut-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Connecticut by median household income, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/connecticut-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Shelton, CT, with $103,647 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Hartford, CT, with $37,477 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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