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Cities in Connecticut by median household income

Shelton, CT had the highest median household income of 21 cities in 2022, at $112,366. Hartford, CT had the lowest, at $41,841. The median was $67,474 and the figure for Connecticut was $90,213. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest112,366Shelton, CT
Lowest41,841Hartford, CT
Median67,47421 cities
Connecticut90,213History

All cities, 2022

Shelton, CT: 112,366 USDShelton, CT112,366Milford, CT: 104,503 USDMilford, CT104,503Stamford, CT: 100,718 USDStamford, CT100,718Norwalk, CT: 97,879 USDNorwalk, CT97,879Naugatuck, CT: 91,145 USDNaugatuck, CT91,145Bristol, CT: 82,094 USDBristol, CT82,094Danbury, CT: 79,983 USDDanbury, CT79,983Middletown, CT: 75,120 USDMiddletown, CT75,120West Haven, CT: 72,827 USDWest Haven, CT72,827Derby, CT: 69,835 USDDerby, CT69,835Ansonia, CT: 67,474 USDAnsonia, CT67,474Torrington, CT: 66,616 USDTorrington, CT66,616Groton, CT: 64,611 USDGroton, CT64,611Meriden, CT: 63,671 USDMeriden, CT63,671Norwich, CT: 62,713 USDNorwich, CT62,713New London, CT: 56,237 USDNew London, CT56,237Bridgeport, CT: 54,440 USDBridgeport, CT54,440New Haven, CT: 54,305 USDNew Haven, CT54,305New Britain, CT: 53,766 USDNew Britain, CT53,766Waterbury, CT: 51,451 USDWaterbury, CT51,451Hartford, CT: 41,841 USDHartford, CT41,841Shelton, CT: 112,366 USDShelton, CT112,366Milford, CT: 104,503 USDMilford, CT104,503Stamford, CT: 100,718 USDStamford, CT100,718Norwalk, CT: 97,879 USDNorwalk, CT97,879Naugatuck, CT: 91,145 USDNaugatuck, CT91,145Bristol, CT: 82,094 USDBristol, CT82,094Danbury, CT: 79,983 USDDanbury, CT79,983Middletown, CT: 75,120 USDMiddletown, CT75,120West Haven, CT: 72,827 USDWest Haven, CT72,827Derby, CT: 69,835 USDDerby, CT69,835Ansonia, CT: 67,474 USDAnsonia, CT67,474Torrington, CT: 66,616 USDTorrington, CT66,616Groton, CT: 64,611 USDGroton, CT64,611Meriden, CT: 63,671 USDMeriden, CT63,671Norwich, CT: 62,713 USDNorwich, CT62,713New London, CT: 56,237 USDNew London, CT56,237Bridgeport, CT: 54,440 USDBridgeport, CT54,440New Haven, CT: 54,305 USDNew Haven, CT54,305New Britain, CT: 53,766 USDNew Britain, CT53,766Waterbury, CT: 51,451 USDWaterbury, CT51,451Hartford, CT: 41,841 USDHartford, CT41,841
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Shelton, CT112,366+8.4%
2Milford, CT104,503+6.7%
3Stamford, CT100,718+0.9%
4Norwalk, CT97,879+7%
5Naugatuck, CT91,145+4.9%
6Bristol, CT82,094+11.5%
7Danbury, CT79,983+7.2%
8Middletown, CT75,120+11.3%
9West Haven, CT72,827+8.9%
10Derby, CT69,835+8.3%
11Ansonia, CT67,474+9.1%
12Torrington, CT66,616+5.5%
13Groton, CT64,611+9.7%
14Meriden, CT63,671+6.5%
15Norwich, CT62,713+4.9%
16New London, CT56,237+10.7%
17Bridgeport, CT54,440+7.6%
18New Haven, CT54,305+10.9%
19New Britain, CT53,766+6.7%
20Waterbury, CT51,451+5.5%
21Hartford, CT41,841+11.6%

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/connecticut-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/connecticut-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/connecticut-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Shelton, CT, with $112,366 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Hartford, CT, with $41,841 in 2022.

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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