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Cities in Connecticut by median household income

Shelton, CT had the highest median household income of 21 cities in 2023, at $114,739. Hartford, CT had the lowest, at $45,300. The median was $73,566 and the figure for Connecticut was $93,760. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest114,739Shelton, CT
Lowest45,300Hartford, CT
Median73,56621 cities
Connecticut93,760History

All cities, 2023

Shelton, CT: 114,739 USDShelton, CT114,739Milford, CT: 110,126 USDMilford, CT110,126Stamford, CT: 107,474 USDStamford, CT107,474Norwalk, CT: 105,301 USDNorwalk, CT105,301Naugatuck, CT: 92,184 USDNaugatuck, CT92,184Bristol, CT: 83,458 USDBristol, CT83,458Danbury, CT: 83,422 USDDanbury, CT83,422Ansonia, CT: 80,585 USDAnsonia, CT80,585Derby, CT: 76,263 USDDerby, CT76,263Middletown, CT: 73,979 USDMiddletown, CT73,979West Haven, CT: 73,566 USDWest Haven, CT73,566Groton, CT: 69,811 USDGroton, CT69,811Torrington, CT: 69,611 USDTorrington, CT69,611Meriden, CT: 68,617 USDMeriden, CT68,617Norwich, CT: 64,185 USDNorwich, CT64,185New London, CT: 60,123 USDNew London, CT60,123New Britain, CT: 57,036 USDNew Britain, CT57,036Bridgeport, CT: 56,584 USDBridgeport, CT56,584New Haven, CT: 53,771 USDNew Haven, CT53,771Waterbury, CT: 51,642 USDWaterbury, CT51,642Hartford, CT: 45,300 USDHartford, CT45,300Shelton, CT: 114,739 USDShelton, CT114,739Milford, CT: 110,126 USDMilford, CT110,126Stamford, CT: 107,474 USDStamford, CT107,474Norwalk, CT: 105,301 USDNorwalk, CT105,301Naugatuck, CT: 92,184 USDNaugatuck, CT92,184Bristol, CT: 83,458 USDBristol, CT83,458Danbury, CT: 83,422 USDDanbury, CT83,422Ansonia, CT: 80,585 USDAnsonia, CT80,585Derby, CT: 76,263 USDDerby, CT76,263Middletown, CT: 73,979 USDMiddletown, CT73,979West Haven, CT: 73,566 USDWest Haven, CT73,566Groton, CT: 69,811 USDGroton, CT69,811Torrington, CT: 69,611 USDTorrington, CT69,611Meriden, CT: 68,617 USDMeriden, CT68,617Norwich, CT: 64,185 USDNorwich, CT64,185New London, CT: 60,123 USDNew London, CT60,123New Britain, CT: 57,036 USDNew Britain, CT57,036Bridgeport, CT: 56,584 USDBridgeport, CT56,584New Haven, CT: 53,771 USDNew Haven, CT53,771Waterbury, CT: 51,642 USDWaterbury, CT51,642Hartford, CT: 45,300 USDHartford, CT45,300
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Shelton, CT114,739+2.1%
2Milford, CT110,126+5.4%
3Stamford, CT107,474+6.7%
4Norwalk, CT105,301+7.6%
5Naugatuck, CT92,184+1.1%
6Bristol, CT83,458+1.7%
7Danbury, CT83,422+4.3%
8Ansonia, CT80,585+19.4%
9Derby, CT76,263+9.2%
10Middletown, CT73,979-1.5%
11West Haven, CT73,566+1%
12Groton, CT69,811+8%
13Torrington, CT69,611+4.5%
14Meriden, CT68,617+7.8%
15Norwich, CT64,185+2.3%
16New London, CT60,123+6.9%
17New Britain, CT57,036+6.1%
18Bridgeport, CT56,584+3.9%
19New Haven, CT53,771-1%
20Waterbury, CT51,642+0.4%
21Hartford, CT45,300+8.3%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/connecticut-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/connecticut-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/connecticut-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Shelton, CT, with $114,739 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Hartford, CT, with $45,300 in 2023.

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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