Shelton City, Connecticut

Shelton City, Connecticut is a city of the Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the latest population census dating back to 2000, the Shelton City is home to 38101 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 39991, It is the 17th most populous in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city has a total area of 31.93 mi˛ (82.7 square kilometre), of which, 30.57 square miles (79.18 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.36 square miles (3.52 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Connecticut's seventh largest by total area. It is ranks 14 in the size of its inland waterways in Connecticut.

As of the census of 2000, there were 38101 people, 14190 households, and 10540 families living in the city. The population density was 1246.4 people per square mile (481.24/km˛), it is the 66th most populated city in terms of population density. There were 14707 housing units at an average density of 481.1 per square mile (185.75/km˛). The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median age is 39.8 years, The median age of males was 38.6 years, for females the median age was 40.8 years. The racial makeup of the city was 35984 White, 428 Black or African American, 57 American Indian, 791 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 499 from two or more races and 341 Ohter races.

Shelton city Connecticut Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Shelton city Connecticut School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Shelton City Connecticut GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $67292, it is the 16th highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The median income for a family in the city was $75523, making it the 25th wealthiest city by median family income among the Connecticut. The per capita income for the city was $29893, it would be the 37th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The median income was $35429, Median income for males is $42309, compared with $28627 for females.

In 2000, 9416 pupils and students, of which 49.2% are male and 50.8% are female, 24.71% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.06% nursery or pri school, 5.96% kindergarten, 44.16% elementary school, 21.92% high school and 19.9% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census38101
April 2000 Estimate38101
July 2000 Estimate38203
July 2001 Estimate38420
July 2002 Estimate38629
July 2003 Estimate38881
July 2004 Estimate38940
July 2005 Estimate38901
July 2006 Estimate39682
July 2007 Estimate39794
July 2008 Estimate39991
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school393366759
Kindergarten269292561
Elementary school217319854158
High school106410002064
College or graduate school73411401874
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Shelton city, Connecticut$67292$75523$29893
Fairfield County, Connecticut$65249$77690$38350
Connecticut, United States$53935$65521$28766
United States$41994$50046$21587