What percentage of people rent in Shelton, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Shelton, CT, 2020–2024
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23.5% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Shelton, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,784 renting households against 12,312 that own their home.

In Shelton, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.5% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 3,784 (±480)
Median renter income: $73,093 (±$11,035)

Who rents and who owns in Shelton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shelton	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.5% (±2.7 points)	31.4% (±1.0 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,784 (±480)	56,640 (±1,856)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	12,312 (±500)	123,476 (±2,007)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,093 (±$11,035)	$45,215 (±$1,823)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$127,632 (±$9,437)	$111,246 (±$2,132)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Shelton, the renter share is lower than in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (31.4%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (33.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Shelton ranks 8 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 60 of 169.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Shelton has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	19.4% (±1.8 points)	23.5% (±2.7 points)	+4.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,466 (±$129)	$1,741 (±$216)	+18.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$97,131 (±$3,360)	$108,185 (±$10,854)	+11.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Shelton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shelton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shelton	—	23.5% (±2.7 points)	—
Derby	3.3 mi	38.1% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Oronoque	3.5 mi	16.7% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Daniels Farm	4.2 mi	5.3% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Trumbull	4.4 mi	10.3% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Ansonia	4.5 mi	41.9% (±5.3 points)	Higher
East Village	4.6 mi	0.0% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Trumbull Center	4.9 mi	20.6% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe	5.0 mi	4.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Daniels Farm, CT (5.3%), Trumbull, CT (10.3%), East Village, CT (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Derby, CT (38.1%), Ansonia, CT (41.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Ansonia	41.9% (±5.3 points)
3	Derby	38.1% (±4.8 points)
4	Bristol	35.1% (±2.0 points)
5	Naugatuck	32.2% (±4.7 points)
6	Bethlehem	29.8% (±11.2 points)
7	Seymour	25.8% (±5.6 points)
8	Shelton	23.5% (±2.7 points)
9	Plymouth	23.3% (±4.8 points)
10	Thomaston	22.3% (±6.4 points)
11	Woodbury	22.1% (±5.3 points)
12	Watertown	16.1% (±4.0 points)
13	Beacon Falls	14.5% (±6.6 points)
14	Cheshire	13.4% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Shelton

How many renters are there in Shelton?

Shelton has an estimated 3,784 (±480) renting households, 23.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shelton?

In Shelton, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Shelton?

A renting household in Shelton has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shelton?

The median renting household in Shelton, CT has an income of $73,093 (±$11,035) a year, against $127,632 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Shelton town, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:68170, in state:09 county:140).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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