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Castle Rock, CO vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Castle Rock.
- People are 11.1% less likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 12.2 years older in Shelton.
 Castle Rock, COShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 201048,793  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 19908,708  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now710.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area34.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Castle Rock, COShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Castle Rock, COShelton, CTUnited States
 White81.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian2.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Castle Rock, COShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population62.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married24.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households24,867  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children48.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,755  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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