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Southington, CT vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Southington.
- People are 6.3% less likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years older in Shelton.
 Southington, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 201043,155  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 199038,518  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area35.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Southington, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Southington, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 White87.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian2.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Southington, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population59.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married26.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households17,149  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,949  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Southington    2 Reviews
Emily · Southington, CT
great place
Over 16 years ago

We ahve lived here for 15 yrs and really like the small town atmosphere with many amenities. We are close to major highways to go to "the big"  More

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Jim · Southington, CT
Housing is old and ruddy
Over 17 years ago

Southington is a generally overdeveloped city/town (it's right on the line) which is showing it's age, in terms of housing at least. Most of the rental homes and  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 5 years ago

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

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Jessie · Shelton, CT
Shelton, CT best place to live
Over 8 years ago

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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geo · Shelton, CT
I'm staying put
Over 14 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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