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Stratford, CT vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Stratford.
- People are 15.4% more likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in Shelton.
 Stratford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 201051,441  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 199049,389  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now4.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area17.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Stratford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Stratford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 White56.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Stratford, CTShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population48.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married34.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households20,187  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,338  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.8%  Unlock10.8%
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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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