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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Warwick.
- People are 11.2% more likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Shelton.
 Warwick, RIShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population52.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 201082,641  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 199085,427  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area35.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Warwick, RIShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Warwick, RIShelton, CTUnited States
 White85.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  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
 Warwick, RIShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population50.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married29.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed7.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households35,662  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,388  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Warwick    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I currently live in Northern Warwick, and all I can say is the roads are horrible, its expensive to pay mortgage, and there are gangs. Abandoned buildings are a  More

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Over 14 years ago

I moved here 5 months ago from California for a job and I am loving it here. People are friendly, cost of living is better than in California, crime is low!  More

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On the overview of class room sizes that info is incorrect my son has 29 students in his class 6th grade last year in 5th grade he had 19 students never in the 5+ years  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews

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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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 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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