Cities / Connecticut / Waterbury

Waterbury, CT

114,869 people

Right Now

Weather

71.6°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms, high 78°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Waterbury)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BDL

32 mi — Bradley International Airport

Population & People

Population

114,869

Median age

37.8

Median household income

$51,886

Poverty rate

24.7%

Unemployment rate

9.2%

Bachelor's degree+

17.3%

Avg. commute

26 min

Hispanic or Latino

38.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$208,500

Median gross rent

$1,225/mo

Homeownership rate

47.24%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,788

HUD Fair Market Rent (Waterbury town, 0 mi from Waterbury), 2026. Efficiency $1246, 1BR $1445, 2BR $1788, 3BR $2210, 4BR $2608. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Connecticut commercial electricity

23.11¢/kWh

Connecticut industrial electricity

18.35¢/kWh

Connecticut residential electricity

29.38¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

376455

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

293002.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Connecticut

720.72

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Source: FRED, Connecticut-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BDL

Bradley International Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport

74 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Connecticut energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Connecticut economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).