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Shelton, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Shelton is a Census city of 41,889 people across 30.63 square miles of land, in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. Median household income is $108,185, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 79 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shelton
What Shelton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area30.63 sq mi
- Water area1.27 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,368
- County holding the largest share of its areaNaugatuck Valley Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
How many people live in Shelton
- Population41,889
- Median age44.5
- Population under 187,933
- Share under 1818.9 percent
- Population 65 and over8,962
- Share 65 and over21.4 percent
- Households16,096
- Family households11,178
- Share of households that are families69.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
Income and work in Shelton
- Median household income$108,185
- Per capita income$54,448
- Civilian labor force22,626
- Employed21,523
- Unemployed1,103 plus or minus 245
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over31,345
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
Housing in Shelton
- Housing units16,927
- Occupied units16,096
- Vacant units831 plus or minus 265
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied12,312
- Renter occupied3,784
- Ownership rate76.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$452,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,741
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units12,938
- Share single family76.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,802
- Share in buildings of two or more22.5 percent
- Mobile homes175 plus or minus 75
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
How Shelton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute18,176
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,688
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,930
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.6 percent
- Drove alone75.4 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home13.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shelton
SBA loans in Shelton (7(a))
- Approvals79
- Gross approval$23,990,700
- Average approval$303,680
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$650,000
- Largest approval$2,700,000
- Jobs supported628
- Jobs per approval7.9
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full11
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.5 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders22
- Distinct industries by NAICS45
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shelton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shelton
SBA loans in Shelton (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$14,195,000
- Average approval$1,290,455
- Median approval$828,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported71
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shelton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, not Shelton
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region context, not Shelton figures
- Establishments in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region9,114
- Covered employment, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region160,111
- Average annual pay, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region$71,603
- Housing units permitted, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region317
Every figure in this section is published for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Shelton.
All Naugatuck Valley Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shelton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shelton, Connecticut?
41,889, in 16,096 households. Shelton city covers 30.63 square miles of land, which is 1,368 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shelton in?
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shelton?
$108,185. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $452,600. Median gross rent is $1,741 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Shelton businesses?
79 7(a) approvals totaling $24.0 m since FY2020, across 22 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $14.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shelton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Shelton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Shelton. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Shelton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shelton.
Is zoning published for Shelton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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