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| Shelton |
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| Population 2002: | 38,845 |
| Population 2000: | 38,101 |
| Population growth: | +744 (+1.95%) |
| Elevation: | 130 feet |
| Land area: | 30.6 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 9.5% (5.5% Europe, 2.0% Asia, 1.5% Latin America) |
| County: | Fairfield |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (20.4%), Manufacturing (18.4%), Retail trade (12.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.7%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 92.1% |
| Hispanic: | 3.5% |
| Two or more races: | 1.3% |
| Black: | 1.1% |
| Other race: | 0.9% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 61.3% |
| Never married: | 22.9% |
| Widowed: | 8.4% |
| Divorced: | 7.0% |
| Separated: | 0.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $217,300 |
| Household income: | $67,292 |
| Resident age: | 39.8 years |
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| Shelton Compared to Connecticut State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Median house value: | above |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
| Renting percentage: | below |
| Median household income: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 87.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 29.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 11.4% |
| Unemployed: | 3.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 241 (622.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 111 (286.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 74.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 65 (167.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 8 (20.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 7 (18.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 5 (12.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| Italian: | 28.4% |
| Irish: | 17.7% |
| Polish: | 13.7% |
| German: | 11.2% |
| English: | 11.1% |
| Slovak: | 4.2% |