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Census Tract 3472, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

Census Tract 3472, GEOID 09140347200, in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, entirely within Prospect. 3,668 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±423); the 2020 Census counted 3,689.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,668

±423 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,689

Median household income

$146,250

±$24,817 (90% margin)
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: $86,191

Median home value

$354,800

±$36,538 (90% margin)
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: $317,700

Median gross rent

$2,604

±$1,341 (90% margin)
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: $1,330

Where is Census Tract 3472?

Census Tract 3472 is one of 98 census tracts in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It covers 6.21 square miles of land, 594 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 09140347200, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 3472 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Prospect100%
Census Tract 3472 (marked with a dot) in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
34513452.02347135281611 3472 2 mi
Census Tract 3472 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 3472: Tract 3451 ($93,971), Tract 3452.02 ($102,014), Tract 3471 ($112,078), Tract 3528 ($54,329) and Tract 1611 in South Central Connecticut Planning Region ($166,236). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 3472?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 3472's population at 3,668 (±423) in 1,348 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,689 residents and 1,393 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 3472ProspectNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionConnecticut
Total population 3,668 ±423 9,458 454,969 3,624,508
Households 1,348 ±147 3,529 180,116 1,434,007
Average household size 2.72 ±0.24 2.66 2.49 2.46
Housing units 1,348 ±147 3,703 192,551 1,541,822

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 3472?

The median resident of Census Tract 3472 is 48.7 years old; 19.8% are under 18 and 20.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.7%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 4.6%. 8.9% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 3472ProspectNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionConnecticut
Median age 48.7 ±6.4 46.8 41.8 41.1
Under 18 years 19.8% ±3.5 pts 21.4% 20.3% 20.2%
65 years and over 20.6% ±3.3 pts 24.5% 19.2% 18.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6% ±4.0 pts 6.0% 19.9% 18.3%
White alone, not Hispanic 92.7% ±4.9 pts 81.1% 59.8% 61.9%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 1.8% ±2.0 pts 8.4% 10.6% 9.8%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.2 pts 0.1% 3.8% 4.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.2 pts 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.2 pts 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 0.9% ±0.9 pts 3.9% 5.0% 4.3%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.2 pts 0.5% 0.9% 0.9%
Born outside the United States 8.9% ±4.6 pts 8.3% 14.2% 15.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 15.3% ±6.7 pts 14.0% 23.3% 23.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 6.7% ±3.0 pts 6.9% 5.0% 4.7%
With a disability 8.8% ±3.3 pts 10.4% 13.8% 12.2%
No health insurance coverage 3.5% ±3.8 pts 4.1% 4.8% 5.4%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 97.7% ±1.5 pts 95.3% 90.5% 91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 39.4% ±8.1 pts 40.3% 33.8% 42.5%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 17.9% ±6.9 pts 20.9% 14.5% 19.2%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 88.5% ±7.3 pts 92.1% 90.5% 89.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 3472 earn?

Half of the 1,348 households in Census Tract 3472 earn less than $146,250 a year (±$24,817), against $86,191 across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: 8th highest of the county's 96 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 3472ProspectNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionConnecticut
Median household income $146,250 ±$24,817 $126,394 $86,191 $95,781
Mean household income $180,255 ±$37,595 $150,184 $114,324 $138,744
Per capita income $67,253 ±$13,694 $56,503 $46,363 $55,915
People below the poverty line 3.7% ±4.3 pts 3.2% 11.2% 10.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 7.9% ±10.0 pts 2.8% 15.8% 13.0%
Households receiving SNAP 5.3% ±4.5 pts 3.8% 14.5% 11.8%
Households with a computer 100.0% ±3.1 pts 98.7% 94.8% 95.4%
Households with a broadband subscription 93.4% ±6.8 pts 95.7% 90.8% 92.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 3472?

Owners occupy 94.1% of Census Tract 3472's occupied homes and renters 5.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $354,800 by its owner (±$36,538). The median renter pays $2,604 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 3472ProspectNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionConnecticut
Median home value (owner-occupied) $354,800 ±$36,538 $355,400 $317,700 $366,900
Median gross rent $2,604 ±$1,341 $1,800 $1,330 $1,488
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 0.0% ±44.9 pts 14.2% 44.4% 43.5%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,361 ±$225 $2,465 $2,229 $2,429
Owner-occupied homes 94.1% ±3.9 pts 93.5% 68.6% 66.5%
Renter-occupied homes 5.9% ±3.9 pts 6.5% 31.4% 33.5%
Housing units 1,348 ±147 3,703 192,551 1,541,822
Single-family detached homes 94.4% ±3.8 pts 84.5% 59.0% 58.6%
Mobile homes 0.0% ±3.1 pts 6.3% 0.8% 0.7%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±3.1 pts 0.4% 0.6% 0.7%
Built 2010 to 2019 1.9% ±2.3 pts 7.8% 3.3% 4.5%
Built 1939 or earlier 4.5% ±2.9 pts 8.5% 19.3% 20.2%
Households with no vehicle 5.0% ±4.5 pts 2.3% 9.1% 8.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 3472 get to work?

85.1% of Census Tract 3472's workers drive alone and 10.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 23.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 3472ProspectNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionConnecticut
In the labor force (age 16+) 72.4% ±6.2 pts 65.3% 65.1% 65.9%
Unemployment rate 2.0% ±1.7 pts 3.3% 6.0% 5.6%
Drove alone to work 85.1% ±6.0 pts 85.1% 74.3% 68.8%
Carpooled 3.7% ±2.9 pts 3.8% 8.8% 7.9%
Public transportation 0.0% ±2.0 pts 0.6% 1.4% 3.3%
Walked 1.0% ±1.2 pts 0.4% 1.3% 2.5%
Worked from home 10.2% ±5.1 pts 10.1% 12.7% 16.0%
Mean travel time to work 23.9 min ±3.9 27.5 min 28.3 min 26.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 3472 compare with the other tracts in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region?

Among Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 3472 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 3472's rank among the tracts of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
MeasureIn Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Population73rd of 98
Residents per square mile84th of 98
Median household income8th of 96
Per capita income7th of 97
Median home value30th of 97
Median gross rent3rd of 88
Bachelor's degree or higher31st of 95
Median age13th of 98
Owner-occupied share8th of 96

The tracts next to it on Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 34325th$153,322±$20,053 · within the margin of this tract6,020
Tract 34336th$148,452±$42,515 · within the margin of this tract6,564
Tract 34427th$147,188±$28,546 · within the margin of this tract3,062
Tract 34728th$146,250±$24,8173,668
Tract 11059th$143,269±$38,254 · within the margin of this tract5,235
Tract 110410th$135,655±$26,883 · within the margin of this tract5,045
Tract 3621.0211th$134,434±$5,752 · within the margin of this tract5,824

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 3472?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 3472 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections