Moving to Ansonia, Connecticut

About Ansonia, Connecticut
Ansonia

Ansonia is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Located on the Naugatuck River, it is immediately north of Derby, and about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of New Haven. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 18,918 at the time of the 2020 census. The ZIP code for Ansonia is 06401. The city is served by the Metro-North Railroad. Ansonia Station is a stop on the railroad passenger commuter service's Waterbury Branch connecting to New York's Grand Central Terminal. Ansonia also is served by the Connecticut Transit bus carrier. Connecticut Route 8 serves Ansonia (Northbound, Exit 18; Southbound, Exit 19).

Ansonia was founded in 1844 by merchant and philanthropist Anson Green Phelps. Also referred to as "The Copper City", is recognized for its history of heavy machine manufacturing industry in the lower Naugatuck Valley. Production included copper, brass, rubber and plastics processing, molding and tubing, iron castings, sheet metal, electric, automatic screw machine, textiles, and foundry products. The well-known Ansonia Clock Company was founded here in 1851.

Ansonia is the birthplace of David Humphreys, a diplomat and colonel in the American Revolutionary War.

Gender
Gender Ansonia Connecticut Country
Female 51% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 49% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female51%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.011%2%9%12%14%18%13%15%5%3%$50K to $75K17.5%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Ansonia Connecticut Country
Less than $10,000 10.8% 4.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.9% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.8% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.7% 6.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.8% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5% 15.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.9% 12.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 15.1% 17.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.5% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.9% 13.2% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%6%37%21%7%13%8%1%1%High School or GED37%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Ansonia Connecticut Country
< 9th Grade 6% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 37% 26% 27.0%
Other College 21% 17% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Ansonia Connecticut  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K10.84.95.81.93.44.18.86.88.511.76.98.613.8101217.515.417.212.912.212.815.117.615.64.59.67.12.913.28.3
Education
 Ansonia Connecticut  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade6456573726272117207891322208139132121
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.062%12%0%1%22%0%3%0%White61.7%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Ansonia Connecticut Country
White 61.7% 66% 60.1%
African American 12.2% 9.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 1.4% 4.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.1% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 21.6% 16.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Ansonia Connecticut  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite61.76660.112.29.912.200.10.61.44.55.6000.200.40.33.12.62.821.616.418.2