See how Derby and the Valley compare to other Connecticut towns in areas like demographics, housing, income, health, and more.
This 30-page report was compiled by DataHaven, a local non-profit that works with partners like the Valley Community Foundation, Griffin Health, and the United Way to collect and provide access to data on well-being, equity, and quality of life. Don’t want to read the whole thing? Here’s a basic summary for Derby:
- Derby is a town of 12,325 residents, 38 percent of whom are people of color. The town’s population has decreased by 4 percent since 2010.
- Of the town’s 5,605 households, 68 percent are homeowner households.
- Forty-nine percent of Derby’s households are cost-burdened, meaning they spend at least 30 percent of their total income on housing costs.
- Seventy-six percent of public high school seniors in the class of 2021 in the Derby School District graduated within four years.
- Among the town’s adults ages 25 and up, 27 percent have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Derby is home to 4,994 jobs, with the largest share in the Retail Trade sector.
- The median household income in Derby is $64,494.
- As of 2015, Derby’s average life expectancy was 78.5 years.
- Fifty-five percent of adults in Derby say they are in excellent or very good health.
- In 2021, 10 people in Derby died of drug overdoses.
- Seventy-nine percent of adults in Derby are satisfied with their area, and 43 percent say their local government is responsive to residents’ needs.
- In the most recent state election, 56 percent of registered voters in Derby voted.
- Fifty-six percent of adults in Derby report having stores, banks, and other locations in walking distance of their home, and 58 percent say there are safe sidewalks and crosswalks in their neighborhood.
You can find reports for other towns by going directly to DataHaven’s website here.
