Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT elected officials: mayors, selectmen, councils, school boards and registrars
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: 294 seats on 61 elected bodies. 26 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Who lives in each of the 13 school districts (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Ansonia School District
19,033
$85,877
9.4%
7.4%
39.7%
Bristol School District
61,462
$79,076
10.7%
4.6%
55.5%
Cheshire School District
29,040
$146,528
5%
1.6%
44.9%
Derby School District
12,487
$79,500
10.8%
3.7%
53.9%
Naugatuck School District
31,800
$96,324
6.3%
6%
42.2%
Oxford School District
12,991
$128,953
4%
0.7%
23.3%
Plymouth School District
11,746
$94,514
8.5%
4.3%
57.9%
Seymour School District
16,889
$107,708
6.7%
6.2%
45.2%
Shelton School District
41,889
$108,185
6.6%
3.4%
53.8%
Thomaston School District
7,492
$103,218
2.3%
2%
57.9%
Waterbury School District
114,869
$51,886
24.7%
8.4%
58.6%
Watertown School District
22,253
$101,691
4.3%
2.2%
56.6%
Wolcott School District
16,279
$110,850
1.8%
1.5%
49.8%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
How many local governments Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 48 local governments in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
Cities, towns, villages and townships (6 municipal, 13 township)
19
19
School districts (school boards)
3
14
Special districts (elected boards)
26
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (13 in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
454,969people
41.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$86,191 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
11.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%
33.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$317,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
14.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.8%U.S.: 8.4%
53.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
32%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 19.9% · White 59.8% · Black 10.6% · Asian 3.8% · Other or more than one race 5.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
5.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.5%. Connecticut: 5.1%.
220,551people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
233,924in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
5.7%
13,373
220,551
233,924
August 2026
5.5%
12,757
218,917
231,674
July 2026
6.4%
14,952
219,946
234,898
June 2026
5.4%
12,483
218,298
230,781
May 2026
5.6%
12,801
216,796
229,597
April 2026
5.8%
13,392
216,429
229,821
March 2026
5.9%
13,747
218,344
232,091
February 2026
6.6%
15,491
218,966
234,457
January 2026
6.3%
14,814
220,660
235,474
December 2025
4.7%
11,111
224,564
235,675
November 2025
5.0%
11,807
226,151
237,958
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.5%
10,670
226,917
237,587
August 2025
4.7%
11,189
227,129
238,318
July 2025
4.7%
11,446
229,687
241,133
June 2025
4.1%
9,722
230,327
240,049
May 2025
4.2%
10,110
228,545
238,655
April 2025
3.8%
9,018
228,758
237,776
March 2025
4.5%
10,777
227,779
238,556
February 2025
5.0%
11,766
225,325
237,091
January 2025
4.7%
11,359
227,988
239,347
December 2024
3.5%
8,241
230,257
238,498
November 2024
3.6%
8,712
230,196
238,908
October 2024
3.6%
8,626
230,908
239,534
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.5%
10,816
227,561
238,377
2024
3.8%
8,999
229,749
238,748
2023
3.7%
8,646
228,102
236,748
2022
4.5%
10,685
229,272
239,957
2021
7.0%
16,295
215,691
231,986
2020
8.5%
19,959
215,495
235,454
2019
4.0%
9,671
232,076
241,747
2018
4.4%
10,545
229,747
240,292
2017
4.9%
11,830
228,189
240,019
2016
5.4%
12,888
225,804
238,692
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Connecticut's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.1% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
119.8 per 100,0002025. Connecticut: 109.6.
1,213.6 per 100,0002025. Connecticut: 1,146.0.
12murders2025, 482 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
482
119.8
4,882
1,213.6
2024
531
134.2
5,815
1,469.1
2023
614
155.8
6,455
1,637.5
2022
643
165.3
6,608
1,698.3
2021
589
155.6
6,818
1,801.2
2020
645
169.5
6,349
1,668.3
2019
546
142.9
6,387
1,671.5
2018
727
189.3
8,183
2,130.5
2017
790
206.2
7,936
2,071.0
2016
799
207.7
8,260
2,147.7
By police agency (13)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Waterbury Police Department
2025
340
2,723
116,419
Bristol Police Department
2025
33
404
62,563
Shelton Police Department
2025
14
282
43,332
Naugatuck Police Department
2025
19
289
32,273
Cheshire Police Department
2025
2
127
31,218
Watertown Police Department
2025
22
208
22,601
Ansonia Police Department
2025
14
296
19,271
Seymour Police Department
2025
9
61
17,248
Wolcott Police Department
2025
3
71
16,607
Derby Police Department
2025
17
282
13,072
Plymouth Police Department
2025
5
57
11,936
Middlebury Police Department
2025
2
44
8,142
Thomaston Police Department
2025
2
38
7,598
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Connecticut · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.01 per 1,000 residents2025, 13 agencies serving 402,280 people.
807sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
152civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (13), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Waterbury Police Department
304
46
116,419
Bristol Police Department
117
24
62,563
Naugatuck Police Department
61
13
32,273
Shelton Police Department
43
16
43,332
Cheshire Police Department
46
11
31,218
Watertown Police Department
41
13
22,601
Ansonia Police Department
45
8
19,271
Seymour Police Department
41
1
17,248
Derby Police Department
34
5
13,072
Wolcott Police Department
27
9
16,607
Plymouth Police Department
22
2
11,936
Thomaston Police Department
13
3
7,598
Middlebury Police Department
13
1
8,142
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
807
2.01
152
13
2024
796
2.01
147
13
2023
752
1.91
148
13
2022
737
1.89
152
13
2021
781
2.06
158
13
2020
781
2.05
148
13
2019
792
2.07
141
13
2018
767
2.00
162
13
2017
779
2.03
147
13
2016
776
2.02
150
13
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is on the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region School Board?
Steven Adamowski (Board of Education Member); Richard Bshara (Board of Education Member); David Knapp (Board of Education Member); Elizabeth Leberge (Board of Education Member); Stephanie Ocasio-Gonzalez (Board of Education Member); Christopher Phipps (Board of Education Member); Sharon Voroschak (Board of Education Member); Douglas R. Bousguet (Board of Education Member); Tiffany M. Burkitt-Lyga (Board of Education Member); Lisa Mariano (Board of Education Member); Eleanor McAdam (Board of Education Member); Shelby Rafaniello Pons (Board of Education Member); Maria Simmons (Board of Education Member); Jill Fitzsimmons-Bula (Board of Education Member); Kristen Giantonio (Board of Education Member); Kara Ledger (Board of Education Member); Lorianne Osenkowski (Board of Education Member); Robert Parenti (Board of Education Member); Barbara Tedesco (Board of Education Member); Jennifer Van Gorder (Board of Education Member); Matthew Colehour (Board of Education Member); Anne Marie Cullinan (Board of Education Member); Mark Ecke (Board of Education Member); Heather Fitzgerald (Board of Education Member); Anne Harrigan (Board of Education Member); Tim White (Board of Education Member); Kenneth R. Marcucio, Sr. (Board of Education Member); Daniel P. Foley, Jr. (Board of Education Member); James Gildea (Board of Education Member); Karla Malerba (Board of Education Member); Melissa Mongillo (Board of Education Member); Erica Nuzzo (Board of Education Member); Rebecca O’Hara (Board of Education Member); Holly Orazietti (Board of Education Member); Kimberly Tovar (Board of Education Member); Jeffrey Litke (Board of Education Member); Marilyn O’Donnell (Board of Education Member); Jason L. Celozzi (Board of Education Member); Erika Clements (Board of Education Member); Ethel S. Grant (Board of Education Member); Alicia Makowski (Board of Education Member); Robert Mezzo (Board of Education Member); James M. Scully (Board of Education Member); Robert Carr (Board of Education Member); Vincent Cataudella (Board of Education Member); Joseph Iucci (Board of Education Member); Susan Kondic (Board of Education Member); Michael C. Koosa (Board of Education Member); Stephen M. Kozek (Board of Education Member); Nicole Levine McGrath (Board of Education Member); Deborah Sherman (Board of Education Member); Victor Tomporowski (Board of Education Member); Karen Kulesa (Board of Education Member); Kelly Tilton (Board of Education Member); Gerard Bourbonniere (Board of Education Member); Cindy Candrea-Florenciani (Board of Education Member); Richard Foote (Board of Education Member); Michelle Lucian (Board of Education Member); Patrick Perugino (Board of Education Member); Gregory Showers (Board of Education Member); Lou Zbuska (Board of Education Member); Christopher Champagne (Board of Education Member); Edward Strumello (Board of Education Member); Stephan Behuniak (Board of Education Member); Kristen Bruno (Board of Education Member); James Garofolo (Board of Education Member); Kristen Harmeling (Board of Education Member); Jay Hatfield (Board of Education Member); Peter Kubik (Board of Education Member); Lori Nespoli (Board of Education Member); Amy Romano (Board of Education Member); Jim Feehan (Board of Education Member); Kate Kutash (Board of Education Member); Joan Littlefield (Board of Education Member); Patricia Moonan (Board of Education Member); Jason M. Neves (Board of Education Member); James E. Orazietti (Board of Education Member); Lorraine B. Rossner (Board of Education Member); Anthony Smeraglino (Board of Education Member); Beth Campbell (Board of Education Member); Steven Carr (Board of Education Member); Sarah Ethier (Board of Education Member); Ruthann H. Fainer (Board of Education Member); Tanya Galpin (Board of Education Member); Anthony Kepler (Board of Education Member); Frank Treglia (Board of Education Member); Matthew Van Ormer (Board of Education Member); Nathan Vieria (Board of Education Member); Elizabeth C. Brown (Board of Education Member); Juanita P. Hernandez (Board of Education Member); Anthony B. Ireland (Board of Education Member); LaToya Ireland (Board of Education Member); Jacqueline Jackson (Board of Education Member); Yarixa Lopez (Board of Education Member); Maggie O’Brien (Board of Education Member); Rocco Orso (Board of Education Member); Melissa Serrano-Adorno (Board of Education Member); Thomas Van Stone (Board of Education Member); Krista Palomba (Board of Education Member); Karen Hosking (Board of Education Member); Karim Belica (Board of Education Member); Christine Faressa (Board of Education Member); James Gambardella (Board of Education Member); John Gavallas (Board of Education Member); Elizabeth Lawton (Board of Education Member); Lucinda A. Lopes-Phelan (Board of Education Member); Jason Malagutti (Board of Education Member); Cynthia Mancini (Board of Education Member); Eugene Gasparri (Board of Education Member); Anthony F. Gugliotti (Board of Education Member); Melissa Hughes (Board of Education Member); Nikoleta Kollchaku (Board of Education Member); Roberta E. Leonard (Board of Education Member); Kelly D. Mazza (Board of Education Member); Matthew Napp (Board of Education Member); Shawn Simpson (Board of Education Member); Brock Weber (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region?
About 454,969 people, with a median age of 41.8; the median household income is $86,191 and 11.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region?
5.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 13,373 people unemployed in a labor force of 233,924, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region?
48 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 6 municipal, 13 township, 3 school district and 26 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region?
47: Ansonia, Ansonia, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Bristol, Bristol, Bristol, Cheshire, Cheshire, Derby, Derby, Derby, Middlebury, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Naugatuck, Naugatuck, Oxford, Oxford, Plymouth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Prospect, Prospect, Prospect, Seymour, Seymour, Shelton, Shelton, Shelton, Southbury, Southbury, Thomaston, Thomaston, Waterbury, Waterbury, Waterbury, Watertown, Watertown, Wolcott, Wolcott, Wolcott, Woodbury, Woodbury. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Connecticut Secretary of the State's Register and Manual (Section VII, town officers); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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