ZIP Code 06098

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 10,200
Median household income: $68,661
Median home value: $238,700

Covering part of Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, ZIP Code 06098 has about 10,200 residents. Its median household income of $68,661 runs below the Northwest Hills Planning Region figure of $91,035.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06098's population declined 14.7% from 11,962 to 10,200, while its median gross rent rose 20.7% from $985 to $1,189.

The median resident is 48.4 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,200
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $68,661
Median home value: $238,700
Median gross rent: $1,189
Housing units: 5,576
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,96210,200

Median household income

$71,981$68,661

Median home value

$172,600$238,700

Median gross rent

$985$1,189

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,962	$71,981	$172,600	$985
2020	11,895	$66,494	$195,500	$957
2021	10,316	$65,475	$197,000	$1,031
2022	10,197	$72,625	$222,600	$1,118
2023	10,200	$68,661	$238,700	$1,189

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 179.9%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	484	4.7%
5 to 17	1,008	9.9%
18 to 24	564	5.5%
25 to 34	1,298	12.7%
35 to 44	1,415	13.9%
45 to 54	946	9.3%
55 to 64	1,674	16.4%
65 to 74	1,548	15.2%
75 and over	1,263	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,870	87.0%
Black or African American	184	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	9	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.2%
Two or more races	230	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	874	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	478	5.9%
High school graduate	2,798	34.4%
Some college or associate's	2,538	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,239	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,091	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit1.3%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,104	84.3%
Carpooled	216	4.4%
Public transit	64	1.3%
Walked	156	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	270	5.5%
Other means	59	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,189	25.9%
15 to 29 min	1,575	34.2%
30 to 44 min	826	18.0%
45 to 59 min	470	10.2%
60+ min	539	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 14.1% (1,420 of 10,042)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,724	54.7%
Nonfamily households	2,259	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,983	89.4%
Vacant	593	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,248	65.2%
Renter-occupied	1,735	34.8%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units21.7%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,156	56.6%
1-unit, attached	206	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1,212	21.7%
5 to 19 units	422	7.6%
20 or more units	576	10.3%
Mobile home & other	4	0.1%

ZIP Code 06098

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