ZIP Code 06238

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 12,267
Median household income: $104,953
Median home value: $318,000

ZIP Code 06238 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, home to about 12,267 residents. The median household income of $104,953 is above the Capitol Planning Region median ($91,541).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06238's population declined 1.1% from 12,406 to 12,267, while its median gross rent rose 18.4% from $1,140 to $1,350.

The median resident is 46.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,267
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $104,953
Median home value: $318,000
Median gross rent: $1,350
Housing units: 5,120
Homeownership rate: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,40612,267

Median household income

$96,375$104,953

Median home value

$253,100$318,000

Median gross rent

$1,140$1,350

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,406	$96,375	$253,100	$1,140
2020	12,408	$93,862	$257,800	$1,256
2021	12,186	$94,058	$256,300	$1,093
2022	12,254	$101,916	$287,800	$1,249
2023	12,267	$104,953	$318,000	$1,350

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	652	5.3%
5 to 17	1,934	15.8%
18 to 24	804	6.6%
25 to 34	1,208	9.8%
35 to 44	1,389	11.3%
45 to 54	1,562	12.7%
55 to 64	2,351	19.2%
65 to 74	1,609	13.1%
75 and over	758	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,286	92.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	202	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.1%
Two or more races	188	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	574	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree21.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	248	2.8%
High school graduate	2,652	29.9%
Some college or associate's	2,056	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,996	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,925	21.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,154	81.8%
Carpooled	293	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	835	13.3%
Other means	16	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,046	19.1%
15 to 29 min	1,818	33.3%
30 to 44 min	1,923	35.2%
45 to 59 min	397	7.3%
60+ min	282	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 4.3% (525 of 12,223)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,713	76.1%
Nonfamily households	1,168	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,881	95.3%
Vacant	239	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,399	90.1%
Renter-occupied	482	9.9%

1-unit, detached90.3%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,622	90.3%
1-unit, attached	144	2.8%
2 to 4 units	204	4.0%
5 to 19 units	98	1.9%
20 or more units	16	0.3%
Mobile home & other	36	0.7%

ZIP Code 06238

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