ZIP Code 06242

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,255
Median household income: $100,625
Median home value: $310,000

Covering part of Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, ZIP Code 06242 has about 1,255 residents. At $100,625, its median household income sits above Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's $87,564.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 06242's population held roughly steady from 1,264 to 1,255, while its median gross rent fell 4.5% from $950 to $907.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,255
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $100,625
Median home value: $310,000
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 586
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2641,255

Median household income

$94,375$100,625

Median home value

$258,000$310,000

Median gross rent

$950$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,264	$94,375	$258,000	$950
2020	1,204	$84,271	$263,500	$926
2021	1,280	$82,411	$265,300	$850
2022	1,256	$88,558	$287,800	$914
2023	1,255	$100,625	$310,000	$907

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	4.7%
5 to 17	158	12.6%
18 to 24	103	8.2%
25 to 34	72	5.7%
35 to 44	185	14.7%
45 to 54	187	14.9%
55 to 64	222	17.7%
65 to 74	169	13.5%
75 and over	100	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,185	94.4%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	1.8%
Two or more races	4	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	3.5%
High school graduate	262	28.0%
Some college or associate's	274	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	235	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	131	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	475	72.2%
Carpooled	49	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	116	17.6%
Other means	9	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	81	14.9%
15 to 29 min	188	34.7%
30 to 44 min	178	32.8%
45 to 59 min	35	6.5%
60+ min	60	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 10.3% (129 of 1,247)

	Count	Share
Family households	351	73.1%
Nonfamily households	129	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	480	81.9%
Vacant	106	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	399	83.1%
Renter-occupied	81	16.9%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	484	82.6%
1-unit, attached	20	3.4%
2 to 4 units	37	6.3%
5 to 19 units	10	1.7%
20 or more units	16	2.7%
Mobile home & other	19	3.2%

ZIP Code 06242

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