ZIP Code 06248

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 5,464
Median household income: $136,328
Median home value: $359,900

ZIP Code 06248 (Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 5,464 residents. Its median household income of $136,328 runs above the Capitol Planning Region figure of $91,541.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 06248's population declined 2.5% from 5,605 to 5,464, while its median gross rent rose 73.7% from $1,000 to $1,737.

49.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,464
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $136,328
Median home value: $359,900
Median gross rent: $1,737
Housing units: 2,201
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6055,464

Median household income

$111,758$136,328

Median home value

$289,400$359,900

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,737

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,605	$111,758	$289,400	$1,000
2020	5,958	$116,424	$305,900	$1,192
2021	5,659	$114,028	$313,400	$1,532
2022	5,388	$125,047	$344,900	$1,646
2023	5,464	$136,328	$359,900	$1,737

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179	3.3%
5 to 17	1,040	19.0%
18 to 24	443	8.1%
25 to 34	393	7.2%
35 to 44	602	11.0%
45 to 54	869	15.9%
55 to 64	935	17.1%
65 to 74	630	11.5%
75 and over	373	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,072	92.8%
Black or African American	62	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	41	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	120	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	169	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree23.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	1.8%
High school graduate	774	20.4%
Some college or associate's	1,064	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	999	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	897	23.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,049	71.8%
Carpooled	217	7.6%
Public transit	9	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	579	20.3%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	307	13.5%
15 to 29 min	795	34.9%
30 to 44 min	872	38.3%
45 to 59 min	171	7.5%
60+ min	131	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 2.8% (152 of 5,461)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,690	80.7%
Nonfamily households	403	19.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,093	95.1%
Vacant	108	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,812	86.6%
Renter-occupied	281	13.4%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,869	84.9%
1-unit, attached	54	2.5%
2 to 4 units	129	5.9%
5 to 19 units	95	4.3%
20 or more units	54	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 06248

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