ZIP Code 06256

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

Population: 1,796
Median household income: $72,386
Median home value: $181,500

ZIP Code 06256 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to about 1,796 residents. At $72,386, its median household income sits below Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's $84,185.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06256's population declined 20.0% from 2,245 to 1,796.

The median resident is 47.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,796
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,386
Median home value: $181,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 888
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2451,796

Median household income

$52,978$72,386

Median home value

$165,000$181,500

Median gross rent

$1,269$1,560

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,245	$52,978	$165,000	$1,269
2020	2,235	$55,379	$160,300	$991
2021	2,096	$57,543	$147,800	—
2022	2,273	$65,000	$170,800	$1,560
2023	1,796	$72,386	$181,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 241.7%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	4.2%
5 to 17	264	14.7%
18 to 24	31	1.7%
25 to 34	195	10.9%
35 to 44	250	13.9%
45 to 54	258	14.4%
55 to 64	334	18.6%
65 to 74	185	10.3%
75 and over	204	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,467	81.7%
Black or African American	23	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	265	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's39.4%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	6.1%
High school graduate	556	39.0%
Some college or associate's	562	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	139	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	82	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	741	82.2%
Carpooled	114	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	4.7%
Other means	5	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	218	25.3%
15 to 29 min	280	32.6%
30 to 44 min	157	18.3%
45 to 59 min	33	3.8%
60+ min	172	20.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 6.6% (118 of 1,793)

	Count	Share
Family households	443	54.9%
Nonfamily households	364	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	807	90.9%
Vacant	81	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	712	88.2%
Renter-occupied	95	11.8%

1-unit, detached45.9%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other40.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	408	45.9%
1-unit, attached	27	3.0%
2 to 4 units	64	7.2%
5 to 19 units	31	3.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	358	40.3%

ZIP Code 06256

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