ZIP Code 06259

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

Population: 4,455
Median household income: $105,970
Median home value: $389,500

ZIP Code 06259 (Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 4,455 residents. The median household income of $105,970 is above the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region median ($87,564).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 06259's population held roughly steady from 4,471 to 4,455, while its median gross rent rose 44.5% from $914 to $1,321.

The typical home was built around 1983. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,455
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $105,970
Median home value: $389,500
Median gross rent: $1,321
Housing units: 1,838
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4714,455

Median household income

$94,722$105,970

Median home value

$287,700$389,500

Median gross rent

$914$1,321

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,471	$94,722	$287,700	$914
2020	4,469	$93,022	$285,300	$1,022
2021	4,406	$94,592	$312,000	$1,053
2022	4,391	$101,150	$359,100	$998
2023	4,455	$105,970	$389,500	$1,321

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	138	3.1%
5 to 17	844	18.9%
18 to 24	268	6.0%
25 to 34	291	6.5%
35 to 44	475	10.7%
45 to 54	609	13.7%
55 to 64	906	20.3%
65 to 74	539	12.1%
75 and over	385	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,981	89.4%
Black or African American	13	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	155	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	131	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	164	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree27.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	103	3.2%
High school graduate	675	21.1%
Some college or associate's	912	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	645	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	870	27.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,755	83.0%
Carpooled	47	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	64	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	230	10.9%
Other means	18	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	436	23.1%
15 to 29 min	767	40.7%
30 to 44 min	340	18.0%
45 to 59 min	217	11.5%
60+ min	124	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 5.8% (257 of 4,424)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,178	67.9%
Nonfamily households	557	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,735	94.4%
Vacant	103	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,393	80.3%
Renter-occupied	342	19.7%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,622	88.2%
1-unit, attached	28	1.5%
2 to 4 units	27	1.5%
5 to 19 units	44	2.4%
20 or more units	72	3.9%
Mobile home & other	45	2.4%

ZIP Code 06259

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