ZIP Code 06279

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 5,563
Median household income: $88,370
Median home value: $287,800

ZIP Code 06279 (Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 5,563 residents. At $88,370, its median household income sits in line with Capitol Planning Region's $91,541.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 06279's population declined 5.6% from 5,893 to 5,563, while its median gross rent rose 2.5% from $1,123 to $1,151.

The median resident is 36.8 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,563
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $88,370
Median home value: $287,800
Median gross rent: $1,151
Housing units: 2,793
Homeownership rate: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8935,563

Median household income

$76,908$88,370

Median home value

$225,200$287,800

Median gross rent

$1,123$1,151

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,893	$76,908	$225,200	$1,123
2020	5,876	$73,264	$243,000	$1,096
2021	5,586	$78,351	$248,300	$1,137
2022	5,586	$85,893	$274,000	$1,161
2023	5,563	$88,370	$287,800	$1,151

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 178.6%

18 to 2419.0%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	203	3.6%
5 to 17	476	8.6%
18 to 24	1,059	19.0%
25 to 34	915	16.4%
35 to 44	502	9.0%
45 to 54	398	7.2%
55 to 64	682	12.3%
65 to 74	880	15.8%
75 and over	448	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,567	82.1%
Black or African American	55	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	406	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	268	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	267	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree17.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	4.5%
High school graduate	1,122	29.3%
Some college or associate's	1,083	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	798	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	651	17.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,353	83.3%
Carpooled	157	5.6%
Public transit	15	0.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	226	8.0%
Other means	74	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	322	12.4%
15 to 29 min	1,081	41.6%
30 to 44 min	902	34.7%
45 to 59 min	109	4.2%
60+ min	185	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 15.2% (841 of 5,526)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,473	56.9%
Nonfamily households	1,116	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,589	92.7%
Vacant	204	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,628	62.9%
Renter-occupied	961	37.1%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units19.5%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,791	64.1%
1-unit, attached	30	1.1%
2 to 4 units	117	4.2%
5 to 19 units	545	19.5%
20 or more units	296	10.6%
Mobile home & other	14	0.5%

ZIP Code 06279

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