ZIP Code 06461

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 15,256
Median household income: $124,129
Median home value: $395,800

ZIP Code 06461 (South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 15,256 residents. The median household income of $124,129 is above the South Central Connecticut Planning Region median ($86,266).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06461's population held roughly steady from 15,369 to 15,256, while its median gross rent rose 32.6% from $1,481 to $1,964.

The median resident is 45.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,256
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $124,129
Median home value: $395,800
Median gross rent: $1,964
Housing units: 6,093
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,36915,256

Median household income

$103,047$124,129

Median home value

$330,700$395,800

Median gross rent

$1,481$1,964

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,369	$103,047	$330,700	$1,481
2020	15,318	$110,779	$328,000	$1,489
2021	14,999	$119,574	$338,200	$1,909
2022	15,075	$121,185	$376,300	$2,024
2023	15,256	$124,129	$395,800	$1,964

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	809	5.3%
5 to 17	2,065	13.5%
18 to 24	1,201	7.9%
25 to 34	1,614	10.6%
35 to 44	1,911	12.5%
45 to 54	2,232	14.6%
55 to 64	2,554	16.7%
65 to 74	1,741	11.4%
75 and over	1,129	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,659	76.4%
Black or African American	174	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,198	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.2%
Two or more races	489	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,708	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree29.1%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	675	6.0%
High school graduate	2,481	22.2%
Some college or associate's	2,675	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,256	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,094	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,503	77.2%
Carpooled	353	4.2%
Public transit	158	1.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,286	15.3%
Other means	128	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,378	33.3%
15 to 29 min	2,701	37.8%
30 to 44 min	921	12.9%
45 to 59 min	490	6.9%
60+ min	652	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 3.8% (571 of 15,100)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,112	70.8%
Nonfamily households	1,693	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,805	95.3%
Vacant	288	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,122	88.2%
Renter-occupied	683	11.8%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,597	75.4%
1-unit, attached	511	8.4%
2 to 4 units	314	5.2%
5 to 19 units	387	6.4%
20 or more units	270	4.4%
Mobile home & other	14	0.2%

ZIP Code 06461

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