ZIP Code 06470

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

Population: 15,576
Median household income: $149,933
Median home value: $514,900

ZIP Code 06470 (Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 15,576 residents. The median household income of $149,933 is above the Western Connecticut Planning Region median ($124,553).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06470's population declined 6.0% from 16,571 to 15,576, while its median gross rent rose 51.7% from $1,318 to $2,000.

3.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.81 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,576
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $149,933
Median home value: $514,900
Median gross rent: $2,000
Housing units: 5,577
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,57115,576

Median household income

$124,909$149,933

Median home value

$409,100$514,900

Median gross rent

$1,318$2,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,571	$124,909	$409,100	$1,318
2020	16,359	$126,821	$408,300	$1,349
2021	15,894	$135,703	$417,500	$1,645
2022	15,511	$141,197	$481,900	$1,689
2023	15,576	$149,933	$514,900	$2,000

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	642	4.1%
5 to 17	2,810	18.0%
18 to 24	1,316	8.4%
25 to 34	1,265	8.1%
35 to 44	1,966	12.6%
45 to 54	2,117	13.6%
55 to 64	2,419	15.5%
65 to 74	1,731	11.1%
75 and over	1,310	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,493	80.2%
Black or African American	345	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.2%
Asian	301	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	0.4%
Two or more races	446	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,893	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree30.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	579	5.4%
High school graduate	2,275	21.0%
Some college or associate's	2,060	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,256	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,638	24.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,800	74.4%
Carpooled	341	4.4%
Public transit	38	0.5%
Walked	3	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,583	20.3%
Other means	27	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,229	19.8%
15 to 29 min	1,853	29.8%
30 to 44 min	1,492	24.0%
45 to 59 min	717	11.5%
60+ min	918	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 3.4% (516 of 15,144)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,136	77.0%
Nonfamily households	1,234	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,370	96.3%
Vacant	207	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,697	87.5%
Renter-occupied	673	12.5%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,733	84.9%
1-unit, attached	198	3.6%
2 to 4 units	169	3.0%
5 to 19 units	172	3.1%
20 or more units	215	3.9%
Mobile home & other	90	1.6%

ZIP Code 06470

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