ZIP Code 06478

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 12,870
Median household income: $125,563
Median home value: $454,900

ZIP Code 06478 (Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 12,870 residents. At $125,563, its median household income sits above Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's $86,365.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06478's population declined 1.7% from 13,086 to 12,870.

Households average 2.61 people. The median gross rent is $1,411.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,870
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $125,563
Median home value: $454,900
Median gross rent: $1,411
Housing units: 5,091
Homeownership rate: 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,08612,870

Median household income

$110,111$125,563

Median home value

$354,100$454,900

Median gross rent

$1,079$1,411

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,086	$110,111	$354,100	—
2020	13,141	$106,089	$363,000	$1,079
2021	12,744	$116,431	$380,400	$1,122
2022	12,801	$123,000	$427,500	$1,230
2023	12,870	$125,563	$454,900	$1,411

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	792	6.2%
5 to 17	2,068	16.1%
18 to 24	605	4.7%
25 to 34	1,213	9.4%
35 to 44	1,839	14.3%
45 to 54	1,521	11.8%
55 to 64	1,865	14.5%
65 to 74	1,898	14.7%
75 and over	1,069	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,916	77.0%
Black or African American	100	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	676	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	55	0.4%
Two or more races	614	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,509	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree19.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	324	3.4%
High school graduate	2,034	21.6%
Some college or associate's	2,741	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,523	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,783	19.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,617	84.8%
Carpooled	216	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	659	10.0%
Other means	102	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,115	18.7%
15 to 29 min	1,890	31.7%
30 to 44 min	2,054	34.5%
45 to 59 min	440	7.4%
60+ min	463	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 2.4% (310 of 12,870)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,742	75.9%
Nonfamily households	1,187	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,929	96.8%
Vacant	162	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,492	91.1%
Renter-occupied	437	8.9%

1-unit, detached89.0%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,531	89.0%
1-unit, attached	362	7.1%
2 to 4 units	98	1.9%
5 to 19 units	73	1.4%
20 or more units	27	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 06478

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