ZIP Code 06479

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 10,192
Median household income: $111,462
Median home value: $334,900

ZIP Code 06479 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, home to about 10,192 residents. Its median household income of $111,462 runs above the Capitol Planning Region figure of $91,541.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 06479's population grew 6.5% from 9,572 to 10,192, while its median gross rent rose 63.8% from $1,134 to $1,858.

76.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,192
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $111,462
Median home value: $334,900
Median gross rent: $1,858
Housing units: 4,375
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,57210,192

Median household income

$90,091$111,462

Median home value

$266,700$334,900

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,858

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,572	$90,091	$266,700	$1,134
2020	9,897	$94,092	$276,400	$1,063
2021	9,587	$98,569	$278,100	$1,101
2022	9,947	$107,493	$322,600	$1,460
2023	10,192	$111,462	$334,900	$1,858

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	434	4.3%
5 to 17	1,585	15.6%
18 to 24	648	6.4%
25 to 34	956	9.4%
35 to 44	1,280	12.6%
45 to 54	1,700	16.7%
55 to 64	1,506	14.8%
65 to 74	1,153	11.3%
75 and over	930	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,444	82.8%
Black or African American	204	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	506	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	96	0.9%
Two or more races	489	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	453	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	565	7.5%
High school graduate	2,100	27.9%
Some college or associate's	1,752	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,940	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,168	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,478	82.2%
Carpooled	159	2.9%
Public transit	84	1.5%
Walked	49	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	634	11.6%
Other means	46	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,248	25.9%
15 to 29 min	1,966	40.8%
30 to 44 min	1,099	22.8%
45 to 59 min	139	2.9%
60+ min	364	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 8.4% (848 of 10,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,947	69.8%
Nonfamily households	1,275	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,222	96.5%
Vacant	153	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,547	84.0%
Renter-occupied	675	16.0%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,349	76.5%
1-unit, attached	288	6.6%
2 to 4 units	138	3.2%
5 to 19 units	299	6.8%
20 or more units	301	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 06479

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