ZIP Code 06498

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 6,832
Median household income: $76,172
Median home value: $423,500

ZIP Code 06498 (Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 6,832 residents. The median household income of $76,172 is below the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region median ($101,117).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06498's population declined 1.3% from 6,919 to 6,832, while its median gross rent rose 11.0% from $1,215 to $1,349.

65.6% of workers drive to work alone. 80.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,832
Median age: 56.8 yrs
Median household income: $76,172
Median home value: $423,500
Median gross rent: $1,349
Housing units: 4,180
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9196,832

Median household income

$79,551$76,172

Median home value

$367,300$423,500

Median gross rent

$1,215$1,349

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,919	$79,551	$367,300	$1,215
2020	6,897	$73,631	$364,400	$1,178
2021	6,814	$64,634	$373,600	$1,238
2022	6,829	$76,691	$399,100	$1,310
2023	6,832	$76,172	$423,500	$1,349

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over16.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42	0.6%
5 to 17	692	10.1%
18 to 24	340	5.0%
25 to 34	691	10.1%
35 to 44	778	11.4%
45 to 54	651	9.5%
55 to 64	1,182	17.3%
65 to 74	1,325	19.4%
75 and over	1,131	16.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,226	76.5%
Black or African American	74	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	114	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.5%
Two or more races	445	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	938	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree19.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	423	7.3%
High school graduate	1,339	23.3%
Some college or associate's	1,381	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,481	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,134	19.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit3.8%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,465	65.6%
Carpooled	337	9.0%
Public transit	142	3.8%
Walked	139	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	613	16.3%
Other means	61	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,284	40.8%
15 to 29 min	997	31.7%
30 to 44 min	374	11.9%
45 to 59 min	208	6.6%
60+ min	281	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 5.8% (393 of 6,801)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,897	54.0%
Nonfamily households	1,613	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,510	84.0%
Vacant	670	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,701	77.0%
Renter-occupied	809	23.0%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,346	80.0%
1-unit, attached	95	2.3%
2 to 4 units	320	7.7%
5 to 19 units	238	5.7%
20 or more units	9	0.2%
Mobile home & other	172	4.1%

ZIP Code 06498

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