ZIP Code 06519

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

Population: 15,426
Median household income: $44,394
Median home value: $247,600

ZIP Code 06519 (South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 15,426 residents. Its median household income of $44,394 runs below the South Central Connecticut Planning Region figure of $86,266.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06519's population declined 1.7% from 15,690 to 15,426, while its median gross rent rose 20.1% from $1,129 to $1,356.

Owners occupy 25.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,426
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,394
Median home value: $247,600
Median gross rent: $1,356
Housing units: 6,424
Homeownership rate: 25.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,69015,426

Median household income

$29,332$44,394

Median home value

$171,700$247,600

Median gross rent

$1,129$1,356

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,690	$29,332	$171,700	$1,129
2020	15,675	$34,886	$171,700	$1,155
2021	16,090	$38,538	$184,700	$1,255
2022	16,050	$40,069	$213,900	$1,335
2023	15,426	$44,394	$247,600	$1,356

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,239	8.0%
5 to 17	3,233	21.0%
18 to 24	1,352	8.8%
25 to 34	2,042	13.2%
35 to 44	2,368	15.4%
45 to 54	1,995	12.9%
55 to 64	1,295	8.4%
65 to 74	1,211	7.9%
75 and over	691	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,340	15.2%
Black or African American	4,051	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.2%
Asian	585	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	0.6%
Two or more races	795	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,534	48.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.2%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's19.5%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,232	23.2%
High school graduate	3,622	37.7%
Some college or associate's	1,876	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	864	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,008	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit5.7%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,469	70.8%
Carpooled	501	7.9%
Public transit	359	5.7%
Walked	645	10.2%
Bicycle	18	0.3%
Worked from home	298	4.7%
Other means	19	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,869	31.1%
15 to 29 min	2,857	47.5%
30 to 44 min	819	13.6%
45 to 59 min	193	3.2%
60+ min	273	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 29.5% (4,467 of 15,144)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,649	64.5%
Nonfamily households	2,009	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,658	88.1%
Vacant	766	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,456	25.7%
Renter-occupied	4,202	74.3%

1-unit, detached13.3%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units59.3%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	854	13.3%
1-unit, attached	330	5.1%
2 to 4 units	3,807	59.3%
5 to 19 units	570	8.9%
20 or more units	814	12.7%
Mobile home & other	49	0.8%

ZIP Code 06519

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