ZIP Code 06524

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

Population: 5,280
Median household income: $153,879
Median home value: $418,900

Covering part of South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, ZIP Code 06524 has about 5,280 residents. Its median household income of $153,879 runs above the South Central Connecticut Planning Region figure of $86,266.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06524's population declined 4.2% from 5,513 to 5,280, while its median gross rent rose 31.3% from $1,142 to $1,500.

0.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.90 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,280
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $153,879
Median home value: $418,900
Median gross rent: $1,500
Housing units: 1,846
Homeownership rate: 95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5135,280

Median household income

$129,133$153,879

Median home value

$381,500$418,900

Median gross rent

$1,142$1,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,513	$129,133	$381,500	$1,142
2020	5,492	$151,034	$408,900	$1,530
2021	5,331	$136,667	$405,000	$1,505
2022	5,295	$141,000	$414,500	$1,605
2023	5,280	$153,879	$418,900	$1,500

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	326	6.2%
5 to 17	735	13.9%
18 to 24	494	9.4%
25 to 34	408	7.7%
35 to 44	826	15.6%
45 to 54	803	15.2%
55 to 64	714	13.5%
65 to 74	476	9.0%
75 and over	498	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,771	90.4%
Black or African American	191	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	96	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.2%
Two or more races	117	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	92	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's14.3%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree33.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	3.5%
High school graduate	870	23.4%
Some college or associate's	532	14.3%
Bachelor's degree	939	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,254	33.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle3.5%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,264	74.6%
Carpooled	290	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	82	2.7%
Bicycle	107	3.5%
Worked from home	266	8.8%
Other means	27	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	466	16.8%
15 to 29 min	584	21.1%
30 to 44 min	1,204	43.5%
45 to 59 min	246	8.9%
60+ min	270	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 0.7% (38 of 5,191)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,523	83.9%
Nonfamily households	293	16.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,816	98.4%
Vacant	30	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,738	95.7%
Renter-occupied	78	4.3%

1-unit, detached94.0%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,735	94.0%
1-unit, attached	57	3.1%
2 to 4 units	17	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37	2.0%

ZIP Code 06524

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