ZIP Code 06779

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

Population: 7,762
Median household income: $89,353
Median home value: $248,300

ZIP Code 06779 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, home to about 7,762 residents. The median household income of $89,353 is in line with the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region median ($86,365).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06779's population held roughly steady from 7,783 to 7,762, while its median gross rent rose 14.9% from $1,124 to $1,292.

Households average 2.36 people. The median gross rent is $1,292.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,762
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $89,353
Median home value: $248,300
Median gross rent: $1,292
Housing units: 3,558
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7837,762

Median household income

$72,591$89,353

Median home value

$195,900$248,300

Median gross rent

$1,124$1,292

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,783	$72,591	$195,900	$1,124
2020	7,834	$67,284	$200,700	$1,165
2021	7,849	$79,041	$216,800	$1,268
2022	7,987	$81,686	$256,300	$1,272
2023	7,762	$89,353	$248,300	$1,292

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	257	3.3%
5 to 17	1,023	13.2%
18 to 24	569	7.3%
25 to 34	1,201	15.5%
35 to 44	760	9.8%
45 to 54	1,015	13.1%
55 to 64	1,352	17.4%
65 to 74	872	11.2%
75 and over	713	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,305	81.2%
Black or African American	230	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,043	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	583	9.9%
High school graduate	1,873	31.7%
Some college or associate's	1,594	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,293	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	570	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,897	84.0%
Carpooled	343	7.4%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	101	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	251	5.4%
Other means	40	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,586	36.1%
15 to 29 min	1,092	24.9%
30 to 44 min	951	21.7%
45 to 59 min	428	9.8%
60+ min	332	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 2.5% (197 of 7,762)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,004	60.8%
Nonfamily households	1,291	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,295	92.6%
Vacant	263	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,430	73.7%
Renter-occupied	865	26.3%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units18.8%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,603	73.2%
1-unit, attached	123	3.5%
2 to 4 units	670	18.8%
5 to 19 units	150	4.2%
20 or more units	12	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 06779

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