ZIP Code 06811

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 30,526
Median household income: $107,519
Median home value: $405,800

ZIP Code 06811 (Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 30,526 residents. At $107,519, its median household income sits below Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 06811's population declined 4.1% from 31,824 to 30,526, while its median gross rent rose 20.3% from $1,458 to $1,754.

63.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,526
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $107,519
Median home value: $405,800
Median gross rent: $1,754
Housing units: 12,568
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,82430,526

Median household income

$95,444$107,519

Median home value

$333,500$405,800

Median gross rent

$1,458$1,754

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,824	$95,444	$333,500	$1,458
2020	31,887	$94,030	$339,400	$1,495
2021	32,042	$98,272	$343,800	$1,550
2022	31,170	$100,348	$381,300	$1,652
2023	30,526	$107,519	$405,800	$1,754

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,091	3.6%
5 to 17	3,405	11.2%
18 to 24	3,414	11.2%
25 to 34	3,773	12.4%
35 to 44	3,233	10.6%
45 to 54	3,877	12.7%
55 to 64	5,044	16.5%
65 to 74	3,817	12.5%
75 and over	2,872	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,322	60.0%
Black or African American	3,115	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	1,451	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	278	0.9%
Two or more races	1,371	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,940	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree20.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,894	12.8%
High school graduate	5,453	24.1%
Some college or associate's	4,962	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,688	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,619	20.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone69.4%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,376	69.4%
Carpooled	1,547	9.4%
Public transit	312	1.9%
Walked	103	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,744	16.7%
Other means	317	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,449	25.3%
15 to 29 min	4,806	35.2%
30 to 44 min	1,618	11.8%
45 to 59 min	1,375	10.1%
60+ min	2,407	17.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 6.0% (1,735 of 28,893)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,062	69.0%
Nonfamily households	3,616	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,678	92.9%
Vacant	890	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,901	76.2%
Renter-occupied	2,777	23.8%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,018	63.8%
1-unit, attached	1,343	10.7%
2 to 4 units	638	5.1%
5 to 19 units	1,333	10.6%
20 or more units	910	7.2%
Mobile home & other	326	2.6%

ZIP Code 06811

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