ZIP Code 06853

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

Population: 3,229
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,402,000

ZIP Code 06853 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to about 3,229 residents. The median household income of $250,001 is above the Western Connecticut Planning Region median ($124,553).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 06853's population declined 19.7% from 4,023 to 3,229, while its median gross rent fell 18.0% from $2,117 to $1,736.

39.2% of workers drive to work alone. 82.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,229
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,402,000
Median gross rent: $1,736
Housing units: 1,412
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 87.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0233,229

Median household income

$209,464$250,001

Median home value

$996,300$1,402,000

Median gross rent

$2,117$1,736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,023	$209,464	$996,300	$2,117
2020	3,969	$220,988	$1,035,000	$1,792
2021	4,004	$212,500	$1,108,100	$1,987
2022	3,160	$250,001	$1,342,900	$1,672
2023	3,229	$250,001	$1,402,000	$1,736

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	272	8.4%
5 to 17	542	16.8%
18 to 24	157	4.9%
25 to 34	193	6.0%
35 to 44	442	13.7%
45 to 54	544	16.8%
55 to 64	425	13.2%
65 to 74	456	14.1%
75 and over	198	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,899	89.8%
Black or African American	51	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	55	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	148	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.2%

High school graduate7.5%

Some college or associate's4.5%

Bachelor's degree48.0%

Graduate or professional degree39.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	0.2%
High school graduate	170	7.5%
Some college or associate's	102	4.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,084	48.0%
Graduate or professional degree	898	39.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone39.2%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit21.5%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home32.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	565	39.2%
Carpooled	22	1.5%
Public transit	310	21.5%
Walked	68	4.7%
Bicycle	9	0.6%
Worked from home	467	32.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	261	26.8%
15 to 29 min	275	28.2%
30 to 44 min	103	10.6%
45 to 59 min	45	4.6%
60+ min	290	29.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 3.3% (108 of 3,229)

	Count	Share
Family households	904	71.7%
Nonfamily households	357	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,261	89.3%
Vacant	151	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,031	81.8%
Renter-occupied	230	18.2%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,169	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	76	5.4%
5 to 19 units	45	3.2%
20 or more units	122	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 06853

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