ZIP Code 06855

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

Population: 8,028
Median household income: $102,247
Median home value: $492,400

ZIP Code 06855 (Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 8,028 residents. Its median household income of $102,247 runs below the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 06855's population declined 6.0% from 8,540 to 8,028, while its median gross rent rose 15.5% from $1,695 to $1,957.

The median gross rent is $1,957. 42.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,028
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $102,247
Median home value: $492,400
Median gross rent: $1,957
Housing units: 3,682
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5408,028

Median household income

$64,969$102,247

Median home value

$477,100$492,400

Median gross rent

$1,695$1,957

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,540	$64,969	$477,100	$1,695
2020	8,506	$73,542	$447,600	$1,666
2021	8,449	$86,316	$459,900	$1,739
2022	8,085	$97,880	$495,400	$1,825
2023	8,028	$102,247	$492,400	$1,957

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	345	4.3%
5 to 17	810	10.1%
18 to 24	617	7.7%
25 to 34	1,321	16.5%
35 to 44	1,182	14.7%
45 to 54	921	11.5%
55 to 64	1,466	18.3%
65 to 74	712	8.9%
75 and over	654	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,322	53.8%
Black or African American	786	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	356	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	477	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,079	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	755	12.1%
High school graduate	1,423	22.7%
Some college or associate's	1,422	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,675	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	981	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit6.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,021	67.7%
Carpooled	336	7.5%
Public transit	276	6.2%
Walked	53	1.2%
Bicycle	11	0.2%
Worked from home	687	15.4%
Other means	76	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,317	34.9%
15 to 29 min	1,095	29.0%
30 to 44 min	652	17.3%
45 to 59 min	369	9.8%
60+ min	340	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 5.3% (423 of 8,021)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,028	61.0%
Nonfamily households	1,294	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,322	90.2%
Vacant	360	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,940	58.4%
Renter-occupied	1,382	41.6%

1-unit, detached42.6%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units27.3%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units13.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,570	42.6%
1-unit, attached	262	7.1%
2 to 4 units	1,004	27.3%
5 to 19 units	349	9.5%
20 or more units	497	13.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 06855

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