ZIP Code 06878

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

Population: 8,446
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,899,000

ZIP Code 06878 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to about 8,446 residents. At $250,001, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06878's population grew 4.1% from 8,112 to 8,446, while its median gross rent rose 14.5% from $2,067 to $2,367.

88.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,446
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,899,000
Median gross rent: $2,367
Housing units: 2,824
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1128,446

Median household income

$222,188$250,001

Median home value

$1,529,300$1,899,000

Median gross rent

$2,067$2,367

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,112	$222,188	$1,529,300	$2,067
2020	8,214	$250,001	$1,601,000	$2,775
2021	8,387	$250,001	$1,616,400	$2,338
2022	8,303	$250,001	$1,704,500	$1,929
2023	8,446	$250,001	$1,899,000	$2,367

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1724.8%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	464	5.5%
5 to 17	2,093	24.8%
18 to 24	601	7.1%
25 to 34	604	7.2%
35 to 44	1,071	12.7%
45 to 54	1,274	15.1%
55 to 64	1,211	14.3%
65 to 74	653	7.7%
75 and over	475	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,220	61.8%
Black or African American	237	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.3%
Asian	1,135	13.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	59	0.7%
Two or more races	388	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,379	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate4.6%

Some college or associate's14.4%

Bachelor's degree36.8%

Graduate or professional degree42.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	2.3%
High school graduate	244	4.6%
Some college or associate's	760	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,945	36.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,219	42.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone38.6%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit16.6%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home33.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,416	38.6%
Carpooled	334	9.1%
Public transit	608	16.6%
Walked	51	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,215	33.1%
Other means	44	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	342	13.9%
15 to 29 min	1,024	41.7%
30 to 44 min	320	13.0%
45 to 59 min	7	0.3%
60+ min	760	31.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 3.9% (333 of 8,446)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,176	80.7%
Nonfamily households	521	19.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,697	95.5%
Vacant	127	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,261	83.8%
Renter-occupied	436	16.2%

1-unit, detached88.9%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,510	88.9%
1-unit, attached	118	4.2%
2 to 4 units	102	3.6%
5 to 19 units	37	1.3%
20 or more units	46	1.6%
Mobile home & other	11	0.4%

ZIP Code 06878

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Race & ethnicity

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