ZIP Code 06896

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

Population: 8,719
Median household income: $174,981
Median home value: $686,400

ZIP Code 06896 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to about 8,719 residents. Its median household income of $174,981 runs above the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 06896's population declined 4.5% from 9,127 to 8,719, while its median gross rent rose 10.0% from $1,490 to $1,639.

The typical home was built around 1973. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,719
Median age: 51.5 yrs
Median household income: $174,981
Median home value: $686,400
Median gross rent: $1,639
Housing units: 3,672
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1278,719

Median household income

$132,770$174,981

Median home value

$578,400$686,400

Median gross rent

$1,490$1,639

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,127	$132,770	$578,400	$1,490
2020	9,070	$135,829	$576,800	$1,375
2021	8,736	$140,088	$564,500	$1,375
2022	8,747	$165,176	$634,300	$1,211
2023	8,719	$174,981	$686,400	$1,639

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	392	4.5%
5 to 17	1,319	15.1%
18 to 24	447	5.1%
25 to 34	510	5.8%
35 to 44	1,043	12.0%
45 to 54	1,170	13.4%
55 to 64	1,577	18.1%
65 to 74	1,072	12.3%
75 and over	1,189	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,080	81.2%
Black or African American	63	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.2%
Asian	305	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	46	0.5%
Two or more races	405	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	787	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate12.7%

Some college or associate's13.8%

Bachelor's degree37.5%

Graduate or professional degree34.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	1.0%
High school graduate	833	12.7%
Some college or associate's	906	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,461	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,293	34.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone57.6%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit4.8%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home31.0%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,260	57.6%
Carpooled	120	3.1%
Public transit	187	4.8%
Walked	61	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,217	31.0%
Other means	79	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	336	12.4%
15 to 29 min	928	34.3%
30 to 44 min	561	20.7%
45 to 59 min	437	16.1%
60+ min	445	16.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 3.7% (315 of 8,564)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,671	77.2%
Nonfamily households	790	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,461	94.3%
Vacant	211	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,099	89.5%
Renter-occupied	362	10.5%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,241	88.3%
1-unit, attached	71	1.9%
2 to 4 units	65	1.8%
5 to 19 units	11	0.3%
20 or more units	275	7.5%
Mobile home & other	9	0.2%

ZIP Code 06896

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