ZIP Code 06897

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

Population: 18,439
Median household income: $227,165
Median home value: $891,300

ZIP Code 06897 (Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut) is home to about 18,439 residents. Its median household income of $227,165 runs above the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 06897's population held roughly steady from 18,463 to 18,439, while its median gross rent fell 26.1% from $2,335 to $1,725.

83.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,439
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $227,165
Median home value: $891,300
Median gross rent: $1,725
Housing units: 6,474
Homeownership rate: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,46318,439

Median household income

$193,292$227,165

Median home value

$793,200$891,300

Median gross rent

$2,335$1,725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,463	$193,292	$793,200	$2,335
2020	18,405	$204,473	$785,200	$1,981
2021	18,486	$209,635	$768,400	$2,039
2022	18,473	$230,545	$863,000	$1,685
2023	18,439	$227,165	$891,300	$1,725

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	840	4.6%
5 to 17	4,028	21.8%
18 to 24	1,467	8.0%
25 to 34	932	5.1%
35 to 44	2,276	12.3%
45 to 54	3,149	17.1%
55 to 64	2,721	14.8%
65 to 74	1,744	9.5%
75 and over	1,282	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,816	74.9%
Black or African American	703	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	1,119	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	216	1.2%
Two or more races	1,408	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,161	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate11.3%

Some college or associate's12.6%

Bachelor's degree38.2%

Graduate or professional degree35.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	258	2.1%
High school graduate	1,373	11.3%
Some college or associate's	1,526	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,619	38.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,328	35.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone55.4%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit7.9%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home30.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,171	55.4%
Carpooled	324	3.5%
Public transit	735	7.9%
Walked	106	1.1%
Bicycle	65	0.7%
Worked from home	2,814	30.2%
Other means	112	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,564	24.0%
15 to 29 min	1,654	25.4%
30 to 44 min	1,255	19.3%
45 to 59 min	782	12.0%
60+ min	1,258	19.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 2.5% (459 of 18,200)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,946	79.7%
Nonfamily households	1,257	20.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,203	95.8%
Vacant	271	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,448	87.8%
Renter-occupied	755	12.2%

1-unit, detached83.5%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,403	83.5%
1-unit, attached	282	4.4%
2 to 4 units	230	3.6%
5 to 19 units	131	2.0%
20 or more units	418	6.5%
Mobile home & other	10	0.2%

ZIP Code 06897

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