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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 06242 Zip Code is $35,907, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. 06242 Zip Code median household income is $72,228, which has grown by 29.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 29.60% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 06242 Zip Code residents spend 29.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #165

06242 Zip Code	35,907 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

06242 Zip Code	35,938 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

06242 Zip Code	42,981 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

06242 Zip Code	30,529 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

06242 Zip Code	72,228 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

06242 Zip Code	88,704 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

06242 Zip Code	29.85%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	06242 Zip Code		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.43%	$15,854, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.98%	$20,010, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.55%	$7,800, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.42%	$33,490, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

06242 Zip Code	84,150 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

06242 Zip Code	103,837 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	06242 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$72,885, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Hispanic	$111,250, see rank	$39,375	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	06242 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$58,056, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$71,250, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,750, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$48,667, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	06242 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,205, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	626, 51.95%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	444, 70.93%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	444, 70.93%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	366, 82.43%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	78, 17.57%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	182, 29.07%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	579, 48.05%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	410, 70.81%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	410, 70.81%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	390, 95.12%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 4.88%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	169, 29.19%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	06242 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	710, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	571, 80.42%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	53, 7.46%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	14, 1.97%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 0.70%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	67, 9.44%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

06242 Zip Code	29.7 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	06242 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	756	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	366, 48.41%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	146, 39.89%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	32, 8.74%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	63, 17.21%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.82%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	58, 15.85%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	32, 8.74%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	390, 51.59%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	178, 45.64%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	50, 12.82%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	119, 30.51%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 2.31%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34, 8.72%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	06242 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	756, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	48, 6.35%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	51, 6.75%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	116, 15.34%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14, 1.85%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	80, 10.58%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	32, 4.23%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	19, 2.51%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	41, 5.42%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	54, 7.14%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	178, 23.54%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	33, 4.37%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	40, 5.29%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	50, 6.61%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	06242 Zip Code	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	24	1.68%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.