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06278 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 06278 Zip Code is $38,193, which is about the same as the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. 06278 Zip Code median household income is $77,000, which has grown by 39.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 29.60% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 06278 Zip Code residents spend 34.7 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, #145

06278 Zip Code	38,193 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

06278 Zip Code	41,750 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

06278 Zip Code	46,458 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

06278 Zip Code	32,371 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

06278 Zip Code	77,000 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

06278 Zip Code	93,040 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

06278 Zip Code	39.94%
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

	06278 Zip Code		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.28%	$3,826, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.51%	$18,408, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.16%	$6,358, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.90%	$24,391, 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

06278 Zip Code	97,000 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

06278 Zip Code	106,167 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

	06278 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$76,321, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Two or More Races	$52,708, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	06278 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$19,044, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$77,938, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$94,936, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$57,045, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	06278 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,608, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	1,788, 49.56%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,310, 73.27%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,310, 73.27%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,189, 90.76%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	121, 9.24%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	478, 26.73%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	1,820, 50.44%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,329, 73.02%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,329, 73.02%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,247, 93.83%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	82, 6.17%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	491, 26.98%, 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

	06278 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,380, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,027, 85.17%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	204, 8.57%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 0.34%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	2, 0.08%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	28, 1.18%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	111, 4.66%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

06278 Zip Code	34.7 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

	06278 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,436	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	1,189, 48.81%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	366, 30.78%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	122, 10.26%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	161, 13.54%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 1.77%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	146, 12.28%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	223, 18.76%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	1,247, 51.19%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	660, 52.93%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	148, 11.87%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	376, 30.15%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.88%, 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	52, 4.17%, 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

	06278 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,436, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	37, 1.52%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	144, 5.91%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	183, 7.51%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	35, 1.44%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	304, 12.48%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	97, 3.98%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	78, 3.20%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	167, 6.86%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	186, 7.64%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	823, 33.78%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	135, 5.54%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	131, 5.38%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	116, 4.76%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	06278 Zip Code	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	339	7.76%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	61	5.39%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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