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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 06708 Zip Code is $26,008, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. 06708 Zip Code median household income is $51,175, which has grown by 20.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.60% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 06708 Zip Code residents spend 22.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is lower 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, #238

06708 Zip Code	26,008 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

06708 Zip Code	34,264 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

06708 Zip Code	41,317 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

06708 Zip Code	27,148 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

06708 Zip Code	51,175 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

06708 Zip Code	64,314 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

06708 Zip Code	20.30%
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

	06708 Zip Code		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.10%	$12,972, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.30%	$16,769, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.46%	$4,126, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.32%	$19,082, 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

06708 Zip Code	62,035 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

06708 Zip Code	74,443 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

	06708 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$54,371, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$46,444, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$25,098, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$62,431, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
One Race, Other	$22,216, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$73,550, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	06708 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$21,938, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,475, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,225, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$32,188, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	06708 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,794, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	10,996, 48.24%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,719, 70.20%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	22, 0.20%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,697, 70.00%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,467, 84.02%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,230, 15.98%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,277, 29.80%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	11,798, 51.76%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,270, 61.62%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,270, 61.62%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,600, 90.78%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	670, 9.22%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,528, 38.38%, 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

	06708 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,744, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,900, 85.53%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,154, 9.06%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	215, 1.69%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	240, 1.88%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	66, 0.52%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	169, 1.33%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

06708 Zip Code	22.5 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

	06708 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,067	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	6,467, 49.49%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,884, 29.13%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,434, 22.17%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	953, 14.74%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	468, 7.24%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,233, 19.07%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	6,600, 50.51%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,493, 37.77%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,566, 23.73%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,103, 31.86%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	438, 6.64%, 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

	06708 Zip Code	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,067, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	62, 0.47%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	512, 3.92%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,747, 13.37%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	400, 3.06%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,471, 11.26%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	359, 2.75%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	204, 1.56%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	689, 5.27%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	919, 7.03%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,173, 31.94%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,204, 9.21%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	769, 5.89%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	558, 4.27%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	06708 Zip Code	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,081	18.07%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,055	15.19%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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