06355 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 06355, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

06355 is a zip code in New London County, Connecticut, which covers Groton and Stonington, with a total population of 12,108 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 06355 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 06355.

The estimated population of people living in 06355 is 12,108, with a median age of 51.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 06355 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
12,108
 -3.11% -2.11%
2020
12,497
 -1.04% -
2019
12,628
+1.58%
-
2018
12,432
+0.51%
-
2017
12,369
 - -

Population of 06355 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 06355 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
81.3%
89%
 -8.65%
Black/African American
2.2%
1.9%
 +15.79%
Native
0.6%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
3.9%
4.2%
 -7.14%
Asian
4%
2.9%
 +37.93%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
7.7%
1.8%
 +327.78%
Other
0.3%
0.1%
 +200.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 06355 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 06355 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 06355 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 06355 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 51.6 -1.15% 49.4 -1.98% 53.5 -0.93%
2020 52.2 -0.57% 50.4 -1.56% 54 +0.56%
2019 52.5 +1.35% 51.2 +0.39% 53.7 +1.9%
2018 51.8 +0.78% 51 +0.99% 52.7 +0.96%
2017 51.4 - 50.5 - 52.2 -

The median age of the 06355 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 06355 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 487 0.61% 417 +12.92% 484 459
10 to 19 676 +20.79% 617 -12.42% 804 529
20 to 29 578 -0.76% 590 -23.13% 565 411
30 to 39 377 +43.82% 584 +15.66% 501 622
40 to 49 773 -2.38% 856 -30.96% 741 613
50 to 59 1,110 -10.31% 1,011 +1.95% 989 1,015
60 to 69 864 0.49% 1,051 -8.18% 854 959
70+ 984 +21.64% 1,394 -0.17% 1,178 1,384

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 06355 zip code is $109,914.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 06355.

  • Under 25
    $82,500.00
  • 25 to 44
    $111,473.00
  • 45 to 64
    $128,459.00
  • 65 and over
    $88,684.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 06355 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 06355, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 06355 is currently $133,152.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

16.62% of households in 06355 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 06355 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    6.28%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    12.50%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    11.81%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.89%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    21.34%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    17.57%
  • $200,000 or more
    16.62%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 06355 is $56,841.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 06355 by the total population of 06355.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 06355 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 06355 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    27.64%
  • Bachelor's degree
    39.99%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    8.51%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    22.72%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.13%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 06355 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 06355 zip over the age of 16 is 10,301.

Of those people, a total of 58.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 06355 is 54.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 06355 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 469 60.10% 8.90%
20 to 24 years 475 74.90% 11.80%
25 to 29 years 501 95.00% 9.50%
30 to 34 years 471 89.00% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 1,173 86.10% 5.00%
45 to 54 years 1,874 84.30% 3.80%
55 to 59 years 963 79.10% 2.20%
60 to 64 years 987 66.40% 5.00%
65 to 74 years 1,468 28.40% 6.50%
75 years and over 1,920 6.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 06355. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 8,763 57.70% 5.00%
Black or African American 277 57.80% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 70 77.10% 0.00%
Asian 366 74.30% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 107 54.20% 19.00%
Two or more races 718 66.30% 8.40%
Hispanic or Latino 326 66.00% 15.30%
Not Hispanic or Latino 8,634 57.40% 4.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 06355 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 06355 is 5,643, with median earnings of $57,974.00.

Women in 06355 are earning approximately 58.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 5,643 $57,974.00
Male 3,041 $76,464.00
Female 2,602 $44,335.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 06355 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 627 $94,969.00
Business and Financial 374 $117,083.00
Computer and Mathematical 217 $71,860.00
Architecture and Engineering 207 $96,382.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 334 $158,401.00
Community and Social Service 228 $58,833.00
Legal 68 $120,417.00
Educational and Library 578 $53,587.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 130 $38,929.00
Healthcare Practitioners 362 $76,319.00
Healthcare Support 62 $27,188.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 69 $19,073.00
Law Enforcement 37 $86,250.00
Food Preparation and Serving 289 $6,771.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 84 $43,654.00
Personal Care and Service 233 $15,625.00
Sales 601 $39,019.00
Office and Administrative Support 494 $44,853.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 145 $42,723.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 148 $74,113.00
Production 186 $54,722.00
Transportation and Material Moving 80 $36,111.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 06355 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 06355.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 371 $95,917.00 256 $90,625.00
Business and Financial 248 $140,404.00 126 $72,143.00
Computer and Mathematical 166 $103,421.00 51 $71,174.00
Architecture and Engineering 207 $96,382.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 267 $158,852.00 67 $94,135.00
Community and Social Service 42 $0.00 186 $58,250.00
Legal 58 $120,833.00 10 $0.00
Educational and Library 162 $61,875.00 416 $43,333.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 77 $42,212.00 53 $2,499.00
Healthcare Practitioners 99 $124,766.00 263 $64,485.00
Healthcare Support 6 $0.00 56 $27,917.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 69 $19,073.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 29 $77,417.00 8 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 99 $20,625.00 190 $6,107.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 39 $43,693.00 45 $43,603.00
Personal Care and Service 77 $7,750.00 156 $22,625.00
Sales 252 $49,063.00 349 $38,673.00
Office and Administrative Support 162 $57,000.00 332 $39,677.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 145 $42,723.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 148 $74,113.00 0 $0.00
Production 162 $57,917.00 24 $29,375.00
Transportation and Material Moving 66 $53,056.00 14 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 5,192 households in 06355, with an average household size of 2.26 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,453 families living in the 06355 zip code with an average family size of 2.77 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 06355:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,989 138 326 1,739
Average Household Size 2.81 3.45 2.69 1.14
Total Families 2,989 138 326 0
Average Household Size 2.8 2.77 2.55 0

Poverty

Of the 3,453 families living in 06355, 2.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 06355:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 5,869 housing units in 06355.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,192 88.46%
Vacant 677 11.54%

14.74% of the total 5,869 housing units in 06355 are rental units. This is approximately 865 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,284 are occupied by the owner - or 72.99% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 06355 is $1,491.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 06355 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    43
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    118
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    320
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    288
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    26
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    44
  • $3,000 or more
    69

Property Value

The median value of a property in 06355 is $356,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 06355 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    190
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    40
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    78
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    276
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    891
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,843
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    815
  • $1,000,000 or more
    151

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 06355. The chart below shows the number of properties in 06355 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,637
  • 1940 to 1949
    226
  • 1950 to 1959
    633
  • 1960 to 1969
    784
  • 1970 to 1979
    384
  • 1980 to 1989
    759
  • 1990 to 1999
    494
  • 2000 to 2009
    632
  • 2010 to 2013
    320
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 06355 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    213
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,465
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,029
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,485

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 06355 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 06355 that commute to work in a particular way.

21.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 06355.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    145
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    632
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    938
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,052
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    838
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    269
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    391
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    102
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    72
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    168
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    221
  • 90 or more minutes
    84

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 06355 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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