South Central Connecticut Planning Region

South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 570,598 residents across 18 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $88,197, 8% below the Connecticut figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $353,100, and 42% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

570,598residentsACS 2020–2024

$88,197median household incomeConnecticut: $96K

$353,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

South Central Connecticut Planning Region in ConnecticutZIP codes in South Central Connecticut Planning Region highlighted; the rest of Connecticut in grey

Map of Connecticut with South Central Connecticut Planning Region highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 18 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
06405	28,217	$105K	$401K	70%	52%	94%	25 min
06437	22,067	$138K	$515K	84%	61%	95%	27 min
06471	7,140	$109K	$371K	87%	30%	97%	29 min
06472	6,363	$106K	$405K	90%	40%	98%	28 min
06473	24,743	$133K	$391K	82%	46%	95%	23 min
06477	14,315	$142K	$492K	89%	59%	96%	29 min
06492	44,498	$105K	$354K	73%	40%	92%	26 min
06510	4,584	$59K	$652K	4%	80%	98%	16 min
06511	54,730	$60K	$353K	20%	49%	92%	22 min
06512	28,830	$96K	$289K	70%	32%	95%	26 min
06513	38,888	$49K	$236K	40%	19%	85%	26 min
06514	26,803	$89K	$271K	61%	44%	92%	24 min
06515	19,006	$74K	$329K	42%	50%	91%	24 min
06516	55,351	$74K	$292K	51%	31%	93%	25 min
06517	14,221	$105K	$339K	66%	55%	87%	25 min
06518	20,126	$107K	$325K	61%	49%	94%	23 min
06519	15,605	$50K	$317K	26%	21%	87%	26 min
06525	9,073	$189K	$588K	93%	72%	98%	26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

570,598 residents in 230,673 households, next to the Connecticut figure.

20%

under 18

24%

aged 18–34

19%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

42%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

248,267 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $353,100 (±$3,843).

61%

of households own their home

53%

of homes are detached single-family houses

22%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,525

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–20095%

1990–19998%

1980–198913%

1970–197913%

1960–196913%

1950–195915%

1940–19497%

1939 or earlier23%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,692.

$88,197

median household income

11.4%

of people live below the poverty line

6.0%

unemployment rate

42%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

11%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

77%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

14%

work from home

11%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

92%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates