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Zip Code 06226 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: CT - Connecticut

🏑 City: Willimantic

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Windham County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 860, 959

Income

The median income of households in 06226 was $44,103. An estimated 6.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.9
$10,000 to $14,999 8
$15,000 to $24,999 10.9
$25,000 to $34,999 17.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11.4
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8
$75,000 to $99,999 9.5
$100,000 to $149,999 10.8
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 3.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 46553
Female 43107

An estimated 70.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,192. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 70.2
Social Security 29.8
Retirement income 18.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.9
Cash public assistance income 7.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 25.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 26.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 25.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 26.3

In 2019-2023, 35.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06226 in 2019-2023, 92.1% had health insurance coverage and 7.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 48.6% and public coverage was 52.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.3%.


In 2019-2023, 06226 had a total population of 19,068 - 9,801 (51.4%) females and 9,267 (48.6%) males. The median age was 32.1 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 39% was 19 to 44 years, 21.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06226 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 481 268
5 to 9 558 417
10 to 14 683 603
15 to 19 1130 1186
20 to 24 1374 1232
25 to 29 463 788
30 to 34 589 662
35 to 39 571 880
40 to 44 444 429
45 to 49 472 488
50 to 54 344 639
55 to 59 489 564
60 to 64 598 518
65 to 69 408 300
70 to 74 307 290
75 to 79 206 281
80 to 84 99 85
85 and over 51 171

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 61.7% were White; 6.3% were Black or African American; 0.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 20.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.2% of the people in 06226 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.3% of the people in 06226 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 7,186 households in 06226. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 27.8% of the households in 06226 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.2% of all households, while 22.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.3% of all households.

In 06226, 29.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 27.8
Cohabiting Couples 10.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 29.4% of males and 25.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 58.1 58.3
Now married, except separated 29.4 25.2
Separated 1.1 2.1
Widowed 1.6 4.9
Divorced 9.8 9.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06226, 325 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 80% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 90.8% of the people living in 06226 were U.S. natives. 56.7% of the 06226 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.2% of 06226 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 25.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06226 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 06226.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 68.2
Asia 19.6
Europe 7.2
Africa 1.6
Northern America 3.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06226 in 2019-2023, 37.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 32.6% of people at least five years old; 10.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 32.6
Other Indo-European languages 3.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 1.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 88.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 06226 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 88.9
Different house, same county 4.3
Different county, same state 4.2
Different state 2
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2019-2023, 81.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06226 was 7,069 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 123 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,203. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,743.

Educational Attainment of People in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.8
High school diploma or equivalency 35.1
Some college, no degree 17
Associate's degree 7.4
Bachelor's degree 11.5
Graduate or professional degree 10.2

Disability

In 06226, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 17.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.5% of people under 18 years old, to 16.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06226, 53.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,411 75.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,788 21
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 330 3.9

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06226 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.9
Construction 5.1
Manufacturing 8.2
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 17.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 34.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.8
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06226 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,477 29
Service occupations 2,314 27.1
Sales and office occupations 1,737 20.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 787 9.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,214 14.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.7% of 06226 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 9.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.3
Walked 7.3
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 5.6

In 2019-2023, 06226 had a total of 7,622 housing units. Of these housing units, 41.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 57.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 41.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 57.9
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 37.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06226 was 4.8 rooms, and of these housing units 45.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 06226 had 7,186 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 436 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 34.8% while renters occupied 65.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.18.

10.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 14.6% and another 13.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06226:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06226 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 32.6
Electricity 26.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 37.9
All other fuels 3
No fuel used 0.4

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06226 was $181,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61 % had a mortgage. 39% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,796 and for owners without a mortgage it was $826.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06226 was $1,084. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.