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06355

Mystic, CT · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
12,173
Median household income
$137,425
People below poverty
3.2%
Median home value
$453,400

Income

The median income of households in 06355 was $137,425. An estimated 2.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 24.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.1
$10,000 to $14,999 0.6
$15,000 to $24,999 2
$25,000 to $34,999 3.3
$35,000 to $49,999 6
$50,000 to $74,999 12.4
$75,000 to $99,999 8.7
$100,000 to $149,999 19.3
$150,000 to $199,999 21.3
$200,000 or more 24.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 105125
Female 70787

An estimated 69.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 39.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,323. 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 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.9
Social Security 43.4
Retirement income 39.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.4
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 2.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 2.9

In 2020-2024, 2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 66.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 77.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06355 in 2020-2024, 96.3% had health insurance coverage and 3.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 78.9% and public coverage was 38.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.5%.


In 2020-2024, 06355 had a total population of 12,173 - 6,092 (50%) females and 6,081 (50%) males. The median age was 53.2 years. An estimated 15.7% of the population was under 18 years, 23% was 19 to 44 years, 29% was 45 to 64 years, and 30.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06355 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 168 224
5 to 9 320 266
10 to 14 318 143
15 to 19 337 297
20 to 24 260 206
25 to 29 269 227
30 to 34 349 292
35 to 39 234 426
40 to 44 238 307
45 to 49 349 303
50 to 54 461 371
55 to 59 414 608
60 to 64 552 468
65 to 69 517 444
70 to 74 418 282
75 to 79 315 557
80 to 84 345 278
85 and over 217 393

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.3% were White; 1.5% were Black or African American; 12.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.6% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.3% of the people in 06355 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83% of the people in 06355 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,364 households in 06355. The average household size was 2.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.8% of the households in 06355 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.1% of all households, while 14.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.3% of all households.

In 06355, 20.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 46.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.5% of males and 52.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.5 22.2
Now married, except separated 60.5 52.4
Separated 0 0.3
Widowed 4.5 11.4
Divorced 7.5 13.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06355, 247 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 10.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.5% of the people living in 06355 were U.S. natives. 46.2% of the 06355 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.5% of 06355 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 82.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 93.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06355 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 06355.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 21.2
Asia 34.8
Europe 33.1
Africa 3
Northern America 4.2
Oceania 3.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06355 in 2020-2024, 6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 1.4% 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 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 3.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 06355 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.8
Different house, same county 6.7
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 56.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06355 was 2,224 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 80 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,522. College or graduate school enrollment was 622.

Educational Attainment of People in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.2
High school diploma or equivalency 18.9
Some college, no degree 13.8
Associate's degree 8.4
Bachelor's degree 30.1
Graduate or professional degree 26.6

Disability

In 06355, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 16.1% of people under 18 years old, to 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06355, 53.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,393 77.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 876 15.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 370 6.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06355 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 4.4
Manufacturing 17.6
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 11
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.7
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12
Other Services, except public administration 2.3
Public administration 4.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06355 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,167 56.2
Service occupations 582 10.3
Sales and office occupations 1,213 21.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 392 7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 285 5.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.5% of 06355 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 1.7
Other means 1
Worked from home 18.2

In 2020-2024, 06355 had a total of 6,061 housing units. Of these housing units, 82.2% 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"). 15.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.5
Mobile homes 2.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

5.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06355 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 67.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 06355 had 5,364 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 697 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81% while renters occupied 19%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.35 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.51.

4.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.2% and another 26.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06355:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 19.1
Electricity 19.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 57.5
All other fuels 3.5
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06355 was $453,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.7 % had a mortgage. 48.3% 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 $2,613 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,059.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06355 was $1,915. 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.