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06357

Niantic, CT · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
11,332
Median household income
$93,026
People below poverty
5.5%
Median home value
$397,300

Income

The median income of households in 06357 was $93,026. An estimated 3.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 18.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.1
$10,000 to $14,999 3.1
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8
$25,000 to $34,999 3.9
$35,000 to $49,999 6.7
$50,000 to $74,999 17.2
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1
$150,000 to $199,999 11.7
$200,000 or more 18.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 104443
Female 82528

An estimated 65% of households received earnings. An estimated 49.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 39.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,579. 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 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65
Social Security 49.8
Retirement income 39.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 7.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.8

In 2020-2024, 7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 30.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 60.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 42.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06357 in 2020-2024, 97.6% had health insurance coverage and 2.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.4% and public coverage was 46%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.6%.


In 2020-2024, 06357 had a total population of 11,332 - 6,376 (56.3%) females and 4,956 (43.7%) males. The median age was 55.5 years. An estimated 14.1% of the population was under 18 years, 24.9% was 19 to 44 years, 28.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 31.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06357 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 208 207
5 to 9 342 198
10 to 14 140 247
15 to 19 223 175
20 to 24 78 204
25 to 29 199 208
30 to 34 284 501
35 to 39 217 469
40 to 44 284 377
45 to 49 232 340
50 to 54 196 243
55 to 59 478 573
60 to 64 596 580
65 to 69 466 482
70 to 74 368 521
75 to 79 318 457
80 to 84 142 121
85 and over 185 473

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 81.4% were White; 4.5% were Black or African American; 7.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6.9% were Asian; 1.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.6% of the people in 06357 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 81% of the people in 06357 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,000 households in 06357. The average household size was 2.09 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.8% of the households in 06357 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.5% of all households, while 12.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.3% of all households.

In 06357, 20.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 50.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.8
Cohabiting Couples 6.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.1% of males and 44.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21.3 27.1
Now married, except separated 62.1 44.3
Separated 0.2 0.8
Widowed 3.4 11.8
Divorced 13 15.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06357, 84 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 15.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.8% of the people living in 06357 were U.S. natives. 53.6% of the 06357 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.2% of 06357 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 71.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06357 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 06357.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 7.2
Asia 51.2
Europe 33.3
Africa 2.4
Northern America 5.3
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06357 in 2020-2024, 12.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.3% of people at least five years old; 2.6% 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 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.3
Other Indo-European languages 6.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.8
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 06357 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.1
Different house, same county 4.6
Different county, same state 5.5
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 46.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06357 was 1,800 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 155 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,203. College or graduate school enrollment was 442.

Educational Attainment of People in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.6
High school diploma or equivalency 25.5
Some college, no degree 16.3
Associate's degree 9.4
Bachelor's degree 24.5
Graduate or professional degree 21.6

Disability

In 06357, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.7% of people under 18 years old, to 9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06357, 48.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 49.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,776 77.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 818 16.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 276 5.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06357 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 5.7
Manufacturing 15
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 8.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.1
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.1
Public administration 6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06357 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,681 55.1
Service occupations 593 12.2
Sales and office occupations 1,013 20.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 307 6.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 276 5.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.6% of 06357 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 0.4
Other means 1
Worked from home 21.1

In 2020-2024, 06357 had a total of 6,201 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.5% 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"). 16.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 16.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06357 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 63.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 06357 had 5,000 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,201 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.1% while renters occupied 23.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.18 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.83.

3.2% 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 1.7% and another 20.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06357:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06357 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 20
Electricity 27.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 51.2
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06357 was $397,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.6 % had a mortgage. 42.4% 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 $2,284 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,105.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06357 was $1,429. 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.