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06481

Rockfall, CT · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,763
Median household income
$84,674
People below poverty
14%
Median home value
$360,400

Income

The median income of households in 06481 was $84,674. An estimated 0% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5
$15,000 to $24,999 1.9
$25,000 to $34,999 24.6
$35,000 to $49,999 2.9
$50,000 to $74,999 9.9
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5
$100,000 to $149,999 12.7
$150,000 to $199,999 13.7
$200,000 or more 20.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06481 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 110880
Female 70000

An estimated 61.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $33,838. 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 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 61.4
Social Security 45.5
Retirement income 24.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.9
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 37.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14
Children under 18 years below poverty 7.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 37.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.1

In 2020-2024, 24.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06481 in 2020-2024, 95.2% had health insurance coverage and 4.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.3% and public coverage was 33.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 21.8%.


In 2020-2024, 06481 had a total population of 1,763 - 955 (54.2%) females and 808 (45.8%) males. The median age was 47 years. An estimated 18.8% of the population was under 18 years, 22.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06481 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 26 0
5 to 9 22 106
10 to 14 68 33
15 to 19 53 126
20 to 24 70 0
25 to 29 37 10
30 to 34 66 44
35 to 39 87 54
40 to 44 0 35
45 to 49 48 39
50 to 54 69 100
55 to 59 67 73
60 to 64 48 28
65 to 69 44 247
70 to 74 15 21
75 to 79 71 29
80 to 84 8 0
85 and over 9 10

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 87.2% were White; 1.7% were Black or African American; 1.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.4% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.4% of the people in 06481 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 86.7% of the people in 06481 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 686 households in 06481. The average household size was 2.56 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.7% of the households in 06481 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.7% of all households, while 10.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 4.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 1.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 6.3% of all households.

In 06481, 27.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 47.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.7
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.4% of males and 45% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.3 23.7
Now married, except separated 51.4 45
Separated 0 0
Widowed 8.7 2.5
Divorced 12.6 28.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06481, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.7% of the people living in 06481 were U.S. natives. 72.5% of the 06481 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.3% of 06481 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 95.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 99.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06481 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 06481.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 17.2
Asia 53.1
Europe 29.7
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06481 in 2020-2024, 7.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 3.6% 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 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 3.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 06481 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.1
Different house, same county 1.4
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 38.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06481 was 497 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 13 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 346. College or graduate school enrollment was 138.

Educational Attainment of People in 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.6
High school diploma or equivalency 41.7
Some college, no degree 11.6
Associate's degree 3.8
Bachelor's degree 21.9
Graduate or professional degree 16.4

Disability

In 06481, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 10% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 13.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06481, 48.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 542 74.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 155 21.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 29 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06481 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 2.2
Manufacturing 24.4
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 4.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.1
Information 6.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 14
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 7.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06481 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 323 44.5
Service occupations 37 5.1
Sales and office occupations 195 26.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 93 12.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 78 10.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.3% of 06481 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 9.1

In 2020-2024, 06481 had a total of 736 housing units. Of these housing units, 95.7% 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"). 4.4% 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 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 95.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 39.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06481 was 7.3 rooms, and of these housing units 81.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 06481 had 686 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 50 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.6% while renters occupied 28.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.03 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.39.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.5% and another 23.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06481:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06481 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 18.8
Electricity 29.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 43.9
All other fuels 7.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06481 was $360,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.3 % had a mortgage. 26.7% 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 $2,216 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,112.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06481 was $3,500+. 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.