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Zip Code 06516 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: CT - Connecticut

🏑 City: West Haven

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: New Haven County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 203, 475

Income

The median income of households in 06516 was $73,566. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 7.5
$35,000 to $49,999 10.9
$50,000 to $74,999 17.9
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 18.4
$150,000 to $199,999 9.8
$200,000 or more 8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 62137
Female 54117

An estimated 81.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,623. 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 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 81.5
Social Security 30.6
Retirement income 21.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.1
Cash public assistance income 5.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 12.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 12.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.5

In 2019-2023, 17.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06516 in 2019-2023, 90.9% had health insurance coverage and 9.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56.6% and public coverage was 45%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.5%.


In 2019-2023, 06516 had a total population of 55,147 - 28,579 (51.8%) females and 26,568 (48.2%) males. The median age was 36 years. An estimated 21.5% of the population was under 18 years, 35.4% was 19 to 44 years, 23.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06516 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 1393 1569
5 to 9 1671 1639
10 to 14 1823 1671
15 to 19 2246 2326
20 to 24 2570 2426
25 to 29 2063 1632
30 to 34 1906 1956
35 to 39 1861 2272
40 to 44 1277 1532
45 to 49 1526 1693
50 to 54 1377 1462
55 to 59 1448 1853
60 to 64 1756 1826
65 to 69 1133 1356
70 to 74 1338 1322
75 to 79 681 849
80 to 84 287 552
85 and over 212 643

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 51.4% were White; 19.6% were Black or African American; 0.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0.2% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.8% of the people in 06516 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.5% of the people in 06516 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 20,730 households in 06516. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 40.1% of the households in 06516 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.4% of all households, while 19.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.8% of all households.

In 06516, 31.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 40.1
Cohabiting Couples 7.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.2% of males and 35.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 45.8 43.5
Now married, except separated 42.2 35.6
Separated 2.3 1.2
Widowed 2 7.6
Divorced 7.8 12.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06516, 1,399 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 79.3% of the people living in 06516 were U.S. natives. 55.4% of the 06516 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 20.7% of 06516 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 49.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 62.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06516 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 06516.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 48.2
Asia 22.5
Europe 10.3
Africa 18.2
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06516 in 2019-2023, 30.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17.1% of people at least five years old; 12.8% 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 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 17.1
Other Indo-European languages 6.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.5
Other languages 4.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 84.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 06516 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 84.4
Different house, same county 6.7
Different county, same state 3
Different state 4.1
Abroad 1.8

Education

In 2019-2023, 87.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06516 was 16,473 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 629 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,917. College or graduate school enrollment was 6,927.

Educational Attainment of People in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.2
High school diploma or equivalency 33.2
Some college, no degree 18.7
Associate's degree 6.8
Bachelor's degree 17.3
Graduate or professional degree 11.7

Disability

In 06516, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 11.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.8% of people under 18 years old, to 10% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06516, 60 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 22,220 83
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,398 12.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,144 4.3

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06516 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 5.1
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 9.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.2
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06516 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,248 34.6
Service occupations 7,065 26.4
Sales and office occupations 4,656 17.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,308 8.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,485 13

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.6% of 06516 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 10.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.4
Walked 2.4
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 8.6

In 2019-2023, 06516 had a total of 21,884 housing units. Of these housing units, 50.4% 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"). 49% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 50.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 49
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06516 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 43.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 06516 had 20,730 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,154 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 51.1% while renters occupied 48.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.7 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.32.

12.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.8% and another 16% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06516:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06516 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 54.6
Electricity 20
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 23.1
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 1.1

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06516 was $265,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.9 % had a mortgage. 34.1% 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 $2,188 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,085.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06516 was $1,389. 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.