ZIP 06018 · Canaan
Who lives in ZIP code 06018 (Canaan, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Canaan, CT · Northwest Hills Planning Region
uszips 2026
People2,587
Median age35.3
Household income$68,917
Home value$277,285
Median rent$1,155/mo
Poverty15.9%
College degree+26.8%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Torrington, CT (micro)
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 75 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,079
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.0% are 65 or older; 72.2% are adults.
Household income
35.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,500.
Education (adults 25+)
43.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.8%
- Never married
- 40.1%
- Divorced
- 14.0%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 60.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.7%
- Rent burden
- 25.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.3%
- Unemployment
- 7.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 8.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 4.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.