ZIP 06042 · Manchester
Who lives in ZIP code 06042 (Manchester, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Manchester, CT · Capitol Planning Region
uszips 2026
People23,822
Median age37.0
Household income$91,892
Home value$237,101
Median rent$1,736/mo
Poverty10.5%
College degree+44.4%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 878 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,507
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.2% are 65 or older; 81.6% are adults.
Household income
44.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,677.
Education (adults 25+)
56.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.8%
- Never married
- 37.7%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 60.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.6%
- Rent burden
- 25.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.8%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 5.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.