ZIP 06051 · New Britain
Who lives in ZIP code 06051 (New Britain, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Britain, CT · Capitol Planning Region
uszips 2026
People29,548
Median age33.9
Household income$51,022
Home value$211,707
Median rent$1,187/mo
Poverty23.2%
College degree+12.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,780 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,873
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.5% are 65 or older; 75.2% are adults.
Household income
19.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,209.
Education (adults 25+)
37.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
49.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 28.0%
- Never married
- 50.8%
- Divorced
- 17.0%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 3.31
- Dual-income families
- 51.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 31.1%
- Rent burden
- 35.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.0%
- Unemployment
- 9.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 19.5%
- No health insurance
- 8.6%
- Limited English
- 15.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.