ZIP 06053 · New Britain
Who lives in ZIP code 06053 (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
People36,774
Median age32.8
Household income$62,645
Home value$220,825
Median rent$1,338/mo
Poverty15.3%
College degree+22.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,786 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,716
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.6% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
30.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,381.
Education (adults 25+)
44.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
37.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.8%
- Never married
- 50.6%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 48.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.1%
- Rent burden
- 38.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.8%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.9%
- Limited English
- 14.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.