ZIP 06242 · Eastford
Who lives in ZIP code 06242 (Eastford, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Eastford, CT · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People1,290
Median age50.3
Household income$89,250
Home value$352,392
Median rent$1,063/mo
Poverty8.7%
College degree+36.7%
Commute36 min
Place
- Metro area
- Putnam, CT (micro)
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 524
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.1% are 65 or older; 83.2% are adults.
Household income
45.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,405.
Education (adults 25+)
53.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.6%
- Never married
- 23.0%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 58.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.1%
- Rent burden
- 52.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 8.8%
- No health insurance
- 1.2%
- Limited English
- 2.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.