ZIP 06412 · Chester
Who lives in ZIP code 06412 (Chester, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chester, CT · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
uszips 2026
People3,825
Median age54.0
Household income$109,191
Home value$448,218
Median rent$1,549/mo
Poverty11.8%
College degree+47.8%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 92 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,628
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.8% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
53.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,321.
Education (adults 25+)
45.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.6%
- Never married
- 26.9%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 55.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.2%
- Rent burden
- 50.8%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.