ZIP 06426 · Essex
Who lives in ZIP code 06426 (Essex, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Essex, CT · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
uszips 2026
People3,267
Median age59.5
Household income$103,705
Home value$730,983
Median rent$1,860/mo
Poverty6.0%
College degree+63.1%
Commute38 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 224 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,517
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.7% are 65 or older; 87.1% are adults.
Household income
51.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $58,080.
Education (adults 25+)
46.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.9%
- Never married
- 19.2%
- Divorced
- 16.2%
- Widowed
- 9.7%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 37.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.3%
- Rent burden
- 21.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 1.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.