ZIP 06450 · Meriden
Who lives in ZIP code 06450 (Meriden, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Meriden, CT · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People35,694
Median age39.0
Household income$71,250
Home value$241,666
Median rent$1,355/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+24.0%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Haven, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 990 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,609
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
33.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,650.
Education (adults 25+)
49.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
37.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.1%
- Never married
- 40.1%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 53.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.3%
- Rent burden
- 38.6%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.6%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 14.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 7.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.