ZIP 06451 · Meriden
Who lives in ZIP code 06451 (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
People24,851
Median age38.8
Household income$71,255
Home value$238,217
Median rent$1,213/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+19.6%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Haven, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 976 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,022
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.8% are 65 or older; 77.5% are adults.
Household income
34.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,689.
Education (adults 25+)
37.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
40.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.4%
- Never married
- 42.0%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 55.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.9%
- Rent burden
- 31.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.8%
- Unemployment
- 8.6%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.2%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 9.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.