ZIP 06488 · Southbury
Who lives in ZIP code 06488 (Southbury, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Southbury, CT · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
uszips 2026
People20,071
Median age54.2
Household income$112,887
Home value$398,486
Median rent$1,935/mo
Poverty3.4%
College degree+51.9%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 199 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,424
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
33.0% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
53.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,575.
Education (adults 25+)
48.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.7%
- Never married
- 19.7%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 59.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.2%
- Rent burden
- 45.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 13.6%
- No health insurance
- 0.8%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.