ZIP 06516 · West Haven
Who lives in ZIP code 06516 (West Haven, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Haven, CT · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People55,351
Median age35.8
Household income$74,382
Home value$290,087
Median rent$1,442/mo
Poverty14.1%
College degree+30.4%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Haven, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,988 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,938
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.0% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
36.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,389.
Education (adults 25+)
39.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
27.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.3%
- Never married
- 45.4%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 54.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.6%
- Rent burden
- 33.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 11.0%
- No health insurance
- 7.9%
- Limited English
- 9.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.