ZIP 06517 · Hamden
Who lives in ZIP code 06517 (Hamden, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hamden, CT · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People14,221
Median age44.8
Household income$104,550
Home value$341,133
Median rent$1,378/mo
Poverty8.6%
College degree+55.1%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Haven, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,098 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,078
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.4% are 65 or older; 79.5% are adults.
Household income
52.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $55,753.
Education (adults 25+)
48.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.9%
- Never married
- 32.0%
- Divorced
- 9.6%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 60.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.0%
- Rent burden
- 38.9%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 3.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.