ZIP 06524 · Bethany
Who lives in ZIP code 06524 (Bethany, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bethany, CT · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People5,288
Median age42.5
Household income$166,236
Home value$421,244
Median rent—
Poverty2.3%
College degree+58.0%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Haven, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 97 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,735
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
70.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $70,472.
Education (adults 25+)
62.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.6%
- Never married
- 29.2%
- Divorced
- 5.8%
- Widowed
- 0.4%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 66.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 97.2%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 77.7%
- Unemployment
- 1.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 6.4%
- No health insurance
- 1.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.