ZIP 06702 · Waterbury
Who lives in ZIP code 06702 (Waterbury, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waterbury, CT · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
uszips 2026
People2,946
Median age55.9
Household income$14,474
Home value—
Median rent$749/mo
Poverty45.6%
College degree+9.7%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,701 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,859
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.1% are 65 or older; 93.7% are adults.
Household income
6.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $12,984.
Education (adults 25+)
27.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
38.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 11.2%
- Never married
- 44.5%
- Divorced
- 36.6%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.45
- Dual-income families
- 13.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 8.0%
- Rent burden
- 63.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 30.6%
- Unemployment
- 9.7%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 45.8%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 22.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.