ZIP 06704 · Waterbury
Who lives in ZIP code 06704 (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
People31,713
Median age34.6
Household income$48,718
Home value$192,489
Median rent$1,258/mo
Poverty31.8%
College degree+14.2%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,516 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,768
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.1% are 65 or older; 75.9% are adults.
Household income
22.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,790.
Education (adults 25+)
36.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
47.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.2%
- Never married
- 46.8%
- Divorced
- 16.3%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 43.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 45.3%
- Rent burden
- 48.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.1%
- Unemployment
- 11.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- No health insurance
- 9.2%
- Limited English
- 10.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.