ZIP 06705 · Waterbury
Who lives in ZIP code 06705 (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
People25,266
Median age39.7
Household income$53,954
Home value$200,789
Median rent$1,261/mo
Poverty19.2%
College degree+18.8%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,727 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,742
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.7% are 65 or older; 76.1% are adults.
Household income
22.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,329.
Education (adults 25+)
40.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
31.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.7%
- Never married
- 41.2%
- Divorced
- 16.2%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 39.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.2%
- Rent burden
- 35.5%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.4%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.4%
- With a disability
- 19.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.6%
- Limited English
- 7.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.