ZIP 06706 · Waterbury
Who lives in ZIP code 06706 (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
People15,551
Median age36.1
Household income$52,242
Home value$198,569
Median rent$1,269/mo
Poverty25.6%
College degree+16.8%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,565 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,506
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.9% are 65 or older; 75.1% are adults.
Household income
19.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,447.
Education (adults 25+)
58.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
37.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.9%
- Never married
- 41.0%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.51
- Dual-income families
- 41.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 40.8%
- Rent burden
- 33.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.4%
- Unemployment
- 10.2%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 9.9%
- Limited English
- 12.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.