ZIP 06708 · Waterbury
Who lives in ZIP code 06708 (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
People29,594
Median age38.5
Household income$67,364
Home value$219,141
Median rent$1,313/mo
Poverty16.6%
College degree+22.2%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,209 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,932
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.6% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
29.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,088.
Education (adults 25+)
47.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
37.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.5%
- Never married
- 41.1%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 53.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.3%
- Rent burden
- 34.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.2%
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 16.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.1%
- Limited English
- 5.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.