ZIP 06712 · Prospect
Who lives in ZIP code 06712 (Prospect, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Prospect, CT · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
uszips 2026
People9,458
Median age46.8
Household income$126,394
Home value$351,421
Median rent$1,800/mo
Poverty3.2%
College degree+40.4%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT
- Wider region
- New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 257 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,529
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.5% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
62.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $58,348.
Education (adults 25+)
48.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.9%
- Never married
- 23.2%
- Divorced
- 7.9%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 60.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.5%
- Rent burden
- 29.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 10.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.