ZIP 06801 · Bethel
Who lives in ZIP code 06801 (Bethel, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bethel, CT · Western Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People20,796
Median age42.8
Household income$116,541
Home value$433,789
Median rent$1,640/mo
Poverty5.1%
College degree+45.7%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 475 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,782
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.4% are 65 or older; 79.1% are adults.
Household income
57.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,749.
Education (adults 25+)
41.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.3%
- Never married
- 31.2%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 61.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.2%
- Rent burden
- 31.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.5%
- With a disability
- 11.0%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 5.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.