ZIP 06812 · New Fairfield
Who lives in ZIP code 06812 (New Fairfield, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Fairfield, CT · Western Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People13,584
Median age42.9
Household income$137,647
Home value$494,649
Median rent$1,896/mo
Poverty3.6%
College degree+48.3%
Commute42 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 257 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,562
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.1% are 65 or older; 74.9% are adults.
Household income
66.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $58,553.
Education (adults 25+)
40.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.0%
- Never married
- 24.6%
- Divorced
- 10.4%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.29
- Dual-income families
- 61.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.7%
- Rent burden
- 22.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 2.4%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.