ZIP 06824 · Fairfield
Who lives in ZIP code 06824 (Fairfield, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fairfield, CT · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
uszips 2026
People36,716
Median age38.5
Household income$193,300
Home value$871,616
Median rent$2,264/mo
Poverty4.7%
College degree+75.2%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 706 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,940
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.6% are 65 or older; 74.7% are adults.
Household income
72.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $70,117.
Education (adults 25+)
42.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.7%
- Never married
- 34.6%
- Divorced
- 7.4%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 59.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.4%
- Rent burden
- 26.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.6%
- With a disability
- 7.7%
- No health insurance
- 2.9%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.