ZIP 06840 · New Canaan
Who lives in ZIP code 06840 (New Canaan, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Canaan, CT · Western Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People20,870
Median age42.1
Household income$250,001
Home value$1,595,684
Median rent$3,401/mo
Poverty3.7%
College degree+82.5%
Commute38 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 363 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,153
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.5% are 65 or older; 73.4% are adults.
Household income
78.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $105,133.
Education (adults 25+)
42.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.3%
- Never married
- 23.5%
- Divorced
- 7.2%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 59.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.7%
- Rent burden
- 29.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.4%
- With a disability
- 6.1%
- No health insurance
- 1.4%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.