ZIP 06896 · Redding
Who lives in ZIP code 06896 (Redding, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Redding, CT · Western Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People8,779
Median age52.0
Household income$186,060
Home value$707,884
Median rent$2,101/mo
Poverty4.0%
College degree+72.1%
Commute36 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 108 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,399
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.4% are 65 or older; 80.9% are adults.
Household income
74.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $79,457.
Education (adults 25+)
42.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 68.2%
- Never married
- 17.2%
- Divorced
- 7.7%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 55.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.6%
- Rent burden
- 44.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.5%
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 9.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.