06451

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Statistics for the 06451 Zip Code Back to top

Population (2000): 23,633
Land Area (2000): 25.050 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.556 square kilometers
Local Time(s):
Area Code(s): 203

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	23,880	99.68%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	76	0.32%

Employment Information for the 06451 Zip Code Back to top
: 5,722
: $160,074,000 / $39,116,000
Hours Worked Per Week In 1999 for the 06451 Zip Code

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	10,041	55.78%
15-35 hours	2,295	12.75%
1-14 hours	480	2.67%
No regular hours	5,184	28.80%

Time Left For Work for the 06451 Zip Code

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	341	3.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM	170	1.59%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	471	4.40%
6 AM-6:29 AM	700	6.54%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,639	15.31%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,447	13.52%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,058	19.23%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,097	10.25%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	507	4.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	525	4.90%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	182	1.70%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	121	1.13%
Noon-3:59 PM	817	7.63%
4 PM-11:59 PM	629	5.88%

Length Of Commute In Minutes for the 06451 Zip Code

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	355	3.32%
5-9	1,403	13.11%
10-14	2,310	21.58%
15-19	2,322	21.69%
20-24	1,554	14.52%
25-29	648	6.05%
30-34	1,032	9.64%
35-39	130	1.21%
40-44	265	2.48%
45-59	383	3.58%
60-89	170	1.59%
At least 90	132	1.23%

Length Of Commute In Minutes - Public vs. Private Transportation for the 06451 Zip Code

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	53	0.50%	8,539	79.77%
30-44	48	0.45%	1,379	12.88%
45-59	42	0.39%	341	3.19%
At least 60	12	0.11%	290	2.71%

Type Of Commute for the 06451 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	6	0.06%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,183	10.85%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,995	82.49%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	44	0.40%
Public transportation	155	1.42%
Walked	321	2.94%
Worked at home	200	1.83%

Family Information for the 06451 Zip Code Back to top
: 2,489
: 12,809
Household Income in 1999 for the 06451 Zip Code

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	964	10.42%
$10,000-$14,999	583	6.30%
$15,000-$19,999	621	6.71%
$20,000-$24,999	506	5.47%
$25,000-$29,999	602	6.51%
$30,000-$34,999	593	6.41%
$35,000-$39,999	596	6.44%
$40,000-$44,999	482	5.21%
$45,000-$49,999	458	4.95%
$50,000-$59,999	981	10.60%
$60,000-$74,999	936	10.12%
$75,000-$99,999	969	10.47%
$100,000-$124,999	553	5.98%
$125,000-$149,999	191	2.06%
$150,000-$199,999	102	1.10%
$200,000 or more	116	1.25%

Household Type for the 06451 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,581	27.98%
Family, 2 people	2,379	25.79%
Nonfamily, 2 people	427	4.63%
Family, 3 people	1,513	16.40%
Nonfamily, 3 people	47	0.51%
Family, 4 people	1,303	14.13%
Nonfamily, 4 people	13	0.14%
Family, 5 people	606	6.57%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5	0.05%
Family, 6 people	228	2.47%
Nonfamily, 6 people	7	0.08%
Family, 7 or more people	114	1.24%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Household Income Type for the 06451 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,054	28.92%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,200	13.12%
Public Assistance	641	2.63%
Retirement	1,559	6.39%
Self Employment	793	3.25%
Social Security	2,483	10.18%
Supplemental Security	543	2.23%
Wage / Salary	6,902	28.30%
Other	1,216	4.99%

Family Type for the 06451 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,506	54.56%
With children under 18	2,087	45.44%

Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 06451 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	651	7.55%
Married	4,994	57.94%
Never Married	2,771	32.15%
Widowed	204	2.37%

Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 06451 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,224	12.59%
Married	5,091	52.37%
Never Married	2,355	24.23%
Widowed	1,051	10.81%

Education Information for the 06451 Zip Code Back to top
Highest Degree Earned (18 or older) for the 06451 Zip Code

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,318	7.57%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,065	17.60%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,313	36.25%
Some college, no degree	3,410	19.58%
Associate degree	998	5.73%
Bachelors degree	1,501	8.62%
Graduate or professional degree	808	4.64%

Population In School (3 or older) for the 06451 Zip Code

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	319	1.35%	112	0.47%	431	1.82%
Kindergarten	327	1.38%	92	0.39%	419	1.77%
Grades 1-4	1,483	6.28%	165	0.70%	1,648	6.97%
Grades 5-8	1,292	5.47%	152	0.64%	1,444	6.11%
Grades 9-12	1,353	5.73%	60	0.25%	1,413	5.98%
Undergrad college	554	2.34%	175	0.74%	729	3.08%
Graduate or professional school	119	0.50%	73	0.31%	192	0.81%
Total	5,447	23.05%	829	3.51%	6,276	26.56%

Business Information for the 06451 Zip Code Back to top
: 370

Public Benefits Information for the 06451 Zip Code Back to top
Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999 for the 06451 Zip Code

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	20,879	88.08%
Below Poverty Level	2,826	11.92%

Immigration & Civil Rights Information for the 06451 Zip Code Back to top
Population By Age for the 06451 Zip Code

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,574	15.12%
10-19 Years	3,358	14.21%
20-29 Years	2,949	12.48%
30-39 Years	3,707	15.69%
40-49 Years	3,439	14.55%
50-59 Years	2,676	11.32%
60-69 Years	1,640	6.94%
70-79 Years	1,425	6.03%
80-89 Years	748	3.17%
90+ Years	117	0.50%

Population - Male/Female for the 06451 Zip Code

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	11,477	48.56%
Female	12,156	51.44%

Population By Ethnicity for the 06451 Zip Code

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	16,356	69.21%
Hispanic/Latino	5,222	22.10%
African-American	1,297	5.49%
Multiracial	408	1.73%
Asian	268	1.13%
Amerindian	43	0.18%
Other Race	37	0.16%
Pacific Islander	2	0.01%

Top Specified Ancestries for the 06451 Zip Code

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Italian	4,779	21.88%
2.	Irish	3,309	15.15%
3.	Polish	2,832	12.96%
4.	German	2,500	11.44%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,927	8.82%
6.	English	1,890	8.65%
7.	French Canadian	874	4.00%
8.	United States Or American	782	3.58%
9.	Hungarian	336	1.54%
10.	Russian	327	1.50%

Top Languages Spoken At Home for the 06451 Zip Code

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	16,592	74.91%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,178	18.86%
3.	Italian	470	2.12%
4.	Polish	227	1.02%
5.	French	223	1.01%
6.	Tagalog	83	0.37%
7.	Greek	61	0.28%
8.	Hungarian	46	0.21%
9.	Chinese	44	0.20%
10.	German	42	0.19%

Citizen Type for the 06451 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	22,502	93.93%
Naturalized immigrant	764	3.19%
Not a citizen	690	2.88%

Cities for the 06451 Zip Code Back to top

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Meriden