06242 Income Statistics

Comparison to Surrounding Areas

06242 Median Household Income

The median household income ($89,250) for 06242 is less than the median household income for 06282 ($91,780), 06278 ($121,875), 06281 ($125,778), 06076 ($92,016), 06235 ($98,059), 06247 ($108,854), 06259 ($108,476), Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($90,589), and Eastford town ($97,422). But it's more than Union town ($88,958).

06242$89,250
Eastford town$97,422
Union town$88,958
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region$90,589

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06242 Average Household Income

The average household income ($121,975) for 06242 is less than the average household income for 06247 ($130,163), 06259 ($137,237), 06278 ($150,822), 06281 ($158,415), and Eastford town ($125,564). But it's more than 06076 ($110,529), 06235 ($98,911), 06282 ($111,593), Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($113,121), and Union town ($117,774).

06242$121,975
Eastford town$125,564
Union town$117,774
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region$113,121

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06242 Per-Capita Income

The per-capita income for 06242 is $50,268. The per capita income ($50,268) for 06242 is less than the per capita income for 06247 ($52,570), 06259 ($57,762), 06278 ($60,157), 06281 ($66,093), 06282 ($59,424), and Union town ($51,347). But it's more than 06076 ($45,228), 06235 ($40,932), Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($47,072), and Eastford town ($48,696).

06242$50,268
Eastford town$48,696
Union town$51,347
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region$47,072

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06242 High Income Households

19.7% of households make over $200,000 a year. The percent high income households (19.7%) for 06242 is less than the percent high income households for 06278 (27.6%), 06281 (27.6%), and Eastford town (19.8%). But it's more than 06235 (5.8%), 06259 (17.1%), 06282 (4.9%), 06076 (11.8%), 06247 (17.0%), Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (12.5%), and Union town (16.7%).

0624219.7%
Eastford town19.8%
Union town16.7%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region12.5%

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06242 Median Household Income by Age of Householder

under 25 years 25 to 44 years 45 to 64 years 65 years and over
06242$-1$90,000$112,500$63,000
Eastford town$-1$113,393$109,500$73,333
Union town$-1$69,250$109,196$82,188
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region$67,587$99,426$112,019$63,042

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About the Data

Data Sources

All income statistics above are the most current, comparable income statistics available from the US Census Bureau and are from the American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. You can find this information and other demographics for 06242 on the US Census Bureau’s website. These values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars and were downloaded on 29 January 2026.

The following data tables were used:

  • B19001 Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • B19013 Median Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • B19301 Per Capita Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • S1902 Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • B19049 Median Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) By Age Of Householder

Margins of Error

Margins of error for the income data are:

Median Household Income Average Household Income Per Capita Income High Income Households Median Household Income by Age of Householder
under 25 25 to 44 45 to 64 65+
06242+/-$19,668+/-$20,117+/-$8,242+/-6.8%+/-$-1+/-$54,593+/-$28,173+/-$22,761
Eastford town+/-$20,442+/-$17,335+/-$6,682+/-6.7%+/-$-1+/-$43,192+/-$33,069+/-$26,337
Union town+/-$13,898+/-$15,305+/-$6,579+/-5.3%+/-$-1+/-$45,815+/-$21,457+/-$9,058
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region+/-$4,016+/-$3,786+/-$1,533+/-1.3%+/-$11,287+/-$6,923+/-$7,061+/-$3,444