Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.5% of all households
Housing units in zip code 06018 with a mortgage: 456 (17 second mortgage, 117 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 302
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,579
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $700
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
17.2%
Whole state:
9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 06018: Canaan Country Club (A), North Canaan Town Hall (B), Douglas Library (C), Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum (D), C H Pease Museum (E), North Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps (F), Canaan Fire Company (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 06018:
$15,000 to $19,999: 26
$100,000 to $124,999: 79
$125,000 to $149,999: 44
$150,000 to $174,999: 176
$175,000 to $199,999: 95
$200,000 to $249,999: 155
$250,000 to $299,999: 190
$300,000 to $399,999: 106
$400,000 to $499,999: 30
$500,000 to $749,999: 26
$1,000,000 or more: 7
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 06018:
$100 to $149: 30
$250 to $299: 78
$300 to $349: 82
$350 to $399: 21
$400 to $449: 18
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 11
$550 to $599: 12
$600 to $649: 71
$650 to $699: 450
$700 to $749: 109
$750 to $799: 83
$800 to $899: 378
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 58
$1,250 to $1,499: 38
$2,000 or more: 23
No cash rent: 21
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $388,042
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $390,790
06018:
$390,790
Connecticut:
$294,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $242,932 - $515,413
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $239,125
Here:
$239,125
State:
$437,437
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 842
Two: 101
3 or 4: 284
5 to 9: 463
10 to 19: 98
20 to 49: 123
50 or more: 8
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,066 (90%)
Carpooled: 72 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 134 (11%)
Walked: 33 (3%)
Worked at home: 27 (2%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 234
5 to 9 minutes: 344
10 to 14 minutes: 243
15 to 19 minutes: 83
20 to 24 minutes: 139
25 to 29 minutes: 174
30 to 34 minutes: 112
35 to 39 minutes: 69
40 to 44 minutes: 38
45 to 59 minutes: 38
60 to 89 minutes: 54
90 or more minutes: 16
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,604
In family households: 2,186 (476 male householders, 262 female householders)
546 spouses, 710 children (639 natural, 25 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 54 other relatives, 86 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 418 (159 male householders (147 living alone)), 234 female householders (234 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 158 (111 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 388 2-persons, 185 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 99 5-persons, 54 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 346 1-person, 40 2-persons
191 married couples with children.
434 single-parent households (141 men, 293 women).
90.3% of residents of 06018 zip code speak English at home.
22.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% very well, 28% well, 8% not well, 30% not at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% very well, 4% well).
15.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% very well, 14% well, 19% not well, 46% not at all).
Foreign born population: 174 (7.3%) (7.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
7.3%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Colombia (47%)
Italy (11%)
Germany (10%)
Canada (6%)
Lebanon (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Mexico (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 145
1990 to 1999: 14
1980 to 1989: 27
Before 1980: 20
Races in zip code 06018:
White population: 2,227 Black population: 38 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 401 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 17 Hispanic or Latino population: 58
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 439
English: 395
Irish: 321
American: 230
German: 220
Other groups: 169
French (except Basque): 94
Polish: 60
Brazilian: 53
Dutch: 36
Welsh: 29
Hungarian: 25
French Canadian: 24
Scottish: 21
Swedish: 21
Croatian: 15
Portuguese: 12
Eastern European: 8
Ukrainian: 8
British: 7
Lithuanian: 7
Scotch-Irish: 7
Swiss: 7
Russian: 6
Norwegian: 4
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BECTON DICKINSON CO (ROUTE 7 & GRACE WAY ROAD in CANAAN, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS Organizations: BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
BARBER SAAB PRO SERIES (RAILROAD STREET in NORTH CANAAN, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: BARBER SKIP RACING INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
BARBER SKIP RACING SCHOOL INCORPORATED (ROUTE 7 in CANAAN, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: JOHN BARBER III (CONTACT/OWNER)
CONKLIN LIMESTONE CO, INC (SAND ROAD in CANAAN, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
FALLS VILLAGE AREA WORK CENTER (ROUTE 126 in CANAAN, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: CT LIGHT & POWER CO THE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CT LIGHT & POWER CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
BICRON ELECTRONICS COMPANY (50 BARLOW STREET in CANAAN, CT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
BROOKS PHARMACY 392 (76 MAIN ST in CANAAN, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: PASQUALE J PALLONE (CONTACT/OWNER)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK Alternative names: AMERICAN STONE-MIX INC.
HUTYLES MANUFACTURING COMPANY (BRACE WAY 1 ROUTE 7 in CANAAN, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
NU POLE #920 (RAIL ROAD ST. in CANAAN, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%)
Electricity (11%)
Wood (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Utility gas (5%)
No fuel used (3%)
Solar energy (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 2,948. Population change in the 1990s: -120 (-4.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,540
Northeast: 860
Midwest: 100
South: 78
West: 50
63% of the 06018 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Connecticut.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here:
15.2%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 83
Here:
40.7%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (50-99: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (50-99: 1)