Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in zip code 06226 with a mortgage: 1,779 (376 second mortgage, 294 home equity loan, 962 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 750
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,635
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $654
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
31.3%
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 06226: Willimantic Camp Ground (A), Willimantic Fire Department (B), Willimantic Public Library (C), J Eugene Smith Library (D), Windham Textile and History Museum (E), Williamantic Town Hall (F), Jillison House Museum (G), Grant Medical Library (H), Dunham Hall Library (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06226 include: Abundant Life Community Church (A), Calvary Baptist Church (B), Christian Life Assembly Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), First Church of Christ Scientist (E), First Congregational Church (F), Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (G), Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church (H), Light on the Hill Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06226 include: Young Field (1), Burdick Park (2), Guild Field (3), Lautor Park (4), Main Street Historic District (5), Memorial Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,103 married couples with children.
2,342 single-parent households (630 men, 1,712 women).
64.4% of residents of 06226 zip code speak English at home.
43.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 20% well, 20% not well, 17% not at all).
16.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (27% very well, 15% well, 59% not well).
12.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (15% very well, 29% well, 42% not well, 14% not at all).
5.7% of residents speak other language at home (54% very well, 46% well).
Foreign born population: 2,744 (14.2%) (18.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
14.2%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (30%)
Canada (13%)
Dominican Republic (10%)
Korea (5%)
Ukraine (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Guatemala (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 2,418
1990 to 1999: 1,006
1980 to 1989: 614
Before 1980: 866
Races in zip code 06226:
White population: 10,851 Black population: 1,552 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 918 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 2,289 Two or more races population: 406 Hispanic or Latino population: 7,189
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 7,903
Irish: 1,718
Italian: 1,361
French Canadian: 1,182
Egyptian: 1,033
French (except Basque): 843
German: 718
Polish: 708
English: 564
Swedish: 304
Armenian: 302
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 294
American: 288
Ukrainian: 238
Subsaharan African: 233
Iraqi: 204
Canadian: 179
Arab: 176
Jamaican: 170
Scottish: 161
British: 148
Ghanaian: 146
Scotch-Irish: 137
African: 129
Guyanese: 129
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 126
Russian: 123
Estonian: 118
Greek: 101
Finnish: 97
Czech: 95
Northern European: 86
Kenyan: 86
Dutch: 83
Portuguese: 78
West Indian: 67
Slovak: 63
Austrian: 61
European: 60
Latvian: 55
Cape Verdean: 53
Haitian: 53
Danish: 50
Arab: 49
Albanian: 49
Norwegian: 43
Hungarian: 43
Turkish: 43
Welsh: 37
Lebanese: 33
Romanian: 33
Lithuanian: 33
Macedonian: 29
Slavic: 23
Eastern European: 21
Czechoslovakian: 21
Israeli: 7
Senegalese: 5
Swiss: 5
South African: 4
Scandinavian: 2
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (83 WINDHAM ROAD in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0225, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0225, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, 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: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS Organizations: STATE OF CONNECTICUT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EASTERN CONN STATE UNIV
GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION (1600 WEST MAIN STREET in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: DRAWING AND INSULATING OF NONFERROUS WIRE Business NAICS classification: IRON AND STEEL MILLS.; STEEL WIRE DRAWING.; CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: B I C C BRAND - REX CO, BICC BRAND-REX CO., BICC GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES INC., BRAND REX, GENERAL CABLE INDS. INC., GENERAL CABLE INDS. INC.
CL & P - WILLIMANTIC AREA WORK CENTER (1270 MAIN ST in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Organizations: CT LIGHT & POWER CO THE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: C L & P, NO. EAST UTILITIES WILLIMANTIC SER CNTR, WILLIMANTIC AREA WORK CTR
CAPITOL CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH (1520 W MAIN ST in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CAPITOL GARAGE (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CAPITAL GARAGE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CAPITOL GARAGE INC
7 ELEVEN 32519 (217 MAIN ST in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: SOUTHLAND CORP THE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHRISTYS MARKET INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY (FORMER) (322 MAIN STREET in WINDHAM (WILIMANTIC), CT)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: WINDHAM MILLS DEVELOPMENT CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN THREAD PLT #4 COAL PILE, AMERICAN THREAD PLT #4 COAL PILE, WINDHAM MILLS
AUTOMATIC BUSINESS PRODUCTS (TUCKIE ROAD in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: AUTOMATIC BUSINESS PROD CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
CANTERBURY VILLA OF WILLIMANTIC (595 VALLEY ST in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
CONNECTICUT CYCLE ACCESSORIES INCORPORATED (90 SOUTH PARK STREET in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING. Organizations: AMERICAN HEALTHSYLE MFG (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CT CRAFT INC
COVENTRY BROADCASTER INC (700 MAIN ST in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: JOSEPH & LYNN DUVAL COUENTRY BROADCASTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
HALLS POWER EQUIPMENT (1575 W MAIN ST in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DENNIS HALL (CONTACT/OWNER)
ELECTRO-MOTIVE MFG CO (100 S PARK in WILLIMANTIC, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
Utility gas (19%)
Electricity (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Population in 1990: 16,023. Population change in the 1990s: +2,177 (+13.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,983
Northeast: 2,841
Midwest: 295
South: 553
West: 190
50% of the 06226 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% 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): 741
Here:
27.9%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 439
Here:
23.1%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 481
Here:
10.5%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (WILLIMANTIC, CT):
SOFTWARE & ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (160 MOUNTAIN ST; small business) : $228,632 in 3 contractsfrom 1999 to 2005
$99,998 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-03-02. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$99,924, same as above.Signed on 2005-02-28. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$28,710 with Air Force for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 1999-12-15. Completion date: 1999-12-09.
GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION (1600 MAIN ST) : $110,000 in 4 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
$44,535 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-05-10. Completion date: 2005-05-16.
$28,820 with Defense Logistics Agency for Wire and Cable, Electrical. Signed on 2002-04-23. Completion date: 2002-10-11.
$25,452 with Navy for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment. Signed on 2003-06-02. Completion date: 2003-10-30.
$11,193 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
SILVA ENGINEERING LLC (322 MAIN ST STE 1; small business) : $32,650 in 4 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$13,900 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2006-06-07. Completion date: 2006-09-22.
$9,600 with Army for Airfield, Communication and Missile Facilities. Signed on 2005-05-06. Completion date: 2005-08-29.
$9,150 with Army for A&E Production Engineering Services (including Design and Control, and Building Programming). Signed on 2005-08-25. Completion date: 2005-12-13.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2005-12-08. Completion date: 2006-02-06.
J & S RADIO SALES, INC (1147 MAIN ST; small business)
$17,352 with Navy for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-11-04.
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, CONNE (1615 STANLEY ST) : $6,628 in 5 contractsfrom 2002 to 2003
Contracts for Other Professional Services, Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $110; 2003: $6,518; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$4,453 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2003-02-03. Completion date: 2003-02-06.
$1,118, same as above.Signed on 2003-02-04. Completion date: 2003-02-06.
$603, same as above.Signed on 2003-02-28. Completion date: 2003-02-06.
$344, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-05. Completion date: 2003-02-06.
EAST CONNECTICUT STATE UN (83 WINDHAM ST)
$150 with Army for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2003-04-03. Completion date: 2003-04-12.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)