Housing units in zip code 06412 with a mortgage: 881 (67 second mortgage, 189 home equity loan, 170 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 281
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,176
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $759
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
4.0%
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 06412: Chester Creek Marina (A), Camp Hazen (B), Chester-Hadlyme Ferry (C), National Theatre of the Deaf (D), Connecticut River Artisans Cooperative (E), Chester Town Hall (F), Chester Public Library (G), Chester Fire Department Station 2 (H), Chester Fire Department Hose Company 1 (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06412 include: Chester Town Meeting House (A), United Church of Chester (B), Saint Josephs Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cedar Lake (A), Upper Pond (B), Waterhouse Pond (C), Deuses Pond (D), Griswold Pond (E), Jennings Pond (F), Lampes Pond (G), Pattaconk Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pattaconk Brook (A), Burr Brook (B), Chester Creek (C), Deep River (D), Waterhouse Brook (E), Great Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 06412:
$15,000 to $19,999: 55
$25,000 to $29,999: 199
$30,000 to $34,999: 44
$90,000 to $99,999: 640
$100,000 to $124,999: 55
$125,000 to $149,999: 67
$150,000 to $174,999: 57
$175,000 to $199,999: 46
$200,000 to $249,999: 92
$250,000 to $299,999: 194
$300,000 to $399,999: 368
$400,000 to $499,999: 122
$500,000 to $749,999: 130
$750,000 to $999,999: 58
$1,000,000 or more: 22
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 06412:
Less than $100: 55
$100 to $149: 45
$350 to $399: 24
$500 to $549: 20
$650 to $699: 163
$700 to $749: 86
$750 to $799: 80
$800 to $899: 225
$900 to $999: 46
$1,000 to $1,249: 284
$1,250 to $1,499: 30
$2,000 or more: 60
No cash rent: 71
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $339,495
Black or African American householders: $301,794
Hispanic or Latino householders: $570,344
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $345,624
06412:
$345,624
Connecticut:
$294,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $255,203 - $482,165
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $319,329
Here:
$319,329
State:
$437,437
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,428
One, attached: 99
Two: 85
3 or 4: 112
5 to 9: 487
10 to 19: 104
50 or more: 59
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,446 (73%)
Carpooled: 142 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 30 (2%)
Walked: 189 (10%)
Other means: 265 (13%)
Worked at home: 197 (10%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 230
5 to 9 minutes: 208
10 to 14 minutes: 240
15 to 19 minutes: 221
20 to 24 minutes: 353
25 to 29 minutes: 89
30 to 34 minutes: 143
35 to 39 minutes: 124
40 to 44 minutes: 36
45 to 59 minutes: 204
60 to 89 minutes: 103
90 or more minutes: 68
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,589
In family households: 3,012 (720 male householders, 277 female householders)
865 spouses, 997 children (905 natural, 12 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 35 other relatives, 37 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 577 (220 male householders (179 living alone)), 284 female householders (248 living alone)), 73 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 154 (138 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 407 2-persons, 278 3-persons, 259 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 417 1-person, 188 2-persons
567 married couples with children.
379 single-parent households (205 men, 174 women).
95.1% of residents of 06412 zip code speak English at home.
12.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 5% well, 52% not well, 13% not at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% very well, 13% well).
20.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 168 (4.2%) (86.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.2%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
France (14%)
Canada (13%)
Peru (9%)
Germany (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Netherlands (7%)
Colombia (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 13
1990 to 1999: 88
1980 to 1989: 21
Before 1980: 62
Races in zip code 06412:
White population: 3,768 Black population: 0 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 90 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 80 Hispanic or Latino population: 253
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 754
Irish: 522
English: 461
Other groups: 374
German: 360
American: 262
Polish: 224
Scottish: 122
French Canadian: 110
French (except Basque): 81
Dutch: 60
Russian: 58
Czech: 37
Scotch-Irish: 37
Swedish: 32
Scandinavian: 30
Lithuanian: 24
Norwegian: 23
Welsh: 21
Belgian: 14
Croatian: 13
British: 10
Canadian: 10
Austrian: 9
Swiss: 9
Danish: 7
Czechoslovakian: 6
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BATES SUSAN INCORPORATED (212 MIDDLESEX AVE RTE 9A in CHESTER, CT)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1986-0006, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: FASTENERS, BUTTONS, NEEDLES, AND PINS; NONDURABLE GOODS Organizations: COATS NORTH AMERICA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, COATS & CLARK INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, EASTERN CO THE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SUSAN BATES
CHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (23 RIDGE ROAD in CHESTER, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1 Organizations: CHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: OTHER FABRICATED WIRE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: LORACON LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
CHESTEL, INC. (CONTEL IPC) (67 WINTHROP ROAD in CHESTER, CT)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CONTEL I P C
CHESTER PRECISION COMPANY (RESEARCH PARK SITE B in CHESTER, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: SCREW MACHINE PRODUCTS Organizations: OHAUS MANAGEMENT GROUP (CONTACT/OWNER)
DEWOLFS LIMITED (244 RTE 9A in CHESTER, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: BRIAN A DEWOLF (CONTACT/OWNER)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
GREENWALD INDUSTRIES, INC (212 MIDDLESEX AVE in CHESTER, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Business SIC classification: METAL STAMPINGS
CHAPCO, INC (10 DENLAR DR in CHESTER, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: SHEET METALWORK
CHESTER WOODS INC (317 W MAIN ST in CHESTER, CT)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
G B R SYSTEMS CORPORATION (12 INSPIRATION LANE in CHESTER, CT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: MATHIAS BAUERLE GMBH (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHESTER AIRPORT (61 WINTHROP ROAD in CHESTER, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
Electricity (12%)
Wood (6%)
No fuel used (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Utility gas (4%)
Other fuel (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 3,417. Population change in the 1990s: +326 (+9.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,522
Northeast: 746
Midwest: 165
South: 64
West: 76
64% of the 06412 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% 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): 188
Here:
52.1%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
Here:
38.7%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CHESTER, CT):
WHELEN TECHNOLOGIES INC (145 WINTHROP RD; small business) : $7,236,506 in 206 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems, Intercommunication and Public Address Systems, Except Airborne, Intercommunication and Public Address Systems, Airborne, and moreby Air Force, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Federal Technology Service, Navy, and others Signed by year:2000: $833,830; 2001: $685,667; 2002: $1,574,170; 2003: $2,250,323; 2004: $1,134,916; 2005: $360,633; 2006: $258,331.
Biggest contracts:
$243,146 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Taking place in AK. Signed on 2003-07-30. Completion date: 2003-10-01.
$174,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems. Signed on 2004-08-04. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
$160,195 with Federal Technology Service for Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems. Signed on 2004-06-23. Completion date: 2004-07-15.
$145,630 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems. Signed on 2002-09-23. Completion date: 2002-11-22.
MABYN S CHRISTIANSON RDH (226 MIDDLESEX AVE; small business) : $384,430 in 11 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Dentistry Services by Navy Signed by year:2000: $85,112; 2001: $64,485; 2002: $68,194; 2003: $70,509; 2004: $72,147; 2005: $74,235; 2006: $-50,252.
Biggest contracts:
$74,235 with Navy for Dentistry Services. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2005-10-21. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$72,349, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$70,509, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$68,194, same as above.Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
GEORGE E ABBOTT & CO INC (92 W MAIN ST; small business)
$46,053 with Department of Defense for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2001-07-01. Completion date: 2001-08-31.
HYDRO DATA INC (115 CEDAR LAKE RD; small business) : $6,200 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
$4,200 with U.S. Coast Guard for Other Professional Services. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2004-05-14. Completion date: 2004-08-30.
$2,000 with Army for Land Surveys, Cadastral Services (non-construction). Signed on 2006-01-04. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
$0 with U.S. Coast Guard for Other Professional Services. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 3 establishments)