Housing units in zip code 06468 with a mortgage: 3,891 (303 second mortgage, 1,308 home equity loan, 140 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,264
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,825
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $880
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
5.2%
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 06468: Whitney Farms Golf Club (A), Stevenson Station (B), Lakewood Camp (C), Monroe Corporate Park (D), Monroe Town Hall (E), Monroe Public Library (F), Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Services (G), Stevenson Volunteer Fire Company Station 1 Headquarters (H), Stevenson Volunteer Fire Company Station 2 (I), Stepney Volunteer Fire Company Station 1 (J), Monroe Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (K), Monroe Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (L), Stepney Volunteer Fire Company Station 2 (M), Monroe Fire Marshal's Office (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Village Center Shopping Center (1), Monroe Plaza Shopping Center (2), Chucks Corner Shopping Center (3), Bart Center Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 06468 include: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (A), Monroe Congregational Church (B), Saint Peters Episcopal Church (C), Stepney Baptist Church (D), Saint Jude Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cutlers Farm Cemetery (1), Walker Farm Cemetery (2), Stephey Cemetery (3), Monroe Cemetery (4), Saint John the Baptist Greek Catholic Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Round Hill Brook (A), Sammis Brook (B), Smith Pond Brook (C), Beardsley Brook (D), West Branch Pequonnock River (E), Halfway River (F), Hurds Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06468 include: William Wolfe Park (1), East Village Park (2), Lanes Mine Nature Park (3), Monroe Center Historic District (4), Monroe Green (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 06468:
$15,000 to $19,999: 63
$30,000 to $34,999: 234
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 58
$80,000 to $89,999: 118
$100,000 to $124,999: 125
$125,000 to $149,999: 74
$150,000 to $174,999: 190
$175,000 to $199,999: 173
$200,000 to $249,999: 289
$250,000 to $299,999: 374
$300,000 to $399,999: 1,122
$400,000 to $499,999: 1,400
$500,000 to $749,999: 1,465
$750,000 to $999,999: 381
$1,000,000 or more: 216
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 06468:
$100 to $149: 255
$150 to $199: 488
$200 to $249: 288
$250 to $299: 31
$300 to $349: 179
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 164
$550 to $599: 32
$700 to $749: 75
$750 to $799: 189
$800 to $899: 127
$900 to $999: 81
$1,000 to $1,249: 281
$1,250 to $1,499: 124
$1,500 to $1,999: 193
$2,000 or more: 238
No cash rent: 113
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $502,727
Black or African American householders: $482,508
Asian householders: $817,987
Some other race householders: $498,997
Two or more races householders: $579,088
Hispanic or Latino householders: $430,488
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $497,624
06468:
$497,624
Connecticut:
$294,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $380,342 - $629,254
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $495,293
Here:
$495,293
State:
$437,437
In 2-unit structures: $357,456
Here:
$357,456
State:
$271,467
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,233
Here:
$182,233
State:
$257,324
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $97,351
Here:
$97,351
State:
$195,083
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,998
One, attached: 310
Two: 180
3 or 4: 340
5 to 9: 1,277
20 to 49: 144
Mobile homes: 70
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 6,906 (84%)
Carpooled: 515 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 108 (1%)
Railroad: 185 (2%)
Motorcycle: 82 (1%)
Walked: 308 (4%)
Other means: 112 (1%)
Worked at home: 513 (6%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 291
5 to 9 minutes: 588
10 to 14 minutes: 620
15 to 19 minutes: 835
20 to 24 minutes: 1,409
25 to 29 minutes: 545
30 to 34 minutes: 1,041
35 to 39 minutes: 366
40 to 44 minutes: 434
45 to 59 minutes: 933
60 to 89 minutes: 468
90 or more minutes: 266
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,180
In family households: 17,918 (4,533 male householders, 844 female householders)
4,920 spouses, 6,830 children (6,541 natural, 134 adopted, 155 stepchildren), 215 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 195 parents, 166 other relatives, 122 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,262 (496 male householders (428 living alone)), 603 female householders (533 living alone)), 163 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 67 (6 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,686 2-persons, 831 3-persons, 1,133 4-persons, 490 5-persons, 362 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 969 1-person, 204 2-persons, 147 3-persons
3,930 married couples with children.
399 single-parent households (206 men, 193 women).
89.1% of residents of 06468 zip code speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 19% well, 27% not well, 8% not at all).
10.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% very well, 24% well, 27% not well).
7.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 19% well, 37% not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,370 (8.1%) (62.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
8.1%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Italy (15%)
Portugal (10%)
Germany (7%)
Greece (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Canada (6%)
Hungary (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 170
1990 to 1999: 260
1980 to 1989: 263
Before 1980: 874
Races in zip code 06468:
White population: 15,416 Black population: 325 American Indian population: 126 Asian population: 478 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 158 Two or more races population: 264 Hispanic or Latino population: 750
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 4,326
Irish: 1,990
German: 1,226
Other groups: 1,210
English: 1,167
Polish: 939
Greek: 839
American: 383
Portuguese: 383
Russian: 349
Swedish: 324
Hungarian: 289
Scottish: 241
Welsh: 225
French (except Basque): 223
Slovak: 191
European: 189
African: 183
Subsaharan African: 158
Brazilian: 158
Ukrainian: 130
Danish: 125
Cape Verdean: 120
Eastern European: 119
Arab: 118
Norwegian: 112
Slavic: 111
Dutch: 104
Bulgarian: 104
Romanian: 103
Lebanese: 101
Scotch-Irish: 96
Turkish: 86
Czech: 77
Lithuanian: 72
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 71
Finnish: 71
Swiss: 69
Slovene: 67
Albanian: 66
Armenian: 66
Canadian: 66
Czechoslovakian: 66
Icelander: 65
Jamaican: 59
Scandinavian: 54
French Canadian: 45
Austrian: 44
Latvian: 35
Israeli: 27
Belgian: 18
Dutch West Indian: 16
British: 12
Yugoslavian: 12
Other Arab: 12
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AMERICAN HEAT TREATING (16 COMMERCE DR in MONROE, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: METAL HEAT TREATING; PRIMARY METAL PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: METAL HEAT TREATING.; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Organizations: LAWRENCE ROETHER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHARLIE POLATSEK (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JOHN WEILAND (CONTACT/OWNER)
, PETER WOLCOTT (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHALK HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (375 FAN HILL ROAD in MONROE, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6 Organizations: MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FAWN HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (345 FAN HILL ROAD in MONROE, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5 Organizations: MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HOMEBOUND (605 MAIN STREET in MONROE, CT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-88 Organizations: REDDING SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ALPHA TYPESETTING & COMP CO INC (482 PEPPER ST in MONROE, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROSE GORDON PROPRIETER (CONTACT/OWNER)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: BIG Y FOODS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
COUNTY CLEANERS & TAILORS (181 MAIN ST in MONROE, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: LAWRENCE RUSSO (CONTACT/OWNER)
CYLINDER HEAD EXCHANGE (720 MAIN ST ROUTE 25 in MONROE, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SERV (523 PEPPER ST in MONROE, CT)
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: BART J LIQUIGLI (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, FAIRFIELD COUNTY LAND HOLDINGS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
BROOKS PHARMACY 779 (508 MONROE TPK in MONROE, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: 508 MONROE TPK LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
CONN PRECAST CORP (555 FAN HILL RD in MONROE, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK
AMERICANA PRINT & GRAPHICS (446 MAIN ST in MONROE, CT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: GARY RAYNO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%)
Utility gas (16%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
No fuel used (3%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
Solar energy (1%)
Population in 1990: 16,845. Population change in the 1990s: +2,402 (+14.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,951
Northeast: 4,141
Midwest: 795
South: 595
West: 238
66% of the 06468 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% 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): 821
Here:
28.6%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 631
Here:
40.2%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 286
Here:
39.2%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (MONROE, CT):
MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES CORP (57 MARYANNE DR; small business) : $2,325,355 in 11 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D), Defense Aircraft -- Management and Support (R&D), Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), and moreby Air Force, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $369,998; 2004: $1,107,109; 2005: $848,248; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$749,911 with Air Force for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-15. Completion date: 2006-09-13.
$392,802 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in GA. Signed on 2005-07-29. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$357,198, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-03. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$331,690 with Army for Defense Aircraft -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2005-11-10. Completion date: 2007-11-12.
CORNELL-CARR CO , INC (626 MAIN ST; small business) : $2,126,757 in 97 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Marine Hardware and Hull Items, Non-nuclear Ship Repair (West) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on. non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships west of the 108th meridian, Airframe Structural Components, Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment, and moreby United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008), Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, and others Signed by year:2000: $80,892; 2001: $91,156; 2002: $519,793; 2003: $145,074; 2004: $579,958; 2005: $381,801; 2006: $252,986.
Biggest contracts:
$118,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Marine Hardware and Hull Items. Signed on 2002-02-15. Completion date: 2008-05-15.
$111,763 with Navy for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (West) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on. non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships west of the 108th meridian. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2006-04-18. Completion date: 2006-07-26.
$97,672 with Navy for Airframe Structural Components. Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2005-01-07.
$97,672, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2005-01-07.
M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC (921 MAIN ST; small business) : $1,669,749 in 6 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Advanced Development (R&D), Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Basic Research (R&D) by Army, Missile Defense Agency Signed by year:2000: $375,000; 2001: $375,000; 2002: $69,819; 2003: $375,000; 2004: $374,938; 2005: $0; 2006: $99,992.
Biggest contracts:
$375,000 with Army for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-02-12. Completion date: 2002-05-31.
$375,000, same as above.Signed on 2000-02-28. Completion date: 2002-05-31.
$375,000 with Army for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Advanced Development (R&D). Taking place in DE. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2005-08-15.
$374,938, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-28. Completion date: 2005-08-15.
BILL WEST INCORPORATED (887D MAIN STREET; small business) : $85,580 in 3 contractsfrom 2000 to 2003
$28,850 with Navy for ADP Components. Signed on 2001-07-16. Completion date: 2001-08-24.
$28,550 with Navy for ADP Central Processing Unit (CPU, Computer), Digital. Signed on 2003-07-16. Completion date: 2003-08-18.
$28,180, same as above.Signed on 2000-11-09. Completion date: 2000-12-20.
STANCOR INC (515 FAN HILL RD; small business)
$27,995 with Navy for Power and Hand Pumps. Signed on 2001-05-30. Completion date: 2001-07-09.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)