Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in zip code 06482 with a mortgage: 2,516 (101 second mortgage, 776 home equity loan, 80 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 623
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,714
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $849
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
3.5%
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 06482: Sandy Hook Fire Rescue Company Station 2 (A), Sandy Hook Fire Rescue Company Station 1 Headquarters (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Keating Pond (A), Rowledge Pond (B), Wellgoto Pond (C), Pootatuck River Reservoir (D), Walnut Hill Pond (E), Curtis Pond (F), Warner Pond (G), Pine Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pole Bridge Brook (A), Pootatuck River (B), Cavanaugh Brook (C), Copper Mill Brook (D), Curtis Pond Brook (E), Halfway River (F), Keating Pond Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 06482:
$30,000 to $34,999: 106
$40,000 to $49,999: 101
$60,000 to $69,999: 208
$70,000 to $79,999: 72
$80,000 to $89,999: 62
$90,000 to $99,999: 51
$100,000 to $124,999: 59
$125,000 to $149,999: 67
$150,000 to $174,999: 99
$175,000 to $199,999: 68
$200,000 to $249,999: 242
$250,000 to $299,999: 285
$300,000 to $399,999: 750
$400,000 to $499,999: 547
$500,000 to $749,999: 980
$750,000 to $999,999: 267
$1,000,000 or more: 107
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 06482:
$200 to $249: 123
$250 to $299: 319
$300 to $349: 456
$350 to $399: 54
$500 to $549: 132
$550 to $599: 62
$650 to $699: 214
$700 to $749: 191
$750 to $799: 200
$800 to $899: 144
$900 to $999: 68
$1,000 to $1,249: 100
$1,500 to $1,999: 60
No cash rent: 83
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $511,443.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $463,313
Black or African American householders: $423,246
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $258,650
Asian householders: $762,972
Two or more races householders: $611,356
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $465,947
06482:
$465,947
Connecticut:
$294,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $346,185 - $606,013
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $548,093
Here:
$548,093
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: 3,238
One, attached: 347
Two: 233
3 or 4: 121
5 to 9: 125
10 to 19: 140
50 or more: 125
Mobile homes: 194
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,161 (88%)
Carpooled: 301 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 233 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 77 (2%)
Railroad: 55 (1%)
Walked: 116 (2%)
Worked at home: 228 (5%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 250
5 to 9 minutes: 315
10 to 14 minutes: 628
15 to 19 minutes: 496
20 to 24 minutes: 518
25 to 29 minutes: 282
30 to 34 minutes: 581
35 to 39 minutes: 269
40 to 44 minutes: 322
45 to 59 minutes: 519
60 to 89 minutes: 425
90 or more minutes: 152
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,229
In family households: 9,578 (2,270 male householders, 614 female householders)
2,672 spouses, 3,630 children (3,483 natural, 69 adopted, 78 stepchildren), 71 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 147 other relatives, 129 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 651 (226 male householders (179 living alone)), 306 female householders (251 living alone)), 119 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 188 (179 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 839 2-persons, 670 3-persons, 753 4-persons, 358 5-persons, 163 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 672 1-person, 74 2-persons, 63 4-persons
2,923 married couples with children.
279 single-parent households (164 men, 115 women).
90.9% of residents of 06482 zip code speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 37% well, 17% not well, 4% not at all).
8.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% very well, 19% well, 28% not well, 5% not at all).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% very well, 40% well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 898 (8.2%) (56.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
8.2%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (17%)
Yugoslavia (15%)
Ireland (10%)
Other Western Europe (5%)
India (5%)
Cambodia (5%)
Canada (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 287
1990 to 1999: 204
1980 to 1989: 103
Before 1980: 441
Races in zip code 06482:
White population: 9,329 Black population: 400 American Indian population: 90 Asian population: 322 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 202 Two or more races population: 260 Hispanic or Latino population: 405
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 2,072
Other groups: 1,469
Irish: 1,423
German: 1,162
English: 800
Polish: 645
French (except Basque): 339
Russian: 270
French Canadian: 201
American: 166
Hungarian: 121
British: 119
Scottish: 111
Canadian: 102
Swedish: 96
Czech: 85
Norwegian: 84
Portuguese: 77
Turkish: 76
Lithuanian: 70
Scandinavian: 68
Subsaharan African: 51
Slovene: 42
Belgian: 42
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 40
European: 40
Nigerian: 39
Greek: 38
Romanian: 37
Eastern European: 35
Brazilian: 35
Welsh: 34
Scotch-Irish: 34
Austrian: 34
Albanian: 33
Dutch: 31
Slovak: 30
Ukrainian: 27
Armenian: 26
Danish: 26
Northern European: 26
African: 25
Slavic: 24
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 22
Estonian: 20
Czechoslovakian: 20
Haitian: 19
Syrian: 16
Croatian: 16
Arab: 16
Swiss: 13
Lebanese: 12
Public high school in zip code 06482 not listed on the city page:
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,557; Location: 12 BERKSHIRE RD., SANDY HOOK, CT; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in zip code 06482 not listed on the city page:
SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 677; Location: 12 DICKINSON DR., SANDY HOOK, CT; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:
WESLEY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 138; Location: 92 CHURCH HILL RD (SANDY HOOK), SANDY HOOK, CT; Grades: PK - KG)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CURTIS PACKAGING CORP (44 BERKSHIRE ROAD in SANDY HOOK, CT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) 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 Business SIC classification: FOLDING PAPERBOARD BOXES, INCLUDING SANITARY Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL PRINTING. Organizations: CURTIS PACKAGING CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MR. DONALD DROPPO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CURTIS PAKAGING CORP
AMERICAN WIRE CORPORATION (1 WIRE ROAD in SANDY HOOK, 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) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 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
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) Business SIC classification: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
OXFORD FARMS ESTATES, INC (16 SWEETBRIAR LANE in SANDY HOOK, CT)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Alternative names: OXFORD ESTATES
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
Utility gas (9%)
Electricity (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Wood (4%)
No fuel used (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 8,046. Population change in the 1990s: +2,276 (+28.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,177
Northeast: 3,148
Midwest: 548
South: 596
West: 295
56% of the 06482 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% 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): 157
Here:
9.8%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 141
Here:
17.3%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 200
Here:
36.5%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
EARTHWORKS LLC (27 GLEN ROAD, NORTH ENTRAN in SANDY HOOK, CT; small business) : $4,977,744 in 33 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Other Architect and Engineering Services, Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing) by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $150,276; 2003: $558,650; 2004: $2,246,663; 2005: $1,036,840; 2006: $985,315.
Biggest contracts:
$496,620 with Army for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Signed on 2006-06-02. Completion date: 2006-11-01.
$380,768 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2003-02-03. Completion date: 2003-05-30.
$357,410 with Army for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2004-12-23. Completion date: 2005-02-10.
$357,410 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2004-12-23. Completion date: 2005-02-10.
DEVIVO INDUSTRIES INC (40-42 HIGH BRIDGE RD in SANDY HOOK, CT; small business) : $28,573 in 2 contractsin 2001
$28,573 with Army for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2001-01-25. Completion date: 2001-02-26.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2001-01-25. Completion date: 2001-02-26.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)