Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in zip code 06853 with a mortgage: 1,058 (31 second mortgage, 283 home equity loan, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 308
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,259
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $970
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
2.1%
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 06853: Rowayton Station (A), Rowayton Free Public Library (B), Rowayton Arts Center (C), Rowayton Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.1%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,401
In family households: 2,837 (789 male householders, 191 female householders)
915 spouses, 853 children (806 natural, 27 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 30 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 564 (223 male householders (175 living alone)), 251 female householders (218 living alone)), 90 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 551 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 136 4-persons, 163 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 436 1-person, 67 2-persons, 60 5-persons
702 married couples with children.
176 single-parent households (30 men, 146 women).
86.7% of residents of 06853 zip code speak English at home.
47.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (15% very well, 27% well, 43% not well, 15% not at all).
34.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (20% very well, 61% well, 14% not well, 5% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 320 (9.1%) (61.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
9.1%
Whole state:
13.5%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (28%)
Canada (11%)
Vietnam (11%)
India (10%)
Germany (8%)
France (7%)
Other Caribbean (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 60
1990 to 1999: 77
1980 to 1989: 68
Before 1980: 183
Races in zip code 06853:
White population: 3,136 Black population: 155 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 17 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 22 Two or more races population: 130 Hispanic or Latino population: 220
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 563
Jamaican: 490
African: 432
Italian: 407
English: 403
Subsaharan African: 395
Other groups: 322
German: 292
American: 158
Swedish: 140
Greek: 103
Barbadian: 87
Scottish: 81
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 78
European: 74
Polish: 73
Norwegian: 71
French Canadian: 59
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 54
Hungarian: 52
French (except Basque): 50
Scotch-Irish: 49
Haitian: 46
Iranian: 43
Welsh: 37
Swiss: 31
Russian: 31
Dutch: 28
British: 28
Romanian: 21
Slovak: 20
Arab: 20
Eastern European: 19
Slovene: 18
Syrian: 18
Lebanese: 17
Czech: 15
Canadian: 12
Danish: 11
Ukrainian: 10
Portuguese: 9
Finnish: 9
Lithuanian: 7
Austrian: 7
Croatian: 6
Northern European: 6
Belgian: 6
Turkish: 5
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NORWALK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP (333 WILSON AVE in NORWALK, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
NU SPILL (STYLES LN in NORWALK, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
NU SPILL (SHERWOOD RD in NORWALK, CT)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
Utility gas (30%)
Electricity (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (2%)
Population in 1990: 3,979. Population change in the 1990s: -513 (-12.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,091
Northeast: 1,217
Midwest: 243
South: 233
West: 155
63% of the 06853 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% 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): 278
Here:
56.5%
Connecticut:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 109
Here:
11.7%
Connecticut:
11.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62
Here:
50.2%
Connecticut:
36.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
CORNING TOWNSEND III (56 CROOKED TRAIL in ROWAYTON, CT; small business) : $72,857 in 5 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Engineering and Technical Services, Tugs And Towboats by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $24,450; 2004: $48,900; 2005: $0; 2006: $-493.
Biggest contracts:
$24,450 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2004-05-11. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
$24,450 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2004-05-11. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
$24,450, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
$0 with Army for Tugs And Towboats. Signed on 2006-01-11. Completion date: 2002-07-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments)