Sandy Hook ZIP Codes — Fairfield County, CT

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	2,778	23.5%
18 and over	9,052	76.5%
65 and over	2,046	17.3%
Median age	44.9 years

Group	Count	%
White	9,750	76.5%
Two or more races	1,117	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	913	7.2%
Black or African American	381	3%
Asian	320	2.5%
Other race	230	1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	32	0.3%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	3.8%
$10k–$15k	0.2%
$15k–$25k	1.8%
$25k–$35k	3.7%
$35k–$50k	6.2%
$50k–$75k	7.2%
$75k–$100k	8.3%
$100k–$150k	19.9%
$150k–$200k	15.0%
$200k+	34.1%
Median income	$146,184

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$441,000
Median rent / month	$1,803
Owner occupied	93.5%
Renter occupied	6.5%
Vacant	4.7%
Single-family detached	89.6%
Large apartment buildings	0.4%
Mobile homes	0.2%
Median rooms	7.6
Avg household size (owned)	2.87

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.3%
2010–2019	3.5%
2000–2009	13.2%
1990–1999	23.2%
1980–1989	9.6%
1970–1979	18.6%
1960–1969	10.5%
1950–1959	8.9%
1940–1949	2.0%
1939 or earlier	10.2%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.1%
1 bedroom	2.1%
2 bedrooms	16.9%
3 bedrooms	32.8%
4 bedrooms	42.3%
5+ bedrooms	4.7%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	2.7%
1 vehicle	23.7%
2 vehicles	38.5%
3 or more	35.2%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	10.4%
Electricity	7.0%
Propane / LP gas	9.9%
Fuel oil	65.8%
Wood	5.8%
No fuel used	0.1%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	2,686	64.5%
Cohabiting couple	179	4.3%
Male householder, no spouse	528	12.7%
Female householder, no spouse	773	18.6%
Households with children under 18	1,455	34.9%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,413	33.9%
Average household size	2.81

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	31.3%	28.9%
Married	57.3%	54.9%
Separated	1.5%	0.0%
Widowed	2.2%	8.1%
Divorced	7.7%	8.1%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	97.1%
Bachelor's or higher	57.1%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	93	2.9%
Kindergarten	146	4.6%
Elementary school	1,522	47.5%
High school	648	20.2%
College / grad school	798	24.9%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	56.7%
Service	9.6%
Sales & office	20.4%
Natural resources & construction	9.2%
Production & transportation	4.2%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	80.0%
Government	14.3%
Self-employed	5.7%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	74.1%
Carpool	4.9%
Public transit	0.8%
Walk	0.2%
Other means	1.8%
Avg commute (minutes)	34.1

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	29.6%
Retirement income	29.3%
Supplemental Security	1.4%
Cash public assistance	3.5%
Food stamps / SNAP	4.2%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	26.0%
High cholesterol	31.6%
Heart disease	4.7%
Stroke	2.1%
Asthma	8.5%
Arthritis	20.1%
Kidney disease	2.2%
Pulmonary disease	4.3%
Cancer	7.2%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	17.5%
No physical activity	13.5%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	29.2%
Fair or poor health	7.7%
Poor mental health	11.7%
Poor physical health	7.2%
No health insurance	7.3%
Visited doctor (checkup)	74.4%
Visited dentist	78.6%
Cholesterol screening	94.2%
Teeth loss	6.5%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	416	4.6%

Disability	%
Any disability	8.3%
Under 18	7.5%
18–64 years	4.8%
65 and over	22.4%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	84.0%
Public insurance	27.4%
Uninsured under 19	1.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	11,437	96.7%
Spanish	420	3.7%
Other Indo-European	45	0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander	239	2.1%
Other languages	136	1.2%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	10,994	92.9%
Born in same state	10,732	90.7%
Born in different state	5,876	49.7%
Foreign born	262	2.2%
Naturalized citizen	836	7.1%
Not a US citizen	592	70.8%