06281 Zip Code (South Woodstock, CT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 7,399
Zip code population in 2010: 6,930
Zip code population in 2000: 6,003

Houses and condos: 3,236
Renter-occupied apartments: 505
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 06281: 109.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 55.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 133 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,046 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,816 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 06281:

• High school or higher: 97.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 22.4%
• Unemployed: 4.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 06281:

• Never married: 26.5%
• Now married: 57.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 12.5%

• 
• • 6,25984.6%White
  • 95612.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1732.3%Two or more races
  • 90.1%Black

Urban population: 594
Rural population: 6,804

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 06281, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $99,821 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$99,821
State:	$105,931

Salary/wage: $80,884 (reported on 81.1% of returns)

Here:	$80,884
State:	$83,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1116.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3652.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6093.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9121.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17226.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 67843.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,019 (reported on 43.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,019
Connecticut:	$3,402

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.9% for AGIs below $25k, 21.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 101.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1672.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,355 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$7,355
State:	$12,683

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.8% for AGIs below $25k, 62.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 99.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 207.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 288.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3204.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$24,691 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	+$24,691
State:	+$44,158

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.5% for AGIs below $25k, 51.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 98.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 223.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 595.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13612.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$25,881 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$25,881
State:	+$22,988

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.3% for AGIs below $25k, 201.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 238.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 476.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 846.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6341.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,914 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

06281:	$17,914
Connecticut:	$22,031

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.4% for AGIs below $25k, 161.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 301.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 259.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 615.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 579.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $24,025 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

06281:	$24,025
Connecticut:	$29,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 200.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,188 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$34,188
State:	$37,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 204.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 296.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 503.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 845.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5584.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $8,533 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	$8,533
State:	$13,557

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 143.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1450.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,874 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

06281:	$8,874
State:	$9,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 214.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 249.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 896.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,776 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,776
State:	$2,059

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.2% for AGIs below $25k, 34.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.0%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 06281, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $76,861 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$76,861
State:	$93,290

Salary/wage: $65,015 (reported on 83.4% of returns)

Here:	$65,015
State:	$73,117

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.1% for AGIs below $25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 56.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,262 (reported on 53.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,262
Connecticut:	$2,530

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,121 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$6,121
State:	$10,909

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,543 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,543
State:	+$34,090

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,820 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$15,820
State:	+$22,741

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,697 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

06281:	$16,697
Connecticut:	$19,976

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $22,367 (reported on 0.9% of returns)

06281:	$22,367
Connecticut:	$24,004

Total itemized deductions: $24,265 (19% of AGI, reported on 46.9% of returns)

Here:	$24,265
State:	$33,239

Here:	19.3% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,928 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,928
State:	$4,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $11,631 (reported on 46.9% of returns)

06281:	$11,631
State:	$17,397

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,537 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,537
State:	$2,053

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.8%

Here:	59%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 53.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 06281, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $66,941 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,941
State:	$73,265

Salary/wage: $57,102 (reported on 84.4% of returns)

Here:	$57,102
State:	$62,030

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 170.1% for AGIs below $10k, 69.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,415 (reported on 68.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,415
Connecticut:	$2,287

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,256 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,256
State:	$5,735

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$13,290 (reported on 28.5% of returns)

Here:	+$13,290
State:	+$23,694

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,686 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	+$13,686
State:	+$20,783

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$421 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

Here:	+$421
State:	-$3,306

IRA payment deduction: $3,412 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

06281:	$3,412
Connecticut:	$3,216

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $13,049 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,049
Connecticut:	$17,335

Total itemized deductions: $19,410 (18% of AGI, reported on 50.5% of returns)

Here:	$19,410
State:	$24,919

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	18.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.6% for AGIs below $10k, 15.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 16.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,133 (2% of AGI, reported on 44.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
State:	$3,762

Here:	1.9% of AGI
State:	2.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $10,997 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

06281:	$10,997
State:	$15,148

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,578 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,578
State:	$1,570

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.6%

Here:	61%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 50.1% for AGIs below $10k, 53.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 06282, 06262, 01550, 06259, 06242, 01571.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,954

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (12 now married, 40 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,535 (591 now married, 941 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 06281 with a mortgage: 1,697 (249 second mortgage, 236 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,131
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $810

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 06281 household income distribution in 2022

• 19Less than $10,000
• 71$10,000 to $14,999
• 50$15,000 to $19,999
• 52$20,000 to $24,999
• 113$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 97$35,000 to $39,999
• 29$40,000 to $44,999
• 21$45,000 to $49,999
• 242$50,000 to $59,999
• 220$60,000 to $74,999
• 608$75,000 to $99,999
• 321$100,000 to $124,999
• 198$125,000 to $149,999
• 358$150,000 to $199,999
• 567$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 06281

• 17Less than $10,000
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 20$100,000 to $124,999
• 47$150,000 to $174,999
• 185$175,000 to $199,999
• 158$200,000 to $249,999
• 374$250,000 to $299,999
• 763$300,000 to $399,999
• 460$400,000 to $499,999
• 329$500,000 to $749,999
• 95$750,000 to $999,999
• 21$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 23$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 06281

• 15$600 to $649
• 39$750 to $799
• 135$800 to $899
• 127$900 to $999
• 62$1,000 to $1,249
• 15$1,250 to $1,499
• 5$2,000 to $2,499
• 133No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,080.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $151,373.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $345,546
• Two or more races householders: $570,836
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $285,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $367,365 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $280,137 - $476,932

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $437,075

Here:	$437,075
State:	$503,946

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,722
• One, attached: 117
• Two: 9
• 3 or 4: 231
• 5 to 9: 132
• Mobile homes: 15

Unemployment: 4.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 06281

• 78.1%3,064Drove a car alone
• 6.2%242Carpooled
• 2.2%88Walked
• 1.7%67Other means
• 10.5%412Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 06281

• 182Less than 5 minutes
• 3345 to 9 minutes
• 38810 to 14 minutes
• 43115 to 19 minutes
• 36420 to 24 minutes
• 40125 to 29 minutes
• 35030 to 34 minutes
• 15435 to 39 minutes
• 56745 to 59 minutes
• 10460 to 89 minutes
• 18290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,399

• Male householders: 1,793 (513 living alone), Female householders: 1,193 (262 living alone)

• 1,750 spouses (1,667 opposite-sex spouses), 361 unmarried partners, (361 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,116 children (2,065 natural, 0 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 0 foster children, 38 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,032 2-persons, 398 3-persons, 446 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 65 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 766 1-person, 174 2-persons

1,043 married couples with children.
514 single-parent households (99 men, 415 women).

92.2% of residents of 06281 zip code speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 21% well, 15% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BROOKWOOD APARTMENTS (NO LOCATION ADDRESS IN ICIS OR SDWIS in WOODSTOCK, CT)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2000-0129, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-CT1699011 11469, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  

• HOMEBOUND (24 FROG POND ROAD in WOODSTOCK, CT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-88
  Organizations: WOODSTOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ASHLAND INDUSTRIES FUEL CORPORATION (HARRISVILLE ROAD in WOODSTOCK, CT)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CRABTREE & EVELYN, LTD (102 PEAKE BROOK RD in WOODSTOCK, CT)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

• NU SPILL (23 BEAVER DAM RD in WOODSTOCK, CT)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.4%

Population in 1990: 5,698. Population change in the 1990s: +305 (+5.4%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3,747
• Northeast: 2,834
• Midwest: 106
• South: 161
• West: 233

62% of the 06281 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.

96% of the 06281 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249 employees: 2 establishments)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (20-49: 1)
• Construction: New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 30. The highest number of fires - 45 took place in 2008, and the least - 16 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (53.5%), and Outside Fires (29.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 06281
• 27253.5%Structure Fires
• 14929.3%Outside Fires
• 5711.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 305.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 06281, Connecticut

Most common first names in zip code 06281 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	31	76.0 years
Mary	22	83.5 years
Robert	16	73.6 years
Helen	16	84.1 years
Carl	15	80.1 years
George	15	75.5 years
William	15	79.1 years
Joseph	15	73.7 years
Harry	13	81.5 years
Charles	13	77.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 06281 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	21	86.7 years
Dodge	10	81.2 years
Hibbard	9	86.5 years
Williams	9	87.9 years
Carlson	8	81.1 years
Martin	7	82.4 years
Anderson	7	85.4 years
White	7	81.8 years
Smith	7	83.5 years
Peterson	6	85.3 years

Businesses in zip code 06281

• Decora Cabinetry: 2
• MasterBrand Cabinets: 3
• UPS: 1