Estimated median household income in 2007: $79,288
| This zip code: | $79,288 | | Connecticut: | $65,967 |
Nearest zip codes: 06457, 06416, 06073, 06067, 06424, 06481.
Housing units in zip code 06480 with a mortgage: 1,692 (114 second mortgage, 214 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 795
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,925
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $693
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 06480: Camp Sprague (A), Middle Haddam Public Library (B), Saint Clements Castle (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in zip code 06480: Christ Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Union Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pecausett Pond (A), Supples Pond (B), Jobs Pond (C), Kelseys Pond (D), Hallocks Pond (E), Portland Reservoir (F), Great Hill Pond (G), Cranberry Bog (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stocking Brook (A), Rattlesnake Brook (B), Hales Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 06480 include: Wangunk State Wildlife Area (1), Middle Haddam Historic District (2), Reeves Lookout State Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Portland Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 87
- 1995 to 1998: 58
- 1990 to 1994: 189
- 1980 to 1989: 359
- 1970 to 1979: 358
- 1960 to 1969: 478
- 1950 to 1959: 793
- 1940 to 1949: 292
- 1939 or earlier: 1,004
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Portland, CT (06480): |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 28
- 2 bedrooms: 446
- 3 bedrooms: 1,484
- 4 bedrooms: 674
- 5 or more bedrooms: 64
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 27
- 1 bedrooms: 225
- 2 bedrooms: 316
- 3 bedrooms: 181
- 4 bedrooms: 26
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 06480 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 66
- 1 vehicle: 569
- 2 vehicles: 1,378
- 3 vehicles: 540
- 4 vehicles: 99
- 5 or more vehicles: 51
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 147
- 1 vehicle: 362
- 2 vehicles: 200
- 3 vehicles: 54
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 06480:
- Less than $10,000: 3
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $60,000 to $69,999: 2
- $70,000 to $79,999: 5
- $90,000 to $99,999: 1
- $100,000 to $124,999: 15
- $125,000 to $149,999: 25
- $150,000 to $174,999: 53
- $175,000 to $199,999: 193
- $200,000 to $249,999: 514
- $250,000 to $299,999: 597
- $300,000 to $399,999: 748
- $400,000 to $499,999: 291
- $500,000 to $749,999: 273
- $750,000 to $999,999: 37
- $1,000,000 or more: 19
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 06480:
- Less than $100: 16
- $100 to $149: 21
- $150 to $199: 35
- $200 to $249: 13
- $250 to $299: 17
- $300 to $349: 4
- $350 to $399: 14
- $400 to $449: 12
- $450 to $499: 10
- $500 to $549: 29
- $550 to $599: 26
- $600 to $649: 35
- $650 to $699: 46
- $700 to $749: 46
- $750 to $799: 46
- $800 to $899: 113
- $900 to $999: 56
- $1,000 to $1,249: 34
- No cash rent: 78
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $357,909.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $295,723
- Black or African American householders: $322,869
- Asian householders: $264,726
- Some other race householders: $264,726
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $300,921
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $296,091 (it was $154,700 in 2000)
| 06480: | $296,091 | | Connecticut: | $309,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $199,621 - $310,164
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $301,474| Here: | $301,474 | | State: | $418,487 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $287,078| Here: | $287,078 | | State: | $295,130 |
In 2-unit structures: $327,280| Here: | $327,280 | | State: | $295,498 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $368,131| Here: | $368,131 | | State: | $253,799 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,855
- One, attached: 31
- Two: 344
- 3 or 4: 242
- 5 to 9: 110
- 10 to 19: 24
- 50 or more: 12

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,984 (84%)
- Carpooled: 380 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
- Bicycle: 18 (0%)
- Walked: 102 (2%)
- Other means: 6 (0%)
- Worked at home: 198 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 195
- 5 to 9 minutes: 555
- 10 to 14 minutes: 581
- 15 to 19 minutes: 570
- 20 to 24 minutes: 890
- 25 to 29 minutes: 400
- 30 to 34 minutes: 648
- 35 to 39 minutes: 222
- 40 to 44 minutes: 128
- 45 to 59 minutes: 161
- 60 to 89 minutes: 101
- 90 or more minutes: 73
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,771
- In family households: 7,671 (1,958 male householders, 563 female householders)
2,053 spouses, 2,703 children (2,538 natural, 80 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 72 other relatives, 130 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,100 (474 male householders (422 living alone)), 489 female householders (417 living alone)), 137 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 277 (212 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,098 2-persons, 602 3-persons, 554 4-persons, 192 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 839 1-person, 120 2-persons, 4 3-persons.
1,768 married couples with children.
363 single-parent households (73 men, 290 women).
91.9% of residents of 06480 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 16% well, 16% not well, 6% not at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 21% well, 6% not well, 3% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% very well, 52% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 392 (4.3%)
(74.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 10.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy (22%)
- Pakistan (9%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- Poland (6%)
- Korea (6%)
- France (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 22
- 1990 to 1994: 55
- 1985 to 1989: 43
- 1980 to 1984: 41
- 1975 to 1979: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 41
- 1965 to 1969: 164
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White population: 8,599
Black population: 222
American Indian population: 15
Asian population: 50
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 40
Two or more races population: 122

First ancestries reported:
|  Italian: 1648 |
|  Irish: 1178 |
|  English: 890 |
|  Other groups: 674 |
|  Polish: 671 |
|  German: 604 |
|  French (except Basque): 399 |
|  Swedish: 346 |
|  United States or American: 316 |
|  French Canadian: 254 |
|  Scottish: 144 |
|  European: 85 |
|  Russian: 78 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 77 |
|  Lithuanian: 41 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 41 |
|  Greek: 37 |
|  Swiss: 28 |
|  Ukrainian: 28 |
|  Welsh: 28 |
|  Portuguese: 27 |
|  Dutch: 25 |
|  Norwegian: 25 |
|  Haitian: 25 |
|  Hungarian: 22 |
|  Czech: 17 |
|  Jamaican: 16 |
|  British: 13 |
|  Slavic: 13 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 12 |
|  African: 12 |
|  Latvian: 10 |
|  Romanian: 10 |
|  Austrian: 9 |
|  Slovak: 7 |
|  Scandinavian: 7 |
|  Danish: 6 |
|  Canadian: 5 |
|  Yugoslavian: 4 |

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6515
- Northeast: 1362
- Midwest: 220
- South: 366
- West: 151
64% of the 06480 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Connecticut.
Population in 1990: 8,673. Population change in the 1990s: +378 (+4.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 57
| Here: | 5.2% | | Connecticut: | 9.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38
| Here: | 8.4% | | Connecticut: | 11.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 119
| Here: | 39.3% | | Connecticut: | 33.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- AIREX RUBBER PRODUCTS CORPORAT (100 INDIAN HILL AVE in PORTLAND, CT; small business)
1000 employees, $0 revenue. Woman Owned Business: $835,372 in 45 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Hardware, Commercial, Production Jigs, Fixtures, and Templates, Miscellaneous Engine Accessories, Aircraft, Airframe Structural Components, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $146,532; 2001: $0; 2002: $110,619; 2003: $73,620; 2004: $53,819; 2005: $244,374; 2006: $206,408.
Biggest contracts:
$95,472 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2006-06-14. Completion date: 2006-09-10.
$73,620, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-07. Completion date: 2004-03-20.
$61,197 with Navy for Production Jigs, Fixtures, and Templates. Signed on 2000-07-31. Completion date: 2000-11-17.
$51,943 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Engine Accessories, Aircraft. Signed on 2000-11-08. Completion date: 2001-03-08.
- JARVIS AIRFOIL INC (528 GLASTONBURY TPKE in PORTLAND, CT; small business)
$150,238 with Air Force for Structural Shapes. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2001-06-20.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 128 people in nursing homes
- 67 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in religious group quarters
- 9 people in other group homes
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 41
Total length: 1,785 meters
Total costs: 60,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 920,585
Total average daily truck traffic: 282
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- Built before 1900: 0
- Built in 1900-1910: 0
- Built in 1910-1920: 1
- Built in 1920-1930: 5
- Built in 1930-1940: 0
- Built in 1940-1950: 0
- Built in 1950-1960: 18
- Built in 1960-1970: 10
- Built in 1970-1980: 0
- Built in 1980-1990: 1
- Built in 1990-2000: 4
- Built in 2000-2010: 2
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