Canaan, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Canaan, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,865. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CANAAN-CT · Canaan, CT 1 ZIPs · 2,865 pop · #13683/25278 · Litchfield County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,917
  • RANK-MID #13683/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Torrington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,865
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $280,200

Nearest income peer: Torrington, CT (+ $1,995 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Canaan

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Canaan on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Canaan, CT sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,865
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,917
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,917 and poverty 15.9% concentrate in 06018.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,155 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Connecticut, West Hartland is the closest lower-income city and Putnam the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Canaan.

Population concentration

Canaan reads through its lone ZIP, 06018

2,865 ACS residents, one ZIP: 06018 is not the leading code inside Canaan, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Canaan's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 129 establishments, 1,645 employees , annual payroll $112,519k (~45 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06018 (129 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (19) · also Construction · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Canaan, CT

These ZIP codes sit in Litchfield County, which covers 39 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Canaan. See the Litchfield County roll-up →

Canaan sits in the lower half of Litchfield County on income: Torrington, New Milford and Watertown report more, and only Winsted reports less. Woodbury marks the far end of that range at $131,480, 91% above Canaan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06018 2,865 $68,917 129 93

Canaan roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Canaan, .