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Ellington, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ellington, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,547. 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 ELLINGTON-CT · Ellington, CT 1 ZIPs · 15,547 pop · #1604/25278 · Tolland County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $129,331
  • RANK-TOP #1604/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Columbia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,547
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $367,200

Nearest income peer: Columbia, CT ( $2,331 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 Ellington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ellington 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, Ellington, CT sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,547
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$129,331
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $129,331 and home value $367,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 51.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ellington as a pure owner town.

Within Connecticut, East Lyme is the closest lower-income city and Harwinton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ellington.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 06029, is all of Ellington

There is no split to weigh here: 06029 holds every one of Ellington's 15,547 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ellington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 263 establishments, 2,856 employees , annual payroll $150,997k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06029 (263 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (49) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Ellington, CT

These ZIP codes sit in Tolland County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ellington. See the Tolland County roll-up →

Ellington sits in the upper half of Tolland County on income: Vernon Rockville, Storrs Mansfield and Stafford Springs report less, while Tolland, Hebron and Amston report more. Storrs Mansfield marks the far end of that range at $55,219, 57% below Ellington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06029 15,547 $129,331 263 178
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Ellington 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 Ellington, .