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Winsted, CT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Winsted, CT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,426. 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 WINSTED-CT · Winsted, CT 1 ZIPs · 12,426 pop · #14818/25278 · Litchfield County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,269
  • RANK-MID #14818/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Torrington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,426
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $247,900

Nearest income peer: Torrington, CT (+ $4,643 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 Winsted

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

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,426
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,269
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 $66,269 and poverty 12.9% concentrate in 06098.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Winsted as a pure owner town.

Within Connecticut, Norwich is the closest lower-income city and East Hartford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Winsted.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 06098, is all of Winsted

There is no split to weigh here: 06098 holds every one of Winsted's 12,426 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 Winsted's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 240 establishments, 2,124 employees , annual payroll $108,671k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06098 (240 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (37) · also Manufacturing · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Winsted, CT

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Litchfield County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Winsted, Torrington, New Milford and Watertown among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Woodbury marks the far end of that range at $131,480, 98% above Winsted.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
06098 12,426 $66,269 240 85
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Winsted 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 Winsted, .