06120 ZIP Code — Hartford, CT

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ZIP code 06120 covers Hartford, Connecticut, with a population of about 13,832 and a median household income of $33,521.

Population: 13,8323,918 per square mile
Median age: 30.78 points below the US average
Median household income: $33,52164% below the Connecticut median
Poverty rate: 35.2%22.8 points above the US average
Typical home value: $220,579up 54.8% in five years
Median rent: $1,18317% below the Connecticut median
Degree or higher: 8.8%26.2 points below the US average
Homeownership: 14.7%50.3 points below the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 253

Where 06120 is

Hartford, Connecticut — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population	13,832
Median age	30.7
Family households	65.1%
Born outside the US	14.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home	38.6%
White (non-Hispanic)	2.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)	45.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	46%
Veterans	2.2%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$33,521
Income per person	$19,145
Poverty rate	35.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	56.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	11.7%
$10–15k	11.9%
$15–20k	7.2%
$20–25k	7.5%
$25–30k	8.3%
$30–35k	5.8%
$35–40k	5.8%
$40–45k	3.8%
$45–50k	4.3%
$50–60k	4.3%
$60–75k	8.0%
$75–100k	6.2%
$100–125k	6.5%
$125–150k	4.6%
$150–200k	2.4%
$200k or more	1.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed	4,760
Mean adjusted gross income	$31,486
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	49.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k	33.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k	10.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k	3.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k	2.7%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$183,000
Median gross rent	$1,183
Rent as a share of household income	37.7%
Owner-occupied	14.7%
Vacant homes	12.8%
Median year built	1970

What the homes are

Detached house	9.8%
Attached house	6.3%
2 to 4 units	44%
5 to 19 units	28.8%
20 or more units	11.1%

Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value	$220,579as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 8.8%
Typical home value, 5 years	up 54.8%
Typical home value, 10 years	up 107%
Typical asking rent	$1,949as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 year	up 2.5%

Typical home value since 2000

$65,769 in 2000 to $220,579 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	15.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%
High school diploma or higher	72.5%
Works from home	3.9%
Drives to work alone	64.1%
Takes public transport	17.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	9.5%

Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity	45.9% 12.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	18.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	20.6% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	33.5% 13.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	22.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression	21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	44.1% 18.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	24.7% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	74% 0.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	14.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease	6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year	80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening	83.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	22.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	60.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD	8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	48.1% 13.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	39.6% 8.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support	37.8% 13 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity	47.6% 30.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps	43.8% 29.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability	5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity	35.6% 21.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability	14% 5.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport	23.4% 14.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness	41.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use	79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	22.8% 6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	20.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	18.2% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability	8.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat	26.3% 17.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours	48.8% 12.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	25.6% 12.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability	12% 6.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	253
People employed	4,953
Annual payroll	$287,213,000

Compared with Connecticut and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

	This ZIP	Connecticut	United States
Median household income	$33,521	$93,760	$78,538
Income per person	$19,145	$54,409	$43,289
Poverty rate	35.2%	10%	12.4%
Median home value	$183,000	$343,200	$303,400
Median gross rent	$1,183	$1,431	$1,348
Homeownership	14.7%	66.2%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	41.9%	35%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	5.6%	5.2%
Works from home	3.9%	14.4%	13.5%
Born outside the US	14.2%	15.4%	13.9%
Median age	30.7	41.2	38.7

Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather station	HARTFORD BRAINARD FLD, CT US5.9 km away
Rain in a year	43 in

Average high and low by month

January	36.8°F / 20.3°F2.94 in rain
February	39.5°F / 22.1°F2.57 in rain
March	47.6°F / 29.6°F3.51 in rain
April	60.1°F / 40°F3.79 in rain
May	70.9°F / 50.1°F3.43 in rain
June	79.6°F / 59.8°F3.88 in rain
July	84.6°F / 65.7°F3.87 in rain
August	83°F / 64.2°F3.48 in rain
September	75.6°F / 56°F3.97 in rain
October	63.7°F / 44.3°F4.2 in rain
November	52.1°F / 34.6°F3.44 in rain
December	41.7°F / 25.9°F3.75 in rain

Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket	30% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket	30% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	38% of this ZIP code's area

School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Hartford School District	100% of this ZIP code's land area

Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Walkability	13.6 out of 20Above average

Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

06101 Hartford, CT	0.7 km away
06112 Hartford, CT	1.8 km away
06154 Hartford, CT	1.8 km away
06155 Hartford, CT	2.1 km away
06103 Hartford, CT	2.1 km away
06161 Hartford, CT	2.2 km away
06156 Hartford, CT	2.4 km away
06183 Hartford, CT	2.5 km away

Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Hartford County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	3.53 sq mi
Water area	0.4 sq mi
Population density	3,918 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	41.7860, -72.6758

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.