Population & age
- Total population
- 19,103
- Median age
- 30.6
Windham County · Population 19,103
Willimantic, CT (ZIP 06226) sits in Windham County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 19.1%. NCES lists 7 schools serving the area, 7 non-charter. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $17,486. 26% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. FEMA has issued 30 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1978 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Connecticut levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 6.99%); a household at the local median AGI of $43,605 would pay roughly $1,829/year before deductions. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $45,752, fair market rent of $1,760 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $266,440, up 1.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,210
/month
1 Bed
$1,410
/month
2 Bed
$1,760
/month
3 Bed
$2,270
/month
4 Bed
$2,820
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$266,440
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+1.4%
vs. March 2025
+47.3%
vs. March 2021
Worcester, MA-CT
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
Tax returns filed
7,510
Average AGI
$43,605
Avg property tax
$270
EITC participation
25.7%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$126
Avg charitable contribution
$161
Avg capital gains
$437
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $327.5M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
336
Total employment
4,890
Annual payroll
$237.0M
Average annual pay
$48,457
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
FDIC-insured bank branches
5
Typical banking access
A standard suburban / mid-density branch count for this area.
Total deposits
$621.4M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
4
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Federally funded health-center sites
4
Multiple health-center sites
A handful of federally funded community health centers serve residents — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas.
FQHC sites
4
federally qualified
Look-Alike sites
0
FQHC equivalents
Avg hours / week
38.3
across sites in this ZIP
Sites in this ZIP
+ 1 more site in this ZIP
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike sites provide primary care on a sliding-fee scale, regardless of ability to pay. Active sites only; data refreshed 2026.
Source: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (data.hrsa.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active service-delivery sites operated by Health Center Program grantees and Look-Alike organizations.
Facilities located inside ZIP 06226 from CMS Provider Data. Star ratings reflect Overall Hospital Quality where applicable; “Not rated” means the facility didn't report enough measures to qualify.
Hospitals (1)
WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
112 MANSFIELD AVENUE, WILLIMANTIC, CT, 06226
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Provider Data (data.cms.gov). Public domain.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Hartford, CT
Reporting agencies
7
Largest: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Public EV charging stations
7
Established EV charging
Multiple public charging stations across the ZIP — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas with active EV adoption.
Level 2 ports
24
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
2
Multiple library outlets
Several public-library outlets within the ZIP, giving residents real choice in branch hours, programming, and walk-in distance.
Buildings
2
1 central · 1 branch
Avg hours / week
22.9
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
7,400
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Federally Declared Disasters
30
Date Range
1978–2021
Most Recent Declaration
HURRICANE HENRI
Hurricane — declared August 22, 2021 (DR-3564)
Incident period: August 21, 2021 – August 24, 2021
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
3
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
26
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
11
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
49.6°F
40.8° – 58.4°
Annual precipitation
49.3"
Annual snowfall
39"
Heating · cooling days
6,140.5 · 568.8
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: STORRS, CT US, 6.1 miles from the centroid of Willimantic, CT (ZIP 06226)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Median daily AQI
34
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
122
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
Ozone
359 days as main pollutant
Days measured
359
Based on Windham County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
7,901
That is roughly 299 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
—
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
—
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
—
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
—
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
43
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,393
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
—
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
—
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
52%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.1% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Windham data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
14.2% of Windham County, CT residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.14
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.04
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
—
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.59
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 2.6% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Windham County, CT for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 06226. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
6.99%
graduated · 6 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
6.35%
State 6.35% · avg local 0.00%
Property tax (effective)
1.47%
Median $9,222/year
Tax burden rank
48 of 50
12.50% of personal income
For ZIP 06226: At this ZIP's median AGI of $43,605, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $1,829 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $266,440, that works out to roughly $3,929/year in property tax.
Program
CT Paid Leave
Mandatory (state-run insurance)
Max weeks/year
12
Parental
12wk
Max weekly benefit
$1,016
Replacement: 95% AWW up to 40x CT min wage + 60% above
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs in Willimantic
Nearby ZIPs by distance
06266 (South Windham, 3 mi) · 06256 (Willimantic, 3.1 mi) · 06280 (South Windham, 4.2 mi) · 06250 (Mansfield Center, 4.5 mi) · 06237 (5.1 mi) · 06264 (5.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
36.9%
3.9pp above the 33.0% national rate.
30.7%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
24.0%
2.0pp above the 22.0% national rate.
75.9%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
19.1%
6.1pp above the 13.0% national rate.
11.5%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
7 schools serve this ZIP, including 7 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windham Middle School | Public | 6–8 | 678 |
| Windham High School | Public | 9–12 | 604 |
| Windham Technical High School | Vocational | 9–12 | 478 |
| Natchaug School | Public | 0–5 | 288 |
| W. B. Sweeney School | Public | 0–5 | 229 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 2 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
2
Median in-state tuition
$17,486
Median earnings (10 yr)
$65,233
Willimantic, CT · 06226
Storrs, CT · 06269
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Willimantic, CT (ZIP 06226) sits in Windham County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 19.1%. NCES lists 7 schools serving the area, 7 non-charter. 2 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $17,486. 26% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. FEMA has issued 30 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1978 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Connecticut levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 6.99%); a household at the local median AGI of $43,605 would pay roughly $1,829/year before deductions. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $45,752, fair market rent of $1,760 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $266,440, up 1.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 24.0%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
36.9%, which is 3.9 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
24.0%, which is 2.0 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
30.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
7 schools serve this ZIP, including 7 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 06226 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 4 high schools serve this ZIP: Windham High School, Windham Technical High School, Arts At The Capitol Theater Magnet School (act), and 1 more. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
19,103 people live in ZIP 06226, with a median age of 30.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$45,752 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 06226, 39.3% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 60.7% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 06226, 5.2% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 4.5% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
26.6% of the population in ZIP 06226 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
84.0% of households in ZIP 06226 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 06226 is $266,440, up 1.4% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 1.4% over the past year and up 47.3% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 06226 (Willimantic, CT) is $43,605 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 06226 report an average of $270 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
0.8% of tax returns from ZIP 06226 (Willimantic, CT) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 336 business establishments operated in ZIP 06226 employing 4,890 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 06226 is $48,457, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 30 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 06226 between 1978–2021 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 06226, accounting for 10 of 30 declarations (33%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 06226 was "HURRICANE HENRI" — a hurricane declared in 2021 (DR-3564) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
2 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 06226 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Eastern Connecticut State University and University Of Connecticut (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 2 nearby institutions is $17,486 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $65,233 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 06226 has an average annual temperature of 49.6°F and 49.3" of annual precipitation based on the STORRS, CT US weather station 6.1 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 06226 is part of the Hartford, CT urbanized area, primarily served by Connecticut Department of Transportation (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
1 hospital is located in ZIP 06226 1 is rated by CMS, with an average overall rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars (CMS Hospital Compare, 2024).
Connecticut has a graduated income tax with a top rate of 6.99%. Households at the local median AGI of $43,605 would pay roughly $1,829 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 6.35% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Connecticut runs an active paid family leave program (CT Paid Leave) offering up to 12 weeks of paid leave per year, with a maximum weekly benefit of $1,016 (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (7 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (30 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), hospitals from CMS Hospital Compare, and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (30 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs in Willimantic
Nearby ZIPs by distance
06266 (South Windham, 3 mi) · 06256 (Willimantic, 3.1 mi) · 06280 (South Windham, 4.2 mi) · 06250 (Mansfield Center, 4.5 mi) · 06237 (5.1 mi) · 06264 (5.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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