ZIP Code 01742

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 18,337
Median household income: $211,435
Median home value: $1,139,200

ZIP Code 01742 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 18,337 residents. At $211,435, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 01742's population declined 4.1% from 19,121 to 18,337, while its median gross rent rose 16.0% from $2,130 to $2,471.

2.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.76 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,337
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $211,435
Median home value: $1,139,200
Median gross rent: $2,471
Housing units: 6,659
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 79.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,12118,337

Median household income

$152,240$211,435

Median home value

$871,300$1,139,200

Median gross rent

$2,130$2,471

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,121	$152,240	$871,300	$2,130
2020	18,927	$160,448	$907,700	$2,213
2021	18,393	$168,934	$922,900	$2,271
2022	18,311	$183,657	$1,021,400	$2,538
2023	18,337	$211,435	$1,139,200	$2,471

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	780	4.3%
5 to 17	4,143	22.6%
18 to 24	1,157	6.3%
25 to 34	920	5.0%
35 to 44	2,229	12.2%
45 to 54	2,703	14.7%
55 to 64	2,636	14.4%
65 to 74	2,089	11.4%
75 and over	1,680	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,889	81.2%
Black or African American	436	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.2%
Asian	895	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	104	0.6%
Two or more races	1,063	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	918	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate9.7%

Some college or associate's7.7%

Bachelor's degree28.7%

Graduate or professional degree50.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	435	3.5%
High school graduate	1,188	9.7%
Some college or associate's	941	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,517	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6,176	50.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone52.9%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit4.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home34.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,773	52.9%
Carpooled	232	3.3%
Public transit	292	4.1%
Walked	153	2.1%
Bicycle	117	1.6%
Worked from home	2,489	34.9%
Other means	73	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	987	21.3%
15 to 29 min	1,525	32.9%
30 to 44 min	875	18.9%
45 to 59 min	442	9.5%
60+ min	811	17.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 2.5% (431 of 17,113)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,603	74.3%
Nonfamily households	1,588	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,191	93.0%
Vacant	468	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,896	79.1%
Renter-occupied	1,295	20.9%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,702	70.6%
1-unit, attached	346	5.2%
2 to 4 units	454	6.8%
5 to 19 units	354	5.3%
20 or more units	803	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 01742

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