ZIP Code 01854

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 28,808
Median household income: $70,397
Median home value: $360,500

ZIP Code 01854 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 28,808 residents. Its median household income of $70,397 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 01854's population held roughly steady from 28,937 to 28,808, while its median gross rent rose 43.4% from $1,030 to $1,477.

The median gross rent is $1,477. 29.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,808
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,397
Median home value: $360,500
Median gross rent: $1,477
Housing units: 10,960
Homeownership rate: 36.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,93728,808

Median household income

$53,322$70,397

Median home value

$254,300$360,500

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,477

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,937	$53,322	$254,300	$1,030
2020	28,770	$55,461	$259,600	$1,080
2021	29,157	$58,422	$287,100	$1,189
2022	29,062	$66,645	$331,300	$1,350
2023	28,808	$70,397	$360,500	$1,477

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2421.4%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	920	3.2%
5 to 17	4,161	14.4%
18 to 24	6,174	21.4%
25 to 34	3,992	13.9%
35 to 44	3,829	13.3%
45 to 54	2,649	9.2%
55 to 64	3,300	11.5%
65 to 74	2,066	7.2%
75 and over	1,717	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,295	49.6%
Black or African American	3,346	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	3,654	12.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.1%
Some other race	70	0.2%
Two or more races	1,199	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,210	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,695	15.4%
High school graduate	5,533	31.5%
Some college or associate's	4,130	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,390	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,805	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit2.3%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,603	74.0%
Carpooled	913	6.4%
Public transit	331	2.3%
Walked	1,021	7.1%
Bicycle	25	0.2%
Worked from home	1,132	7.9%
Other means	313	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,316	25.1%
15 to 29 min	4,340	32.9%
30 to 44 min	3,075	23.3%
45 to 59 min	1,421	10.8%
60+ min	1,054	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 17.6% (4,468 of 25,361)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,235	50.5%
Nonfamily households	5,141	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,376	94.7%
Vacant	584	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,809	36.7%
Renter-occupied	6,567	63.3%

1-unit, detached23.5%

1-unit, attached11.1%

2 to 4 units25.1%

5 to 19 units20.9%

20 or more units19.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,577	23.5%
1-unit, attached	1,218	11.1%
2 to 4 units	2,753	25.1%
5 to 19 units	2,291	20.9%
20 or more units	2,121	19.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 01854

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