ZIP Code 01879

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 12,435
Median household income: $144,167
Median home value: $533,300

Covering part of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, ZIP Code 01879 has about 12,435 residents. Its median household income of $144,167 runs above the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 01879's population held roughly steady from 12,443 to 12,435, while its median gross rent rose 48.6% from $1,254 to $1,863.

49.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,435
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $144,167
Median home value: $533,300
Median gross rent: $1,863
Housing units: 4,374
Homeownership rate: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,44312,435

Median household income

$113,489$144,167

Median home value

$388,400$533,300

Median gross rent

$1,254$1,863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,443	$113,489	$388,400	$1,254
2020	12,511	$114,313	$417,200	$1,266
2021	12,454	$130,509	$442,000	$1,596
2022	12,385	$140,901	$487,800	$1,822
2023	12,435	$144,167	$533,300	$1,863

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,000	8.0%
5 to 17	1,960	15.8%
18 to 24	1,186	9.5%
25 to 34	1,477	11.9%
35 to 44	1,552	12.5%
45 to 54	1,669	13.4%
55 to 64	1,891	15.2%
65 to 74	1,309	10.5%
75 and over	391	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,075	81.0%
Black or African American	178	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	938	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	357	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	887	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree29.4%

Graduate or professional degree20.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	326	3.9%
High school graduate	1,727	20.8%
Some college or associate's	2,107	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,434	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,695	20.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,780	73.6%
Carpooled	638	9.8%
Public transit	30	0.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,029	15.9%
Other means	15	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,141	20.9%
15 to 29 min	2,276	41.7%
30 to 44 min	1,213	22.2%
45 to 59 min	481	8.8%
60+ min	352	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 4.8% (598 of 12,435)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,307	79.1%
Nonfamily households	875	20.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,182	95.6%
Vacant	192	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,606	86.2%
Renter-occupied	576	13.8%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached13.6%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,995	68.5%
1-unit, attached	596	13.6%
2 to 4 units	251	5.7%
5 to 19 units	215	4.9%
20 or more units	194	4.4%
Mobile home & other	123	2.8%

ZIP Code 01879

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