ZIP Code 01938

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Essex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 13,820
Median household income: $124,405
Median home value: $701,400

ZIP Code 01938 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Essex County, Massachusetts, home to about 13,820 residents. At $124,405, its median household income sits above Essex County's $99,431.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 01938's population declined 1.0% from 13,963 to 13,820, while its median gross rent rose 33.2% from $1,145 to $1,525.

74.4% of workers drive to work alone. 60.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,820
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $124,405
Median home value: $701,400
Median gross rent: $1,525
Housing units: 6,270
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,96313,820

Median household income

$93,212$124,405

Median home value

$485,600$701,400

Median gross rent

$1,145$1,525

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,963	$93,212	$485,600	$1,145
2020	14,022	$103,941	$508,200	$1,260
2021	13,740	$111,701	$545,600	$1,271
2022	13,791	$123,266	$649,100	$1,435
2023	13,820	$124,405	$701,400	$1,525

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	609	4.4%
5 to 17	2,021	14.6%
18 to 24	877	6.3%
25 to 34	1,451	10.5%
35 to 44	1,589	11.5%
45 to 54	2,172	15.7%
55 to 64	1,982	14.3%
65 to 74	1,837	13.3%
75 and over	1,282	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,613	91.3%
Black or African American	103	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	280	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	401	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	423	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree32.7%

Graduate or professional degree24.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	214	2.1%
High school graduate	1,806	17.5%
Some college or associate's	2,364	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,370	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,559	24.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit3.1%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,577	74.4%
Carpooled	151	2.0%
Public transit	235	3.1%
Walked	292	3.9%
Bicycle	24	0.3%
Worked from home	1,205	16.1%
Other means	9	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,867	29.7%
15 to 29 min	2,277	36.2%
30 to 44 min	680	10.8%
45 to 59 min	456	7.3%
60+ min	1,008	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 6.5% (902 of 13,774)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,716	64.5%
Nonfamily households	2,041	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,757	91.8%
Vacant	513	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,178	72.6%
Renter-occupied	1,579	27.4%

1-unit, detached60.9%

1-unit, attached11.7%

2 to 4 units15.5%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,820	60.9%
1-unit, attached	732	11.7%
2 to 4 units	970	15.5%
5 to 19 units	426	6.8%
20 or more units	322	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 01938

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