ZIP Code 01966

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Essex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 6,977
Median household income: $93,227
Median home value: $692,500

ZIP Code 01966 (Essex County, Massachusetts) is home to about 6,977 residents. The median household income of $93,227 is below the Essex County median ($99,431).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 01966's population declined 3.5% from 7,231 to 6,977, while its median gross rent rose 34.3% from $1,360 to $1,827.

70.0% of workers drive to work alone. 69.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,977
Median age: 59.7 yrs
Median household income: $93,227
Median home value: $692,500
Median gross rent: $1,827
Housing units: 4,232
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2316,977

Median household income

$85,208$93,227

Median home value

$536,400$692,500

Median gross rent

$1,360$1,827

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,231	$85,208	$536,400	$1,360
2020	7,269	$87,149	$543,200	$1,590
2021	7,014	$88,377	$573,400	$1,632
2022	6,973	$95,091	$651,200	$1,725
2023	6,977	$93,227	$692,500	$1,827

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 7426.9%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	229	3.3%
5 to 17	587	8.4%
18 to 24	485	7.0%
25 to 34	557	8.0%
35 to 44	493	7.1%
45 to 54	565	8.1%
55 to 64	1,286	18.4%
65 to 74	1,877	26.9%
75 and over	898	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,581	94.3%
Black or African American	40	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	16	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	170	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	165	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate12.5%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree28.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	257	4.5%
High school graduate	711	12.5%
Some college or associate's	1,460	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,644	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,604	28.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit2.1%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,282	70.0%
Carpooled	85	2.6%
Public transit	68	2.1%
Walked	109	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	672	20.6%
Other means	42	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	890	34.4%
15 to 29 min	761	29.4%
30 to 44 min	268	10.4%
45 to 59 min	266	10.3%
60+ min	401	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 3.6% (247 of 6,933)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,144	65.7%
Nonfamily households	1,119	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,263	77.1%
Vacant	969	22.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,257	69.2%
Renter-occupied	1,006	30.8%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,920	69.0%
1-unit, attached	268	6.3%
2 to 4 units	638	15.1%
5 to 19 units	333	7.9%
20 or more units	50	1.2%
Mobile home & other	23	0.5%

ZIP Code 01966

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