ZIP Code 02115

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 28,621
Median household income: $53,398
Median home value: $1,015,400

ZIP Code 02115 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, home to about 28,621 residents. Its median household income of $53,398 runs below the Suffolk County figure of $92,859.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02115's population held roughly steady from 28,652 to 28,621, while its median gross rent rose 20.3% from $1,690 to $2,033.

The typical home was built around 1938. 34.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,621
Median age: 22.1 yrs
Median household income: $53,398
Median home value: $1,015,400
Median gross rent: $2,033
Housing units: 11,556
Homeownership rate: 14.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,65228,621

Median household income

$43,144$53,398

Median home value

$860,900$1,015,400

Median gross rent

$1,690$2,033

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,652	$43,144	$860,900	$1,690
2020	29,134	$45,827	$786,800	$1,730
2021	28,559	$47,486	$931,300	$1,784
2022	27,838	$51,454	$1,000,000	$1,992
2023	28,621	$53,398	$1,015,400	$2,033

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 174.5%

18 to 2452.3%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 445.9%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	506	1.8%
5 to 17	1,276	4.5%
18 to 24	14,971	52.3%
25 to 34	4,651	16.3%
35 to 44	1,700	5.9%
45 to 54	1,123	3.9%
55 to 64	1,685	5.9%
65 to 74	1,246	4.4%
75 and over	1,463	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,171	53.0%
Black or African American	1,908	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	5,560	19.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	72	0.3%
Some other race	209	0.7%
Two or more races	1,396	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,286	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's10.9%

Bachelor's degree39.1%

Graduate or professional degree28.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,038	8.7%
High school graduate	1,565	13.2%
Some college or associate's	1,289	10.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,640	39.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,336	28.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone11.7%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit21.1%

Walked42.6%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,505	11.7%
Carpooled	215	1.7%
Public transit	2,717	21.1%
Walked	5,492	42.6%
Bicycle	403	3.1%
Worked from home	2,210	17.1%
Other means	350	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,676	34.4%
15 to 29 min	3,715	34.8%
30 to 44 min	2,245	21.0%
45 to 59 min	451	4.2%
60+ min	595	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.66
Poverty rate: 34.8% (5,818 of 16,737)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,248	22.7%
Nonfamily households	7,651	77.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,899	85.7%
Vacant	1,657	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,450	14.6%
Renter-occupied	8,449	85.4%

1-unit, detached0.3%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units15.2%

5 to 19 units31.2%

20 or more units51.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38	0.3%
1-unit, attached	198	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,757	15.2%
5 to 19 units	3,609	31.2%
20 or more units	5,954	51.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02115

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