ZIP Code 02116

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 22,040
Median household income: $127,309
Median home value: $1,583,500

ZIP Code 02116 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts) is home to about 22,040 residents. At $127,309, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $92,859.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 02116's population declined 4.8% from 23,157 to 22,040, while its median gross rent rose 19.1% from $1,965 to $2,341.

16.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.65 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,040
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $127,309
Median home value: $1,583,500
Median gross rent: $2,341
Housing units: 14,110
Homeownership rate: 34.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,15722,040

Median household income

$110,280$127,309

Median home value

$1,159,700$1,583,500

Median gross rent

$1,965$2,341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,157	$110,280	$1,159,700	$1,965
2020	23,007	$115,825	$1,212,700	$2,104
2021	22,587	$121,967	$1,401,900	$2,183
2022	22,286	$131,648	$1,461,100	$2,255
2023	22,040	$127,309	$1,583,500	$2,341

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 174.4%

18 to 2420.3%

25 to 3423.0%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	728	3.3%
5 to 17	978	4.4%
18 to 24	4,474	20.3%
25 to 34	5,065	23.0%
35 to 44	2,528	11.5%
45 to 54	2,001	9.1%
55 to 64	2,597	11.8%
65 to 74	1,844	8.4%
75 and over	1,825	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,363	65.2%
Black or African American	1,028	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	3,371	15.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	90	0.4%
Some other race	85	0.4%
Two or more races	1,236	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,849	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate8.7%

Some college or associate's7.5%

Bachelor's degree32.5%

Graduate or professional degree44.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,087	6.9%
High school graduate	1,387	8.7%
Some college or associate's	1,195	7.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,151	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7,040	44.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone17.9%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit16.1%

Walked31.8%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home26.4%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,253	17.9%
Carpooled	272	2.2%
Public transit	2,026	16.1%
Walked	4,004	31.8%
Bicycle	392	3.1%
Worked from home	3,330	26.4%
Other means	320	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,337	25.2%
15 to 29 min	3,640	39.3%
30 to 44 min	2,277	24.6%
45 to 59 min	665	7.2%
60+ min	348	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.65
Poverty rate: 16.0% (3,051 of 19,116)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,907	33.9%
Nonfamily households	7,618	66.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,525	81.7%
Vacant	2,585	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,007	34.8%
Renter-occupied	7,518	65.2%

1-unit, detached2.4%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units20.2%

5 to 19 units34.7%

20 or more units39.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	333	2.4%
1-unit, attached	462	3.3%
2 to 4 units	2,848	20.2%
5 to 19 units	4,899	34.7%
20 or more units	5,562	39.4%
Mobile home & other	6	0.0%

ZIP Code 02116

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