ZIP Code 02119

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 26,851
Median household income: $43,255
Median home value: $668,900

Covering part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, ZIP Code 02119 has about 26,851 residents. At $43,255, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $92,859.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02119's population declined 3.5% from 27,818 to 26,851, while its median gross rent rose 37.4% from $911 to $1,252.

The typical home was built around 1962. 27.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,851
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $43,255
Median home value: $668,900
Median gross rent: $1,252
Housing units: 12,937
Homeownership rate: 24.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,81826,851

Median household income

$31,900$43,255

Median home value

$440,800$668,900

Median gross rent

$911$1,252

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,818	$31,900	$440,800	$911
2020	27,426	$32,424	$489,800	$860
2021	28,307	$34,987	$563,200	$1,059
2022	26,821	$37,158	$603,900	$1,182
2023	26,851	$43,255	$668,900	$1,252

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,263	4.7%
5 to 17	3,707	13.8%
18 to 24	3,316	12.3%
25 to 34	5,059	18.8%
35 to 44	3,202	11.9%
45 to 54	2,966	11.0%
55 to 64	3,152	11.7%
65 to 74	2,389	8.9%
75 and over	1,797	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,531	13.2%
Black or African American	11,488	42.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	896	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	712	2.7%
Two or more races	1,678	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,542	31.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,494	18.8%
High school graduate	5,159	27.8%
Some college or associate's	4,376	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,372	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,164	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone41.2%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit29.8%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle3.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,054	41.2%
Carpooled	758	6.2%
Public transit	3,658	29.8%
Walked	886	7.2%
Bicycle	366	3.0%
Worked from home	1,217	9.9%
Other means	342	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,657	15.0%
15 to 29 min	3,729	33.7%
30 to 44 min	3,504	31.7%
45 to 59 min	1,047	9.5%
60+ min	1,127	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 27.5% (7,331 of 26,666)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,464	46.4%
Nonfamily households	6,300	53.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,764	90.9%
Vacant	1,173	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,886	24.5%
Renter-occupied	8,878	75.5%

1-unit, detached10.8%

1-unit, attached11.1%

2 to 4 units38.2%

5 to 19 units20.2%

20 or more units19.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,395	10.8%
1-unit, attached	1,436	11.1%
2 to 4 units	4,938	38.2%
5 to 19 units	2,612	20.2%
20 or more units	2,520	19.5%
Mobile home & other	36	0.3%

ZIP Code 02119

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