ZIP Code 02122

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 23,471
Median household income: $82,945
Median home value: $656,400

ZIP Code 02122 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts) is home to about 23,471 residents. Its median household income of $82,945 runs below the Suffolk County figure of $92,859.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02122's population declined 4.1% from 24,485 to 23,471, while its median gross rent rose 41.7% from $1,448 to $2,052.

14.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.52 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,471
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $82,945
Median home value: $656,400
Median gross rent: $2,052
Housing units: 10,039
Homeownership rate: 43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,48523,471

Median household income

$60,313$82,945

Median home value

$476,900$656,400

Median gross rent

$1,448$2,052

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,485	$60,313	$476,900	$1,448
2020	24,874	$72,158	$526,200	$1,533
2021	23,747	$77,081	$551,100	$1,692
2022	24,705	$81,025	$630,300	$1,900
2023	23,471	$82,945	$656,400	$2,052

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,259	5.4%
5 to 17	3,149	13.4%
18 to 24	1,845	7.9%
25 to 34	4,508	19.2%
35 to 44	4,266	18.2%
45 to 54	2,793	11.9%
55 to 64	2,472	10.5%
65 to 74	2,113	9.0%
75 and over	1,066	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,131	34.6%
Black or African American	6,031	25.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	70	0.3%
Asian	3,226	13.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	438	1.9%
Two or more races	2,340	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,235	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,310	19.2%
High school graduate	4,240	24.6%
Some college or associate's	3,209	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,814	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,645	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone49.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit23.5%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,109	49.9%
Carpooled	1,118	9.1%
Public transit	2,876	23.5%
Walked	438	3.6%
Bicycle	61	0.5%
Worked from home	1,241	10.1%
Other means	404	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,269	11.5%
15 to 29 min	3,733	33.9%
30 to 44 min	2,945	26.8%
45 to 59 min	1,665	15.1%
60+ min	1,394	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 14.7% (3,382 of 23,059)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,220	57.0%
Nonfamily households	3,939	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,159	91.2%
Vacant	880	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,000	43.7%
Renter-occupied	5,159	56.3%

1-unit, detached13.6%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units66.1%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,369	13.6%
1-unit, attached	517	5.1%
2 to 4 units	6,632	66.1%
5 to 19 units	796	7.9%
20 or more units	690	6.9%
Mobile home & other	35	0.3%

ZIP Code 02122

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