ZIP Code 02124

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 55,897
Median household income: $79,168
Median home value: $607,200

ZIP Code 02124 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts) is home to about 55,897 residents. Its median household income of $79,168 runs below the Suffolk County figure of $92,859.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02124's population declined 1.3% from 56,649 to 55,897, while its median gross rent rose 18.3% from $1,507 to $1,783.

31.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 42.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,897
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $79,168
Median home value: $607,200
Median gross rent: $1,783
Housing units: 21,264
Homeownership rate: 42.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,64955,897

Median household income

$58,105$79,168

Median home value

$423,600$607,200

Median gross rent

$1,507$1,783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,649	$58,105	$423,600	$1,507
2020	57,128	$63,118	$451,000	$1,496
2021	56,070	$65,683	$492,900	$1,555
2022	55,336	$72,189	$570,900	$1,629
2023	55,897	$79,168	$607,200	$1,783

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,229	5.8%
5 to 17	9,405	16.8%
18 to 24	4,605	8.2%
25 to 34	8,944	16.0%
35 to 44	7,485	13.4%
45 to 54	7,986	14.3%
55 to 64	6,871	12.3%
65 to 74	4,102	7.3%
75 and over	3,270	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,908	17.7%
Black or African American	27,046	48.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48	0.1%
Asian	4,375	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	59	0.1%
Some other race	438	0.8%
Two or more races	4,213	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,810	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,667	14.7%
High school graduate	10,539	27.3%
Some college or associate's	10,442	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	6,902	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,108	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone47.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit23.9%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,289	47.6%
Carpooled	2,210	7.9%
Public transit	6,677	23.9%
Walked	999	3.6%
Bicycle	119	0.4%
Worked from home	3,758	13.5%
Other means	855	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,675	11.1%
15 to 29 min	7,526	31.2%
30 to 44 min	6,505	26.9%
45 to 59 min	2,672	11.1%
60+ min	4,771	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 16.9% (9,337 of 55,357)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,913	69.6%
Nonfamily households	6,074	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,987	94.0%
Vacant	1,277	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,386	42.0%
Renter-occupied	11,601	58.0%

1-unit, detached17.9%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units54.4%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,808	17.9%
1-unit, attached	1,716	8.1%
2 to 4 units	11,570	54.4%
5 to 19 units	2,405	11.3%
20 or more units	1,756	8.3%
Mobile home & other	9	0.0%

ZIP Code 02124

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