ZIP Code 02126

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 25,313
Median household income: $67,206
Median home value: $515,000

Covering part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, ZIP Code 02126 has about 25,313 residents. The median household income of $67,206 is below the Suffolk County median ($92,859).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02126's population declined 14.5% from 29,620 to 25,313, while its median gross rent rose 7.5% from $1,543 to $1,659.

Owners occupy 41.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,313
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $67,206
Median home value: $515,000
Median gross rent: $1,659
Housing units: 9,617
Homeownership rate: 41.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,62025,313

Median household income

$55,024$67,206

Median home value

$377,700$515,000

Median gross rent

$1,543$1,659

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,620	$55,024	$377,700	$1,543
2020	29,807	$55,126	$405,600	$1,540
2021	25,572	$61,180	$440,800	$1,553
2022	24,994	$66,689	$475,200	$1,566
2023	25,313	$67,206	$515,000	$1,659

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,789	7.1%
5 to 17	3,912	15.5%
18 to 24	1,429	5.6%
25 to 34	4,421	17.5%
35 to 44	3,534	14.0%
45 to 54	2,891	11.4%
55 to 64	3,518	13.9%
65 to 74	2,251	8.9%
75 and over	1,568	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	906	3.6%
Black or African American	18,326	72.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	79	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.1%
Some other race	184	0.7%
Two or more races	1,616	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,165	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,296	12.6%
High school graduate	5,451	30.0%
Some college or associate's	6,024	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,722	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,690	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone51.2%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit22.2%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,209	51.2%
Carpooled	853	7.0%
Public transit	2,693	22.2%
Walked	279	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,750	14.4%
Other means	334	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	875	8.4%
15 to 29 min	2,852	27.5%
30 to 44 min	2,637	25.4%
45 to 59 min	1,885	18.2%
60+ min	2,119	20.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 16.8% (4,234 of 25,277)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,241	70.4%
Nonfamily households	2,621	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,862	92.1%
Vacant	755	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,705	41.8%
Renter-occupied	5,157	58.2%

1-unit, detached22.0%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units43.7%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,116	22.0%
1-unit, attached	742	7.7%
2 to 4 units	4,206	43.7%
5 to 19 units	998	10.4%
20 or more units	1,547	16.1%
Mobile home & other	8	0.1%

ZIP Code 02126

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