ZIP Code 02127

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 36,646
Median household income: $156,373
Median home value: $858,600

ZIP Code 02127 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts) is home to about 36,646 residents. At $156,373, its median household income sits above Suffolk County's $92,859.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 02127's population declined 2.6% from 37,634 to 36,646, while its median gross rent rose 54.0% from $1,581 to $2,435.

Households average 2.03 people. The median gross rent is $2,435.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,646
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $156,373
Median home value: $858,600
Median gross rent: $2,435
Housing units: 19,495
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,63436,646

Median household income

$109,149$156,373

Median home value

$644,200$858,600

Median gross rent

$1,581$2,435

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,634	$109,149	$644,200	$1,581
2020	36,941	$122,599	$700,100	$1,704
2021	35,266	$131,782	$719,100	$1,875
2022	36,175	$145,357	$818,200	$2,255
2023	36,646	$156,373	$858,600	$2,435

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 175.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3438.2%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,528	4.2%
5 to 17	2,148	5.9%
18 to 24	2,943	8.0%
25 to 34	13,982	38.2%
35 to 44	5,890	16.1%
45 to 54	3,218	8.8%
55 to 64	3,354	9.2%
65 to 74	1,919	5.2%
75 and over	1,664	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,410	77.5%
Black or African American	1,082	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,469	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	145	0.4%
Two or more races	876	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,664	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's11.7%

Bachelor's degree44.0%

Graduate or professional degree24.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,388	4.6%
High school graduate	4,485	14.9%
Some college or associate's	3,519	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	13,222	44.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7,413	24.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone32.1%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit26.1%

Walked8.7%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home26.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,280	32.1%
Carpooled	869	3.4%
Public transit	6,731	26.1%
Walked	2,238	8.7%
Bicycle	369	1.4%
Worked from home	6,859	26.6%
Other means	426	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,597	8.4%
15 to 29 min	7,892	41.7%
30 to 44 min	5,895	31.2%
45 to 59 min	1,988	10.5%
60+ min	1,541	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 11.9% (4,314 of 36,383)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,518	36.4%
Nonfamily households	11,377	63.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,895	91.8%
Vacant	1,600	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,023	44.8%
Renter-occupied	9,872	55.2%

1-unit, detached7.7%

1-unit, attached11.4%

2 to 4 units48.1%

5 to 19 units19.0%

20 or more units13.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,508	7.7%
1-unit, attached	2,229	11.4%
2 to 4 units	9,380	48.1%
5 to 19 units	3,705	19.0%
20 or more units	2,673	13.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02127

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