ZIP Code 02128

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 44,124
Median household income: $92,079
Median home value: $680,000

ZIP Code 02128 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts) is home to about 44,124 residents. The median household income of $92,079 is in line with the Suffolk County median ($92,859).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02128's population declined 6.6% from 47,263 to 44,124, while its median gross rent rose 30.0% from $1,545 to $2,009.

38.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 28.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,124
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $92,079
Median home value: $680,000
Median gross rent: $2,009
Housing units: 19,124
Homeownership rate: 28.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,26344,124

Median household income

$60,579$92,079

Median home value

$449,000$680,000

Median gross rent

$1,545$2,009

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,263	$60,579	$449,000	$1,545
2020	47,804	$63,378	$528,400	$1,609
2021	45,501	$71,630	$577,600	$1,740
2022	45,357	$84,023	$653,600	$1,942
2023	44,124	$92,079	$680,000	$2,009

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3426.3%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,223	5.0%
5 to 17	5,280	12.0%
18 to 24	3,089	7.0%
25 to 34	11,613	26.3%
35 to 44	7,270	16.5%
45 to 54	6,308	14.3%
55 to 64	4,819	10.9%
65 to 74	2,100	4.8%
75 and over	1,422	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,925	36.1%
Black or African American	1,242	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,691	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.1%
Some other race	632	1.4%
Two or more races	1,495	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,101	52.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.6%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's14.8%

Bachelor's degree23.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,569	22.6%
High school graduate	8,193	24.4%
Some college or associate's	4,972	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	8,013	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,785	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone28.1%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit42.3%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,483	28.1%
Carpooled	1,428	5.4%
Public transit	11,238	42.3%
Walked	1,440	5.4%
Bicycle	55	0.2%
Worked from home	4,697	17.7%
Other means	249	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,510	11.5%
15 to 29 min	6,309	28.8%
30 to 44 min	8,037	36.7%
45 to 59 min	2,356	10.8%
60+ min	2,681	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 14.3% (6,271 of 43,916)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,428	47.8%
Nonfamily households	9,191	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,619	92.1%
Vacant	1,505	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,033	28.6%
Renter-occupied	12,586	71.4%

1-unit, detached7.7%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units58.2%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units17.8%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,470	7.7%
1-unit, attached	714	3.7%
2 to 4 units	11,137	58.2%
5 to 19 units	2,290	12.0%
20 or more units	3,404	17.8%
Mobile home & other	109	0.6%

ZIP Code 02128

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