ZIP Code 02131

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 31,564
Median household income: $109,237
Median home value: $634,200

ZIP Code 02131 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, home to about 31,564 residents. Its median household income of $109,237 runs above the Suffolk County figure of $92,859.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02131's population declined 8.3% from 34,419 to 31,564, while its median gross rent rose 30.0% from $1,538 to $1,999.

Households average 2.50 people. The median gross rent is $1,999.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,564
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $109,237
Median home value: $634,200
Median gross rent: $1,999
Housing units: 13,264
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,41931,564

Median household income

$80,578$109,237

Median home value

$466,300$634,200

Median gross rent

$1,538$1,999

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,419	$80,578	$466,300	$1,538
2020	34,048	$87,083	$491,500	$1,651
2021	32,609	$93,601	$517,400	$1,679
2022	31,637	$101,566	$601,100	$1,821
2023	31,564	$109,237	$634,200	$1,999

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,190	6.9%
5 to 17	4,085	12.9%
18 to 24	1,713	5.4%
25 to 34	5,245	16.6%
35 to 44	5,651	17.9%
45 to 54	3,906	12.4%
55 to 64	4,195	13.3%
65 to 74	2,772	8.8%
75 and over	1,807	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,826	50.1%
Black or African American	6,779	21.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	908	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	437	1.4%
Two or more races	1,329	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,285	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate19.9%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree26.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,534	10.7%
High school graduate	4,692	19.9%
Some college or associate's	4,109	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,023	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6,218	26.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone49.8%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit17.7%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,777	49.8%
Carpooled	967	5.5%
Public transit	3,113	17.7%
Walked	574	3.3%
Bicycle	434	2.5%
Worked from home	3,484	19.8%
Other means	262	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,267	9.0%
15 to 29 min	4,325	30.6%
30 to 44 min	4,502	31.9%
45 to 59 min	2,150	15.2%
60+ min	1,883	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 9.7% (3,029 of 31,163)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,742	62.2%
Nonfamily households	4,707	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,449	93.9%
Vacant	815	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,095	57.0%
Renter-occupied	5,354	43.0%

1-unit, detached33.9%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units38.2%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,502	33.9%
1-unit, attached	1,358	10.2%
2 to 4 units	5,062	38.2%
5 to 19 units	1,560	11.8%
20 or more units	782	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02131

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