ZIP Code 02134

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 17,637
Median household income: $75,317
Median home value: $586,700

Covering part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, ZIP Code 02134 has about 17,637 residents. At $75,317, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $92,859.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 02134's population declined 11.4% from 19,907 to 17,637, while its median gross rent rose 25.3% from $1,811 to $2,269.

3.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1947.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,637
Median age: 28.3 yrs
Median household income: $75,317
Median home value: $586,700
Median gross rent: $2,269
Housing units: 9,027
Homeownership rate: 13.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,90717,637

Median household income

$62,614$75,317

Median home value

$502,600$586,700

Median gross rent

$1,811$2,269

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,907	$62,614	$502,600	$1,811
2020	19,552	$66,095	$522,300	$1,834
2021	18,437	$70,021	$504,800	$1,949
2022	17,969	$80,027	$602,300	$2,211
2023	17,637	$75,317	$586,700	$2,269

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 174.6%

18 to 2422.1%

25 to 3446.5%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 543.8%

55 to 645.3%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	240	1.4%
5 to 17	812	4.6%
18 to 24	3,889	22.1%
25 to 34	8,208	46.5%
35 to 44	1,736	9.8%
45 to 54	673	3.8%
55 to 64	932	5.3%
65 to 74	763	4.3%
75 and over	384	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,696	55.0%
Black or African American	1,353	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.2%
Asian	4,072	23.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	83	0.5%
Two or more races	791	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,606	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate9.2%

Some college or associate's11.1%

Bachelor's degree42.4%

Graduate or professional degree33.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	458	3.6%
High school graduate	1,162	9.2%
Some college or associate's	1,403	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,377	42.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,296	33.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone24.5%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit29.1%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle6.5%

Worked from home22.6%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,856	24.5%
Carpooled	563	4.8%
Public transit	3,398	29.1%
Walked	1,191	10.2%
Bicycle	759	6.5%
Worked from home	2,635	22.6%
Other means	270	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	761	8.4%
15 to 29 min	2,855	31.6%
30 to 44 min	2,840	31.4%
45 to 59 min	1,456	16.1%
60+ min	1,125	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 23.5% (4,137 of 17,606)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,253	27.3%
Nonfamily households	6,014	72.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,267	91.6%
Vacant	760	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,089	13.2%
Renter-occupied	7,178	86.8%

1-unit, detached3.5%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units22.6%

5 to 19 units29.9%

20 or more units38.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	316	3.5%
1-unit, attached	423	4.7%
2 to 4 units	2,040	22.6%
5 to 19 units	2,696	29.9%
20 or more units	3,510	38.9%
Mobile home & other	42	0.5%

ZIP Code 02134

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