ZIP Code 02135

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 43,683
Median household income: $88,208
Median home value: $684,000

ZIP Code 02135 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts) is home to about 43,683 residents. At $88,208, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $92,859.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02135's population declined 2.8% from 44,951 to 43,683, while its median gross rent rose 20.1% from $1,815 to $2,179.

9.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,683
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $88,208
Median home value: $684,000
Median gross rent: $2,179
Housing units: 22,519
Homeownership rate: 21.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,95143,683

Median household income

$78,416$88,208

Median home value

$512,100$684,000

Median gross rent

$1,815$2,179

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,951	$78,416	$512,100	$1,815
2020	45,496	$83,383	$568,700	$1,891
2021	45,024	$85,792	$587,800	$1,993
2022	44,480	$87,603	$674,500	$2,154
2023	43,683	$88,208	$684,000	$2,179

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 175.0%

18 to 2416.3%

25 to 3438.4%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,230	2.8%
5 to 17	2,186	5.0%
18 to 24	7,131	16.3%
25 to 34	16,755	38.4%
35 to 44	4,367	10.0%
45 to 54	2,691	6.2%
55 to 64	3,412	7.8%
65 to 74	3,023	6.9%
75 and over	2,888	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,952	59.4%
Black or African American	2,462	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.0%
Asian	7,473	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.1%
Some other race	664	1.5%
Two or more races	2,205	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,876	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate11.1%

Some college or associate's10.9%

Bachelor's degree40.4%

Graduate or professional degree30.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,276	6.9%
High school graduate	3,679	11.1%
Some college or associate's	3,616	10.9%
Bachelor's degree	13,379	40.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10,186	30.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone37.3%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit28.4%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,656	37.3%
Carpooled	2,040	7.1%
Public transit	8,103	28.4%
Walked	1,668	5.8%
Bicycle	373	1.3%
Worked from home	5,305	18.6%
Other means	427	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,584	11.1%
15 to 29 min	7,091	30.5%
30 to 44 min	7,010	30.1%
45 to 59 min	3,735	16.1%
60+ min	2,847	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 18.7% (7,973 of 42,572)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,728	31.9%
Nonfamily households	14,344	68.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,072	93.6%
Vacant	1,447	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,582	21.7%
Renter-occupied	16,490	78.3%

1-unit, detached9.2%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units29.8%

5 to 19 units21.4%

20 or more units35.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,077	9.2%
1-unit, attached	811	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6,712	29.8%
5 to 19 units	4,812	21.4%
20 or more units	8,067	35.8%
Mobile home & other	40	0.2%

ZIP Code 02135

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