ZIP Code 02140

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 21,361
Median household income: $136,382
Median home value: $1,070,200

ZIP Code 02140 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts) is home to about 21,361 residents. Its median household income of $136,382 runs above the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02140's population held roughly steady from 21,490 to 21,361, while its median gross rent rose 23.0% from $2,099 to $2,581.

The typical home was built around 1950. 10.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,361
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $136,382
Median home value: $1,070,200
Median gross rent: $2,581
Housing units: 11,117
Homeownership rate: 35.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,49021,361

Median household income

$103,738$136,382

Median home value

$776,800$1,070,200

Median gross rent

$2,099$2,581

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,490	$103,738	$776,800	$2,099
2020	20,954	$114,256	$850,000	$2,145
2021	20,060	$119,827	$889,600	$2,185
2022	21,553	$137,792	$994,800	$2,566
2023	21,361	$136,382	$1,070,200	$2,581

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3427.1%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	859	4.0%
5 to 17	2,304	10.8%
18 to 24	1,947	9.1%
25 to 34	5,779	27.1%
35 to 44	3,528	16.5%
45 to 54	1,963	9.2%
55 to 64	2,022	9.5%
65 to 74	1,700	8.0%
75 and over	1,259	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,566	54.1%
Black or African American	3,204	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4,011	18.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	65	0.3%
Two or more races	1,157	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,352	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate7.3%

Some college or associate's9.6%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree51.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	735	4.5%
High school graduate	1,183	7.3%
Some college or associate's	1,558	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,466	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8,309	51.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone27.0%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit27.0%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle5.2%

Worked from home30.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,643	27.0%
Carpooled	416	3.1%
Public transit	3,647	27.0%
Walked	952	7.1%
Bicycle	706	5.2%
Worked from home	4,082	30.2%
Other means	57	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	729	7.7%
15 to 29 min	3,349	35.5%
30 to 44 min	3,346	35.5%
45 to 59 min	1,446	15.3%
60+ min	551	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 10.8% (2,293 of 21,284)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,207	41.9%
Nonfamily households	5,823	58.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,030	90.2%
Vacant	1,087	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,605	35.9%
Renter-occupied	6,425	64.1%

1-unit, detached11.6%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units28.7%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units38.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,288	11.6%
1-unit, attached	702	6.3%
2 to 4 units	3,192	28.7%
5 to 19 units	1,651	14.9%
20 or more units	4,284	38.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02140

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