ZIP Code 02143

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 25,161
Median household income: $126,102
Median home value: $930,200

Covering part of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, ZIP Code 02143 has about 25,161 residents. At $126,102, its median household income sits in line with Middlesex County's $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 02143's population held roughly steady from 25,327 to 25,161, while its median gross rent rose 32.1% from $1,835 to $2,424.

Households average 2.05 people. The median gross rent is $2,424.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,161
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $126,102
Median home value: $930,200
Median gross rent: $2,424
Housing units: 12,901
Homeownership rate: 31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,32725,161

Median household income

$98,374$126,102

Median home value

$681,900$930,200

Median gross rent

$1,835$2,424

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,327	$98,374	$681,900	$1,835
2020	25,102	$105,193	$729,200	$1,999
2021	25,264	$111,201	$763,700	$2,092
2022	25,329	$118,440	$859,000	$2,309
2023	25,161	$126,102	$930,200	$2,424

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 175.6%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3437.6%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	755	3.0%
5 to 17	1,401	5.6%
18 to 24	2,599	10.3%
25 to 34	9,472	37.6%
35 to 44	4,026	16.0%
45 to 54	2,526	10.0%
55 to 64	2,015	8.0%
65 to 74	1,466	5.8%
75 and over	901	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,482	69.5%
Black or African American	1,056	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	2,811	11.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.1%
Some other race	560	2.2%
Two or more races	1,159	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,057	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate10.6%

Some college or associate's9.5%

Bachelor's degree36.5%

Graduate or professional degree38.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,109	5.4%
High school graduate	2,165	10.6%
Some college or associate's	1,934	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,452	36.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7,746	38.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone27.0%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit16.1%

Walked10.6%

Bicycle9.6%

Worked from home32.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,984	27.0%
Carpooled	513	2.8%
Public transit	2,974	16.1%
Walked	1,962	10.6%
Bicycle	1,761	9.6%
Worked from home	6,006	32.6%
Other means	239	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,824	14.7%
15 to 29 min	4,259	34.3%
30 to 44 min	3,835	30.8%
45 to 59 min	1,724	13.9%
60+ min	791	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 8.4% (2,113 of 25,060)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,089	33.7%
Nonfamily households	8,043	66.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,132	94.0%
Vacant	769	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,780	31.2%
Renter-occupied	8,352	68.8%

1-unit, detached10.1%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units49.5%

5 to 19 units19.0%

20 or more units17.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,305	10.1%
1-unit, attached	461	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6,386	49.5%
5 to 19 units	2,450	19.0%
20 or more units	2,299	17.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02143

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