ZIP Code 02215

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Population: 24,054
Median household income: $65,827
Median home value: $683,800

Covering part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, ZIP Code 02215 has about 24,054 residents. At $65,827, its median household income sits below Suffolk County's $92,859.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 02215's population declined 6.7% from 25,770 to 24,054, while its median gross rent rose 19.8% from $1,991 to $2,385.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 54.6% of the population. 10.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,054
Median age: 21.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,827
Median home value: $683,800
Median gross rent: $2,385
Housing units: 9,390
Homeownership rate: 8.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 84.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,77024,054

Median household income

$45,856$65,827

Median home value

$544,100$683,800

Median gross rent

$1,991$2,385

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,770	$45,856	$544,100	$1,991
2020	26,243	$55,468	$487,600	$2,048
2021	25,856	$58,466	$494,900	$2,157
2022	24,522	$64,138	$698,200	$2,308
2023	24,054	$65,827	$683,800	$2,385

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 171.4%

18 to 2458.9%

25 to 3422.1%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 542.2%

55 to 642.3%

65 to 742.3%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	181	0.8%
5 to 17	332	1.4%
18 to 24	14,160	58.9%
25 to 34	5,306	22.1%
35 to 44	2,022	8.4%
45 to 54	524	2.2%
55 to 64	559	2.3%
65 to 74	562	2.3%
75 and over	408	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,135	54.6%
Black or African American	1,357	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	5,209	21.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.1%
Some other race	87	0.4%
Two or more races	1,349	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,866	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate6.5%

Some college or associate's5.7%

Bachelor's degree32.7%

Graduate or professional degree51.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	291	3.1%
High school graduate	614	6.5%
Some college or associate's	538	5.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,070	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,868	51.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone10.1%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit17.6%

Walked47.0%

Bicycle3.2%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,248	10.1%
Carpooled	194	1.6%
Public transit	2,180	17.6%
Walked	5,812	47.0%
Bicycle	399	3.2%
Worked from home	2,293	18.6%
Other means	235	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,893	38.7%
15 to 29 min	3,389	33.7%
30 to 44 min	2,140	21.3%
45 to 59 min	420	4.2%
60+ min	226	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.52
Poverty rate: 28.1% (3,567 of 12,679)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,519	18.5%
Nonfamily households	6,713	81.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,232	87.7%
Vacant	1,158	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	701	8.5%
Renter-occupied	7,531	91.5%

1-unit, detached0.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units26.2%

20 or more units69.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	77	0.8%
1-unit, attached	44	0.5%
2 to 4 units	245	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2,459	26.2%
20 or more units	6,561	69.9%
Mobile home & other	4	0.0%

ZIP Code 02215

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