ZIP Code 02451

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 18,153
Median household income: $119,509
Median home value: $709,200

ZIP Code 02451 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts) is home to about 18,153 residents. The median household income of $119,509 is below the Middlesex County median ($126,779).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 02451's population held roughly steady from 18,246 to 18,153, while its median gross rent rose 34.3% from $1,889 to $2,537.

54.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,153
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $119,509
Median home value: $709,200
Median gross rent: $2,537
Housing units: 7,852
Homeownership rate: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,24618,153

Median household income

$111,587$119,509

Median home value

$525,400$709,200

Median gross rent

$1,889$2,537

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,246	$111,587	$525,400	$1,889
2020	17,470	$105,536	$585,600	$1,925
2021	17,965	$109,021	$609,500	$2,160
2022	18,379	$117,932	$677,700	$2,497
2023	18,153	$119,509	$709,200	$2,537

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	942	5.2%
5 to 17	1,769	9.7%
18 to 24	2,046	11.3%
25 to 34	3,072	16.9%
35 to 44	2,286	12.6%
45 to 54	2,142	11.8%
55 to 64	2,727	15.0%
65 to 74	1,529	8.4%
75 and over	1,640	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,092	55.6%
Black or African American	1,349	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	2,966	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	107	0.6%
Two or more races	437	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,201	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree27.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	875	6.5%
High school graduate	2,758	20.6%
Some college or associate's	2,437	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,619	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,707	27.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone61.5%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit5.9%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,539	61.5%
Carpooled	909	8.6%
Public transit	628	5.9%
Walked	241	2.3%
Bicycle	30	0.3%
Worked from home	1,825	17.2%
Other means	455	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,952	22.2%
15 to 29 min	3,516	39.9%
30 to 44 min	2,030	23.1%
45 to 59 min	675	7.7%
60+ min	629	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 7.5% (1,348 of 18,052)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,452	59.0%
Nonfamily households	3,092	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,544	96.1%
Vacant	308	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,423	58.6%
Renter-occupied	3,121	41.4%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units13.5%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,340	55.3%
1-unit, attached	489	6.2%
2 to 4 units	1,265	16.1%
5 to 19 units	1,061	13.5%
20 or more units	697	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02451

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