ZIP Code 02459

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 18,604
Median household income: $214,941
Median home value: $1,336,200

ZIP Code 02459 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts) is home to about 18,604 residents. Its median household income of $214,941 runs above the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 02459's population declined 2.1% from 19,012 to 18,604, while its median gross rent rose 17.6% from $1,962 to $2,308.

Households average 2.72 people. The median gross rent is $2,308.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,604
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $214,941
Median home value: $1,336,200
Median gross rent: $2,308
Housing units: 6,828
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 84.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,01218,604

Median household income

$195,336$214,941

Median home value

$1,092,700$1,336,200

Median gross rent

$1,962$2,308

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,012	$195,336	$1,092,700	$1,962
2020	18,631	$189,589	$1,101,300	$1,979
2021	19,081	$200,091	$1,153,600	$2,276
2022	19,182	$210,785	$1,330,900	$2,338
2023	18,604	$214,941	$1,336,200	$2,308

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	705	3.8%
5 to 17	3,344	18.0%
18 to 24	1,894	10.2%
25 to 34	1,359	7.3%
35 to 44	1,794	9.6%
45 to 54	2,851	15.3%
55 to 64	2,432	13.1%
65 to 74	2,872	15.4%
75 and over	1,353	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,306	71.5%
Black or African American	350	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3,108	16.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	215	1.2%
Two or more races	869	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	751	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate4.3%

Some college or associate's9.8%

Bachelor's degree27.1%

Graduate or professional degree57.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	1.6%
High school graduate	539	4.3%
Some college or associate's	1,239	9.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,433	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7,246	57.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone45.7%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit13.5%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home29.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,313	45.7%
Carpooled	380	4.0%
Public transit	1,276	13.5%
Walked	451	4.8%
Bicycle	47	0.5%
Worked from home	2,806	29.7%
Other means	161	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,414	21.3%
15 to 29 min	2,060	31.1%
30 to 44 min	1,703	25.7%
45 to 59 min	833	12.6%
60+ min	618	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 3.4% (602 of 17,619)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,098	78.7%
Nonfamily households	1,377	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,475	94.8%
Vacant	353	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,395	83.3%
Renter-occupied	1,080	16.7%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,190	76.0%
1-unit, attached	405	5.9%
2 to 4 units	579	8.5%
5 to 19 units	274	4.0%
20 or more units	380	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02459

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