ZIP Code 02461

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 6,717
Median household income: $207,292
Median home value: $1,154,500

Covering part of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, ZIP Code 02461 has about 6,717 residents. At $207,292, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $126,779.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02461's population declined 5.2% from 7,084 to 6,717, while its median gross rent rose 51.8% from $1,993 to $3,026.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.3% of the population. 45.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,717
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $207,292
Median home value: $1,154,500
Median gross rent: $3,026
Housing units: 2,785
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 88.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0846,717

Median household income

$164,583$207,292

Median home value

$880,700$1,154,500

Median gross rent

$1,993$3,026

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,084	$164,583	$880,700	$1,993
2020	6,923	$171,855	$911,400	$2,446
2021	6,899	$181,220	$941,900	$2,418
2022	7,049	$191,711	$1,079,000	$2,930
2023	6,717	$207,292	$1,154,500	$3,026

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	357	5.3%
5 to 17	1,267	18.9%
18 to 24	380	5.7%
25 to 34	628	9.3%
35 to 44	825	12.3%
45 to 54	989	14.7%
55 to 64	1,165	17.3%
65 to 74	698	10.4%
75 and over	408	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,454	66.3%
Black or African American	60	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,526	22.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	143	2.1%
Two or more races	217	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate4.9%

Some college or associate's3.6%

Bachelor's degree29.6%

Graduate or professional degree58.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	164	3.5%
High school graduate	233	4.9%
Some college or associate's	169	3.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,396	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,751	58.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone45.1%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit8.5%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home33.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,628	45.1%
Carpooled	271	7.5%
Public transit	305	8.5%
Walked	130	3.6%
Bicycle	47	1.3%
Worked from home	1,210	33.6%
Other means	15	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	252	10.5%
15 to 29 min	972	40.6%
30 to 44 min	643	26.8%
45 to 59 min	323	13.5%
60+ min	206	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 5.2% (351 of 6,700)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,982	77.9%
Nonfamily households	562	22.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,544	91.3%
Vacant	241	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,972	77.5%
Renter-occupied	572	22.5%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,913	68.7%
1-unit, attached	156	5.6%
2 to 4 units	416	14.9%
5 to 19 units	43	1.5%
20 or more units	257	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02461

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