ZIP Code 02472

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 35,317
Median household income: $123,383
Median home value: $737,600

ZIP Code 02472 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 35,317 residents. Its median household income of $123,383 runs in line with the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02472's population held roughly steady from 35,518 to 35,317, while its median gross rent rose 26.9% from $1,857 to $2,356.

The typical home was built around 1945. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,317
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $123,383
Median home value: $737,600
Median gross rent: $2,356
Housing units: 17,069
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,51835,317

Median household income

$101,397$123,383

Median home value

$559,700$737,600

Median gross rent

$1,857$2,356

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,518	$101,397	$559,700	$1,857
2020	35,951	$100,399	$599,100	$1,889
2021	35,229	$101,354	$641,500	$1,996
2022	35,300	$117,584	$722,000	$2,179
2023	35,317	$123,383	$737,600	$2,356

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3421.5%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,910	5.4%
5 to 17	3,304	9.4%
18 to 24	2,093	5.9%
25 to 34	7,605	21.5%
35 to 44	5,632	15.9%
45 to 54	3,808	10.8%
55 to 64	4,643	13.1%
65 to 74	3,746	10.6%
75 and over	2,576	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,622	69.7%
Black or African American	1,459	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	0.2%
Asian	4,224	12.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	371	1.1%
Two or more races	2,312	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,276	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate13.9%

Some college or associate's14.2%

Bachelor's degree31.7%

Graduate or professional degree35.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,340	4.8%
High school graduate	3,880	13.9%
Some college or associate's	3,984	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	8,886	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9,920	35.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone49.2%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit8.2%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home26.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,202	49.2%
Carpooled	1,416	6.8%
Public transit	1,708	8.2%
Walked	1,035	5.0%
Bicycle	513	2.5%
Worked from home	5,512	26.6%
Other means	343	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,267	21.5%
15 to 29 min	5,702	37.5%
30 to 44 min	3,727	24.5%
45 to 59 min	1,680	11.0%
60+ min	841	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 6.1% (2,146 of 35,162)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,615	53.1%
Nonfamily households	7,605	46.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,220	95.0%
Vacant	849	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,913	48.8%
Renter-occupied	8,307	51.2%

1-unit, detached18.3%

1-unit, attached10.4%

2 to 4 units41.1%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units21.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,127	18.3%
1-unit, attached	1,776	10.4%
2 to 4 units	7,012	41.1%
5 to 19 units	1,426	8.4%
20 or more units	3,728	21.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02472

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