ZIP Code 02478

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Population: 26,966
Median household income: $177,790
Median home value: $1,108,800

ZIP Code 02478 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 26,966 residents. The median household income of $177,790 is above the Middlesex County median ($126,779).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02478's population grew 3.3% from 26,099 to 26,966, while its median gross rent rose 19.1% from $2,000 to $2,382.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 68.4% of the population. 48.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,966
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $177,790
Median home value: $1,108,800
Median gross rent: $2,382
Housing units: 10,811
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,09926,966

Median household income

$129,309$177,790

Median home value

$859,600$1,108,800

Median gross rent

$2,000$2,382

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,099	$129,309	$859,600	$2,000
2020	26,123	$140,091	$902,500	$2,059
2021	27,016	$151,290	$941,700	$2,211
2022	26,964	$164,720	$1,060,600	$2,336
2023	26,966	$177,790	$1,108,800	$2,382

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,337	5.0%
5 to 17	5,242	19.4%
18 to 24	1,387	5.1%
25 to 34	2,555	9.5%
35 to 44	4,097	15.2%
45 to 54	4,059	15.1%
55 to 64	3,374	12.5%
65 to 74	2,998	11.1%
75 and over	1,917	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,437	68.4%
Black or African American	403	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5,504	20.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	141	0.5%
Two or more races	1,208	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,273	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate7.8%

Some college or associate's9.7%

Bachelor's degree28.3%

Graduate or professional degree51.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	463	2.4%
High school graduate	1,476	7.8%
Some college or associate's	1,834	9.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,380	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9,847	51.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone48.8%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit11.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home28.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,766	48.8%
Carpooled	787	5.7%
Public transit	1,543	11.1%
Walked	282	2.0%
Bicycle	434	3.1%
Worked from home	3,935	28.4%
Other means	109	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,404	14.2%
15 to 29 min	3,413	34.4%
30 to 44 min	3,041	30.7%
45 to 59 min	1,259	12.7%
60+ min	804	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 3.5% (926 of 26,785)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,602	73.5%
Nonfamily households	2,734	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,336	95.6%
Vacant	475	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,654	64.4%
Renter-occupied	3,682	35.6%

1-unit, detached45.7%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units38.0%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,943	45.7%
1-unit, attached	644	6.0%
2 to 4 units	4,112	38.0%
5 to 19 units	334	3.1%
20 or more units	778	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02478

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