ZIP Code 02542

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Population: 854
Median household income: $55,000

ZIP Code 02542 (Barnstable County, Massachusetts) is home to about 854 residents. The median household income of $55,000 is below the Barnstable County median ($94,452).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 02542's population declined 10.0% from 949 to 854, while its median gross rent rose 7.1% from $1,708 to $1,830.

Households average 2.90 people. The median gross rent is $1,830.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 854
Median age: 26.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,830
Housing units: 380
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

949854

Median household income

$53,031$55,000

Median gross rent

$1,708$1,830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	949	$53,031	$1,708
2020	948	$53,108	$1,910
2021	847	$43,929	$1,679
2022	766	$49,250	$1,897
2023	854	$55,000	$1,830

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

Age distribution

Under 513.9%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2416.6%

25 to 3432.6%

35 to 4417.6%

45 to 542.3%

55 to 644.4%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	119	13.9%
5 to 17	107	12.5%
18 to 24	142	16.6%
25 to 34	278	32.6%
35 to 44	150	17.6%
45 to 54	20	2.3%
55 to 64	38	4.4%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	729	85.4%
Black or African American	19	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	1.6%
Two or more races	36	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's41.6%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	4.1%
High school graduate	87	17.9%
Some college or associate's	202	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	89	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	88	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone93.1%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	349	93.1%
Carpooled	6	1.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	3.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	141	39.1%
15 to 29 min	190	52.6%
30 to 44 min	9	2.5%
45 to 59 min	14	3.9%
60+ min	7	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 0.8% (6 of 742)

	Count	Share
Family households	230	89.8%
Nonfamily households	26	10.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	256	67.4%
Vacant	124	32.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	256	100.0%

1-unit, detached51.8%

1-unit, attached21.3%

2 to 4 units21.8%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	197	51.8%
1-unit, attached	81	21.3%
2 to 4 units	83	21.8%
5 to 19 units	19	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 02542

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