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Population and households in ZIP 02071
Household size in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.26 | 2.54 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.21 | 2.59 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.06 | 2.60 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.29 | 2.55 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.03 | +0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 02071 are large by national standards, averaging 3.29 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.7 | 38.9 | 39.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.2 | 39.7 | 40.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.4 | 40.4 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.0 | 40.8 | 41.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.6 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
ZIP 02071 is younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 37.0, against 40.1 nationally. The median age has dropped from 38.7 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.1% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.4% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.0% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.3% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −0.7 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 2.3% of households in ZIP 02071, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 02071
Renters in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.6% | 36.8% | 36.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.1% | 38.5% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.4% | 38.3% | 37.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 18.3% | 38.4% | 37.5% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.7 pts | +1.6 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 18.3% of households in ZIP 02071 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 33.7% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.7% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.4% | 7.3% | 8.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 2.6% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.0 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 2.6% of homes in ZIP 02071 are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1958 | 1958 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1959 | 1959 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1976 | 1961 | 1961 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1964 | 1963 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +6 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in ZIP 02071 was built around 1979, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in the Boston area overall, where the median home dates to 1964.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,238 | $1,171 | $1,085 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,392 | $1,251 | $1,157 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,716 | $1,537 | $1,398 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,475 | $2,051 | $1,860 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$237 | +$881 | +$775 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 02071 runs $1,475 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 22.5% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 02071
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.2% | 42.2% | 38.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 52.3% | 44.1% | 40.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 50.2% | 48.2% | 43.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 68.5% | 51.9% | 47.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +25.3 pts | +9.7 pts | +8.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in ZIP 02071: 68.5% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 97.2% | 89.8% | 88.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 93.9% | 90.6% | 89.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 93.2% | 91.5% | 90.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.7% | 91.8% | 91.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | +2.1 pts | +2.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in ZIP 02071: 97.7% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 02071
| Period | ZIP 02071 | Boston area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.2% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.5% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.1% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.3 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in ZIP 02071 is close to the national rate: 4.8% of the labor force, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 02071 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 02071 | 3.29 | 37.0 | 2.3% | 18.3% | 2.6% | 1979 | $1,475 | 68.5% | 97.7% | 4.8% |
| ZIP 02035 | 2.68 | 43.4 | 9.4% | 26.8% | 4.9% | 1975 | $1,869 | 57.9% | 96.5% | 5.4% |
| ZIP 02081 | 2.82 | 41.7 | 5.4% | 15.4% | 5.3% | 1979 | $1,794 | 67.3% | 98.1% | 5.3% |
| ZIP 02056 | 2.94 | 43.2 | 3.2% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 1982 | $1,915 | 68.3% | 96.2% | 4.6% |
| ZIP 02032 | 2.90 | 38.1 | 4.8% | 20.3% | 12.7% | 1968 | $2,493 | 68.7% | 98.4% | 4.7% |
| ZIP 02093 | 2.77 | 47.3 | 7.3% | 17.6% | 6.5% | 1984 | $1,281 | 55.6% | 92.0% | 6.3% |
| ZIP 02067 | 2.97 | 42.3 | 5.8% | 12.4% | 4.4% | 1971 | $2,713 | 78.1% | 98.8% | 2.8% |
| ZIP 02052 | 2.79 | 44.2 | 4.8% | 13.9% | 4.1% | 1970 | $1,995 | 77.8% | 97.4% | 4.2% |
| ZIP 02048 | 2.70 | 42.5 | 12.8% | 26.6% | 2.4% | 1978 | $1,729 | 51.7% | 96.9% | 3.4% |
| ZIP 02054 | 2.69 | 45.5 | 5.4% | 16.8% | 4.9% | 1972 | $1,585 | 55.9% | 95.9% | 4.5% |
| ZIP 02762 | 2.38 | 44.2 | 11.8% | 29.6% | 7.7% | 1977 | $1,788 | 44.8% | 96.1% | 6.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 02071. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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