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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 02138 Zip Code is $51,467, which is higher than the state average of $36,441 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. 02138 Zip Code median household income is $78,534, which has grown by 40.93% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 34.34% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 02138 Zip Code residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #72

02138 Zip Code	51,467 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

02138 Zip Code	30,110 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

02138 Zip Code	33,615 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

02138 Zip Code	21,218 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

02138 Zip Code	78,534 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

02138 Zip Code	131,534 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

02138 Zip Code	40.93%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	02138 Zip Code		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	43.09%	$54,367, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.02%	$18,948, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.49%	$10,299, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.88%	$35,752, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

02138 Zip Code	125,284 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

02138 Zip Code	197,717 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	02138 Zip Code	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$85,662, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$57,974, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$59,722, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$53,504, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
One Race, Other	$43,056, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$65,556, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	02138 Zip Code	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$20,069, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$77,116, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$103,576, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$67,391, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	02138 Zip Code	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,213, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	15,896, 47.86%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,701, 61.03%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.06%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,692, 60.97%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,242, 95.36%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	450, 4.64%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,195, 38.97%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	17,317, 52.14%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,225, 59.05%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.06%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,214, 58.98%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,785, 95.80%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	429, 4.20%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,092, 40.95%, see rank	36.65%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	02138 Zip Code	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	18,467, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,506, 29.82%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	604, 3.27%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,889, 21.06%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	5,501, 29.79%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	1,063, 5.76%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,904, 10.31%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

02138 Zip Code	22.7 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	02138 Zip Code	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,027	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	9,242, 48.57%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,104, 76.87%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	663, 7.17%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,110, 12.01%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	68, 0.74%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	219, 2.37%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	9,785, 51.43%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,999, 71.53%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	876, 8.95%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,751, 17.89%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 0.10%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	118, 1.21%, see rank	4.29%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	02138 Zip Code	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,027, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	29, 0.15%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	90, 0.47%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	772, 4.06%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	142, 0.75%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	965, 5.07%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	178, 0.94%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	727, 3.82%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,123, 5.90%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,326, 17.48%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,521, 50.04%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,167, 6.13%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	421, 2.21%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	566, 2.97%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	02138 Zip Code	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,428	12.62%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	452	7.86%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.