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ZIP Code 02142 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 2,246

Population: 4,172

ZIP Code 02142 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 02142 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 02142.

02142 state: Massachusetts
02142 counties: Middlesex County, Suffolk County
02142 city: Cambridge city

ZIP Code 02142 population: 4,172

Population

Year	Population
2021	4,172
2020	4,074
2019	3,676
2018	3,294
2017	2,929
2016	2,807
2015	2,935
2014	3,030
2013	2,838
2012	2,805
2011	2,902

Census data for ZIP Code 02142

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 02142

Total population
Total population	4,172
Male	2,094
Female	2,078

Population by age
Total population	4,172
Under 5 years	145
5 to 9 years	59
10 to 14 years	0
15 to 19 years	169
20 to 24 years	534
25 to 34 years	1,587
35 to 44 years	614
45 to 54 years	287
55 to 59 years	232
60 to 64 years	170
65 to 74 years	222
75 to 84 years	103
85 years and over	50
Median age (years)	32.0
Under 18 years	226
16 years and over	3,957
18 years and over	3,946
21 years and over	3,686
62 years and over	477
65 years and over	375

Population by race
Total population	4,172
One race	3,969
White	2,226
Black or African American	351
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	1,356
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	36
Two or more races	203

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	2,578
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	1,078
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	1,500

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 02142

Households by type
Total households	2,077
Family households (families)	568
Married-couple family	297
Male householder, no wife present, family	568
Female householder, no husband present, family	426
Nonfamily households	644
Average household size	264
Average family size	1.82

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 02142

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	2,077
Less than $10,000	175
$10,000 to $14,999	49
$15,000 to $24,999	31
$25,000 to $34,999	27
$35,000 to $49,999	115
$50,000 to $74,999	290
$75,000 to $99,999	124
$100,000 to $149,999	326
$150,000 to $199,999	194
$200,000 or more	746
Median household income (dollars)	137,723

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 02142

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	2,246
Occupied housing units	2,077
Vacant housing units	169

Units in structure
Total housing units	2,246
1-unit, detached	28
1-unit, attached	0
2 units	0
3 or 4 units	0
5 to 9 units	35
10 to 19 units	15
20 or more units	2,168
Mobile home	0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	2,246
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	690
Built 2000 to 2009	649
Built 1990 to 1999	140
Built 1980 to 1989	329
Built 1970 to 1979	101
Built 1960 to 1969	93
Built 1950 to 1959	150
Built 1940 to 1949	31
Built 1939 or earlier	63

Rooms
Total housing units	2,246
1 room	336
2 rooms	353
3 rooms	740
4 rooms	560
5 rooms	173
6 rooms	50
7 rooms	19
8 rooms	11
9 rooms or more	4
Median rooms	3.1

Bedrooms
Total housing units	2,246
No bedroom	353
1 bedroom	876
2 bedrooms	898
3 bedrooms	104
4 bedrooms	15
5 or more bedrooms	0

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	2,077
Owner-occupied	293
Renter-occupied	1,784
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	1.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.84

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	2,077
Moved in 2017 or later	551
Moved in 2015 to 2016	1,094
Moved in 2010 to 2014	255
Moved in 2000 to 2009	145
Moved in 1990 to 1999	22
Moved in 1989 and earlier	10

Value
Owner-occupied units	293
Less than $50,000	0
$50,000 to $99,999	0
$100,000 to $149,999	0
$150,000 to $199,999	0
$200,000 to $299,999	0
$300,000 to $499,999	0
$500,000 to $999,999	109
$1,000,000 or more	184
Median (dollars)	1,362,500

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	293
Housing units with a mortgage	165
Housing units without a mortgage	128

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	1,772
Less than $500	34
$500 to $999	71
$1,000 to $1,499	33
$1,500 to $1,999	134
$2,000 to $2,499	75
$2,500 to $2,999	256
$3,000 or more	1,169
Median (dollars)	3,392
No rent paid	12

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