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ZIP Code 02481 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 4,955

Population: 16,997

ZIP Code 02481 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 02481 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 02481.

02481 state: Massachusetts
02481 counties: Middlesex County, Norfolk County
02481 city: Wellesley CDP

ZIP Code 02481 population: 16,997

Population

Year	Population
2021	16,997
2020	16,121
2019	16,140
2018	16,447
2017	16,309
2016	16,328
2015	16,342
2014	16,320
2013	16,215
2012	16,332
2011	16,021

Census data for ZIP Code 02481

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 02481

Total population
Total population	16,997
Male	6,892
Female	10,105

Population by age
Total population	16,997
Under 5 years	852
5 to 9 years	1,035
10 to 14 years	1,825
15 to 19 years	2,691
20 to 24 years	1,779
25 to 34 years	483
35 to 44 years	1,521
45 to 54 years	2,747
55 to 59 years	938
60 to 64 years	948
65 to 74 years	1,121
75 to 84 years	688
85 years and over	369
Median age (years)	33.2
Under 18 years	4,733
16 years and over	13,024
18 years and over	12,264
21 years and over	9,957
62 years and over	2,721
65 years and over	2,178

Population by race
Total population	16,997
One race	16,114
White	13,316
Black or African American	573
American Indian and Alaska Native	22
Asian	2,093
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	110
Two or more races	883

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	11,327
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	4,217
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	7,110

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 02481

Households by type
Total households	4,743
Family households (families)	3,453
Married-couple family	84
Male householder, no wife present, family	261
Female householder, no husband present, family	118
Nonfamily households	945
Average household size	1,476
Average family size	3.02

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 02481

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	4,743
Less than $10,000	182
$10,000 to $14,999	41
$15,000 to $24,999	127
$25,000 to $34,999	70
$35,000 to $49,999	118
$50,000 to $74,999	351
$75,000 to $99,999	238
$100,000 to $149,999	497
$150,000 to $199,999	281
$200,000 or more	2,838
Median household income (dollars)	249,375

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 02481

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	4,955
Occupied housing units	4,743
Vacant housing units	212

Units in structure
Total housing units	4,955
1-unit, detached	4,415
1-unit, attached	121
2 units	71
3 or 4 units	33
5 to 9 units	18
10 to 19 units	36
20 or more units	261
Mobile home	0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	4,955
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	456
Built 2000 to 2009	302
Built 1990 to 1999	210
Built 1980 to 1989	176
Built 1970 to 1979	266
Built 1960 to 1969	340
Built 1950 to 1959	854
Built 1940 to 1949	587
Built 1939 or earlier	1,764

Rooms
Total housing units	4,955
1 room	66
2 rooms	61
3 rooms	91
4 rooms	180
5 rooms	250
6 rooms	326
7 rooms	502
8 rooms	738
9 rooms or more	2,741
Median rooms	10.0

Bedrooms
Total housing units	4,955
No bedroom	66
1 bedroom	116
2 bedrooms	407
3 bedrooms	1,134
4 bedrooms	1,727
5 or more bedrooms	1,505

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	4,743
Owner-occupied	4,154
Renter-occupied	589
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.13
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.24

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	4,743
Moved in 2017 or later	219
Moved in 2015 to 2016	1,088
Moved in 2010 to 2014	1,033
Moved in 2000 to 2009	900
Moved in 1990 to 1999	757
Moved in 1989 and earlier	746

Value
Owner-occupied units	4,154
Less than $50,000	39
$50,000 to $99,999	0
$100,000 to $149,999	7
$150,000 to $199,999	0
$200,000 to $299,999	12
$300,000 to $499,999	77
$500,000 to $999,999	949
$1,000,000 or more	3,070
Median (dollars)	1,368,100

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	4,154
Housing units with a mortgage	2,767
Housing units without a mortgage	1,387

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	568
Less than $500	98
$500 to $999	3
$1,000 to $1,499	46
$1,500 to $1,999	88
$2,000 to $2,499	115
$2,500 to $2,999	36
$3,000 or more	182
Median (dollars)	2,213
No rent paid	21

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