ZIP 01523 · Lancaster
Who lives in ZIP code 01523 (Lancaster, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lancaster, MA · Worcester County
uszips 2026
People8,606
Median age43.1
Household income$134,833
Home value$518,549
Median rent$2,338/mo
Poverty1.4%
College degree+50.3%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Worcester, MA
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 121 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,960
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 80.8% are adults.
Household income
63.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $61,158.
Education (adults 25+)
47.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.8%
- Never married
- 33.9%
- Divorced
- 10.0%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 56.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.1%
- Rent burden
- 48.9%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 9.0%
- No health insurance
- 0.3%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.