ZIP 01612 · Paxton
Who lives in ZIP code 01612 (Paxton, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Paxton, MA · Worcester County
uszips 2026
People5,002
Median age41.8
Household income$134,083
Home value$473,222
Median rent$1,386/mo
Poverty1.4%
College degree+54.8%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Worcester, MA
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 127 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,720
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.4% are 65 or older; 82.6% are adults.
Household income
72.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $55,000.
Education (adults 25+)
45.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.4%
- Never married
- 34.6%
- Divorced
- 10.5%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 59.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.8%
- Rent burden
- 12.5%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 0.6%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.