ZIP 01720 · Acton
Who lives in ZIP code 01720 (Acton, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Acton, MA · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People23,526
Median age44.5
Household income$159,010
Home value$810,162
Median rent$1,982/mo
Poverty3.5%
College degree+79.3%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Metro division
- Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 463 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,098
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 76.8% are adults.
Household income
67.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $74,170.
Education (adults 25+)
64.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.4%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 7.3%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 72.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.2%
- Rent burden
- 38.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 9.2%
- No health insurance
- 1.7%
- Limited English
- 4.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.