ZIP 01721 · Ashland
Who lives in ZIP code 01721 (Ashland, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ashland, MA · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People18,873
Median age42.1
Household income$127,539
Home value$610,407
Median rent$2,452/mo
Poverty3.5%
College degree+60.8%
Commute37 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
- 591 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,643
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.2% are 65 or older; 81.6% are adults.
Household income
65.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $67,191.
Education (adults 25+)
55.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.4%
- Never married
- 27.3%
- Divorced
- 10.3%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 68.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.3%
- Rent burden
- 32.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 10.5%
- No health insurance
- 1.6%
- Limited English
- 5.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.