ZIP 01851 · Lowell
Who lives in ZIP code 01851 (Lowell, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lowell, MA · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People33,403
Median age36.4
Household income$92,401
Home value$467,871
Median rent$1,714/mo
Poverty17.9%
College degree+30.2%
Commute29 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
- 3,995 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,421
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.5% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
43.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,780.
Education (adults 25+)
47.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.0%
- Never married
- 41.5%
- Divorced
- 12.8%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 3.41
- Dual-income families
- 67.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.7%
- Rent burden
- 28.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.5%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 12.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.