ZIP 02118 · Boston
Who lives in ZIP code 02118 (Boston, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Boston, MA · Suffolk County
uszips 2026
People28,946
Median age36.9
Household income$98,224
Home value$1,049,666
Median rent$1,968/mo
Poverty23.2%
College degree+60.8%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Metro division
- Boston, MA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 10,275 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,497
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.9% are 65 or older; 86.1% are adults.
Household income
49.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $65,078.
Education (adults 25+)
58.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.1%
- Never married
- 52.8%
- Divorced
- 11.7%
- Widowed
- 2.4%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 51.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 32.5%
- Rent burden
- 45.2%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.5%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.5%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 2.1%
- Limited English
- 12.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.