ZIP 02121 · Dorchester
Who lives in ZIP code 02121 (Dorchester, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dorchester, MA · Suffolk County
uszips 2026
People29,040
Median age34.3
Household income$43,136
Home value$587,599
Median rent$1,325/mo
Poverty25.0%
College degree+19.8%
Commute37 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
- 5,946 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,760
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.1% are 65 or older; 73.1% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,104.
Education (adults 25+)
46.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
40.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.4%
- Never married
- 50.9%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 3.25
- Dual-income families
- 46.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 23.2%
- Rent burden
- 47.0%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.8%
- Unemployment
- 11.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.1%
- With a disability
- 18.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 19.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.