ZIP 02122 · Dorchester
Who lives in ZIP code 02122 (Dorchester, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dorchester, MA · Suffolk County
uszips 2026
People23,479
Median age37.8
Household income$86,150
Home value$678,604
Median rent$2,209/mo
Poverty12.8%
College degree+38.8%
Commute33 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
- 5,341 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,299
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.2% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
43.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,132.
Education (adults 25+)
42.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.3%
- Never married
- 47.8%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 64.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 44.8%
- Rent burden
- 37.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.4%
- Unemployment
- 8.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.6%
- With a disability
- 12.6%
- No health insurance
- 3.0%
- Limited English
- 13.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.