ZIP 02124 · Dorchester Center
Who lives in ZIP code 02124 (Dorchester Center, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dorchester Center, MA · Suffolk County
uszips 2026
People56,216
Median age36.9
Household income$81,923
Home value$651,418
Median rent$1,684/mo
Poverty17.0%
College degree+31.6%
Commute35 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
- 7,314 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,287
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.3% are 65 or older; 76.7% are adults.
Household income
43.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,750.
Education (adults 25+)
47.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.8%
- Never married
- 49.1%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 60.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 41.4%
- Rent burden
- 41.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.0%
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.5%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 10.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.