ZIP 02125 · Dorchester
Who lives in ZIP code 02125 (Dorchester, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dorchester, MA · Suffolk County
uszips 2026
People33,662
Median age34.4
Household income$82,953
Home value$657,354
Median rent$1,949/mo
Poverty23.2%
College degree+43.7%
Commute30 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
- 5,995 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,246
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.0% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
40.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,801.
Education (adults 25+)
50.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 28.2%
- Never married
- 57.6%
- Divorced
- 10.4%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 55.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 34.9%
- Rent burden
- 35.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.9%
- With a disability
- 13.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.5%
- Limited English
- 11.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.