ZIP 02126 · Mattapan
Who lives in ZIP code 02126 (Mattapan, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mattapan, MA · Suffolk County
uszips 2026
People26,583
Median age38.3
Household income$65,709
Home value$538,587
Median rent$1,637/mo
Poverty16.4%
College degree+23.8%
Commute39 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
- 5,614 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,284
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.0% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
37.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,316.
Education (adults 25+)
48.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.3%
- Never married
- 49.7%
- Divorced
- 15.2%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.38
- Dual-income families
- 53.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.5%
- Rent burden
- 41.6%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.2%
- Unemployment
- 10.6%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.5%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 8.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.