ZIP 02128 · East Boston
Who lives in ZIP code 02128 (East Boston, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
East Boston, MA · Suffolk County
uszips 2026
People43,345
Median age34.5
Household income$90,106
Home value$668,052
Median rent$2,064/mo
Poverty15.7%
College degree+38.0%
Commute32 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
- 3,331 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,736
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
8.6% are 65 or older; 81.7% are adults.
Household income
44.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,764.
Education (adults 25+)
49.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
52.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.4%
- Never married
- 49.9%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 3.2%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 69.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 29.0%
- Rent burden
- 32.9%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 78.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.8%
- With a disability
- 10.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 21.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.