ZIP 02129 · Charlestown
Who lives in ZIP code 02129 (Charlestown, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charlestown, MA · Suffolk County
uszips 2026
People20,032
Median age35.6
Household income$157,247
Home value$923,223
Median rent$2,259/mo
Poverty8.8%
College degree+71.2%
Commute29 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
- 5,714 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,606
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.1% are 65 or older; 80.3% are adults.
Household income
66.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $95,494.
Education (adults 25+)
54.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.9%
- Never married
- 43.9%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 67.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.5%
- Rent burden
- 28.6%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 80.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.6%
- With a disability
- 8.5%
- No health insurance
- 0.6%
- Limited English
- 4.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.