ZIP 02143 · Somerville
Who lives in ZIP code 02143 (Somerville, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Somerville, MA · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People25,513
Median age32.1
Household income$130,753
Home value$929,604
Median rent$2,475/mo
Poverty8.9%
College degree+75.9%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Metro division
- Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 6,378 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,283
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.0% are 65 or older; 91.7% are adults.
Household income
61.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $67,292.
Education (adults 25+)
61.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.1%
- Never married
- 61.7%
- Divorced
- 6.1%
- Widowed
- 2.0%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 74.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 31.0%
- Rent burden
- 25.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 83.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.0%
- With a disability
- 7.2%
- No health insurance
- 1.4%
- Limited English
- 4.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.