ZIP 02453 · Waltham
Who lives in ZIP code 02453 (Waltham, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waltham, MA · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People31,591
Median age32.7
Household income$115,366
Home value$708,980
Median rent$2,115/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+59.5%
Commute23 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
- 3,396 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,610
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.9% are 65 or older; 85.7% are adults.
Household income
55.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $54,321.
Education (adults 25+)
55.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.7%
- Never married
- 50.7%
- Divorced
- 7.8%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 68.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.4%
- Rent burden
- 27.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.3%
- With a disability
- 9.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 5.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.