ZIP 02478 · Belmont
Who lives in ZIP code 02478 (Belmont, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Belmont, MA · Middlesex County
uszips 2026
People27,175
Median age42.9
Household income$183,137
Home value$1,158,238
Median rent$2,527/mo
Poverty3.6%
College degree+80.8%
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
- 2,259 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,412
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
72.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $86,099.
Education (adults 25+)
57.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.3%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 6.4%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 65.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.7%
- Rent burden
- 24.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.2%
- With a disability
- 8.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.8%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.