ZIP 02492 · Needham
Who lives in ZIP code 02492 (Needham, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Needham, MA · Norfolk County
uszips 2026
People21,424
Median age43.2
Household income$226,645
Home value$1,227,455
Median rent$2,070/mo
Poverty4.2%
College degree+85.0%
Commute28 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
- 870 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,303
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.4% are 65 or older; 71.7% are adults.
Household income
77.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $81,531.
Education (adults 25+)
54.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.1%
- Never married
- 23.2%
- Divorced
- 6.0%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 65.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.0%
- With a disability
- 7.3%
- No health insurance
- 0.5%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.