ZIP 02494 · Needham Heights
Who lives in ZIP code 02494 (Needham Heights, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Needham Heights, MA · Norfolk County
uszips 2026
People11,035
Median age42.9
Household income$179,720
Home value$1,114,910
Median rent$2,492/mo
Poverty2.7%
College degree+76.3%
Commute27 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
- 1,521 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,283
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.1% are 65 or older; 74.1% are adults.
Household income
70.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $85,202.
Education (adults 25+)
51.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 67.1%
- Never married
- 22.3%
- Divorced
- 5.2%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 67.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.2%
- Rent burden
- 30.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 6.8%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 3.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.