ZIP 02542 · Buzzards Bay
Who lives in ZIP code 02542 (Buzzards Bay, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buzzards Bay, MA · Barnstable County
uszips 2026
People882
Median age30.1
Household income$62,083
Home value—
Median rent$2,094/mo
Poverty0.8%
College degree+42.2%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Barnstable Town, MA
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 264
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
0.0% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
25.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,155.
Education (adults 25+)
80.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.6%
- Never married
- 30.9%
- Divorced
- 6.0%
- Widowed
- 0.4%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 59.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 0.0%
- Rent burden
- 40.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 3.2%
- No health insurance
- 0.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.