ZIP 02746 · New Bedford
Who lives in ZIP code 02746 (New Bedford, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Bedford, MA · Bristol County
uszips 2026
People17,531
Median age31.2
Household income$41,917
Home value$356,894
Median rent$1,179/mo
Poverty35.2%
College degree+9.6%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,376 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,054
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.1% are 65 or older; 72.2% are adults.
Household income
16.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,698.
Education (adults 25+)
53.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
43.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 26.4%
- Never married
- 55.4%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 43.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 17.3%
- Rent burden
- 40.8%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.0%
- Unemployment
- 12.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.0%
- With a disability
- 15.5%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 18.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.