Middlesex County

Middlesex County has 1,638,365 residents across 81 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $130,847, 26% above the Massachusetts figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $727,800, and 60% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

1,638,365residentsACS 2020–2024

$130,847median household incomeMassachusetts: $104K

$727,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Middlesex County in MassachusettsZIP codes in Middlesex County highlighted; the rest of Massachusetts in grey

Map of Massachusetts with Middlesex County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 81 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
01431	3,211	$116K	$391K	96%	44%	97%	36 min
01432	8,521	$102K	$464K	70%	42%	92%	36 min
01450	11,356	$193K	$743K	89%	70%	98%	35 min
01460	10,280	$150K	$658K	84%	60%	96%	35 min
01463	11,697	$124K	$482K	84%	44%	93%	36 min
01464	6,976	$122K	$428K	77%	37%	92%	44 min
01469	6,820	$104K	$426K	83%	38%	97%	42 min
01474	2,280	$136K	$460K	80%	28%	99%	37 min
01701	32,618	$137K	$644K	78%	62%	97%	33 min
01702	39,789	$82K	$583K	35%	37%	94%	34 min
01718	404	$104K	$376K	94%	85%	100%	29 min
01719	5,496	$145K	$707K	73%	81%	99%	33 min
01720	23,526	$159K	$814K	74%	79%	97%	37 min
01721	18,873	$128K	$612K	75%	61%	96%	39 min
01730	14,707	$172K	$899K	69%	70%	97%	29 min
01731	2,110	$105K	$-666667K	0%	35%	99%	26 min
01741	5,239	$250K	$1.10M	94%	87%	98%	39 min
01742	18,448	$195K	$1.22M	76%	80%	99%	36 min
01746	15,094	$160K	$650K	87%	66%	97%	38 min
01748	19,358	$223K	$803K	87%	78%	94%	40 min
01749	20,077	$103K	$497K	73%	46%	96%	33 min
01752	41,647	$92K	$513K	56%	41%	93%	32 min
01754	10,712	$124K	$527K	75%	64%	96%	34 min
01760	36,782	$139K	$821K	68%	71%	94%	34 min
01770	4,427	$250K	$1.03M	89%	82%	98%	40 min
01773	4,891	$209K	$1.20M	77%	88%	99%	31 min
01775	7,165	$186K	$730K	85%	75%	98%	39 min
01776	19,270	$237K	$989K	90%	83%	99%	38 min
01778	14,033	$219K	$977K	87%	79%	97%	34 min
01801	41,939	$111K	$674K	56%	47%	95%	28 min
01803	26,274	$146K	$741K	74%	58%	97%	30 min
01821	30,143	$149K	$615K	82%	40%	96%	28 min
01824	26,650	$140K	$620K	82%	56%	95%	31 min
01826	32,629	$114K	$474K	80%	37%	93%	32 min
01827	3,408	$209K	$674K	97%	62%	99%	37 min
01850	17,740	$70K	$391K	49%	20%	83%	29 min
01851	33,403	$92K	$467K	44%	30%	88%	32 min
01852	37,144	$81K	$424K	44%	33%	87%	30 min
01854	30,081	$73K	$412K	38%	31%	90%	30 min
01862	12,129	$139K	$586K	72%	39%	95%	32 min
01863	9,796	$145K	$492K	82%	45%	96%	30 min
01864	15,765	$148K	$711K	84%	56%	96%	37 min
01867	25,612	$166K	$809K	82%	66%	95%	34 min
01876	31,004	$130K	$577K	85%	41%	94%	33 min
01879	12,550	$129K	$553K	86%	52%	97%	27 min
01880	27,793	$134K	$724K	71%	60%	94%	36 min
01886	24,690	$187K	$749K	86%	74%	96%	33 min
01887	23,336	$168K	$681K	88%	50%	96%	32 min
01890	23,406	$230K	$1.22M	82%	80%	96%	34 min
02138	38,509	$120K	$1.21M	42%	86%	93%	26 min
02139	40,033	$135K	$1.09M	32%	80%	96%	27 min
02140	21,204	$135K	$1.15M	35%	79%	95%	35 min
02141	14,517	$127K	$868K	26%	74%	95%	29 min
02142	4,737	$148K	$1.95M	7%	89%	100%	26 min
02143	25,513	$131K	$927K	31%	76%	95%	32 min
02144	25,448	$150K	$989K	37%	76%	95%	34 min
02145	27,495	$124K	$829K	36%	57%	95%	35 min
02148	65,906	$101K	$634K	41%	45%	94%	38 min
02149	50,045	$85K	$610K	37%	25%	94%	39 min
02155	61,730	$130K	$756K	54%	60%	93%	33 min
02176	29,650	$134K	$823K	67%	62%	94%	38 min
02180	23,355	$114K	$672K	71%	56%	94%	31 min
02420	16,215	$245K	$1.20M	86%	86%	98%	33 min
02421	18,080	$228K	$1.21M	76%	83%	98%	35 min
02451	17,393	$122K	$753K	59%	56%	94%	29 min
02452	15,808	$118K	$808K	51%	54%	96%	28 min
02453	31,591	$115K	$705K	43%	60%	93%	26 min
02458	13,050	$154K	$1.14M	62%	75%	96%	31 min
02459	18,449	$228K	$1.45M	83%	85%	98%	31 min
02460	10,099	$178K	$1.22M	55%	80%	97%	28 min
02461	6,975	$224K	$1.26M	76%	88%	98%	32 min
02462	1,470	$216K	$1.21M	73%	65%	93%	27 min
02464	3,833	$106K	$940K	61%	75%	98%	31 min
02465	11,697	$194K	$1.16M	70%	78%	95%	28 min
02466	8,679	$170K	$1.17M	58%	81%	95%	26 min
02468	5,773	$250K	$1.85M	96%	89%	99%	30 min
02472	35,620	$126K	$785K	48%	67%	95%	30 min
02474	28,642	$151K	$933K	61%	76%	96%	35 min
02476	17,708	$151K	$935K	62%	76%	95%	36 min
02478	27,175	$183K	$1.16M	65%	81%	96%	32 min
02493	11,579	$250K	$1.69M	88%	84%	99%	30 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

1,638,365 residents in 634,215 households, next to the Massachusetts figure.

20%

under 18

25%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

50%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

664,267 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $727,800 (±$3,891).

61%

of households own their home

47%

of homes are detached single-family houses

25%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$2,201

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20197%

2000–20097%

1990–19997%

1980–198910%

1970–197910%

1960–196910%

1950–195911%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier32%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,164.

$130,847

median household income

7.7%

of people live below the poverty line

4.4%

unemployment rate

60%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

33 min

average commute to work

22%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

61%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

25%

work from home

10%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

95%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Middlesex County, Massachusetts, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.