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Zip Code 02135 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: MA - Massachusetts

🏑 City: Brighton

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Suffolk County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 617, 857

Income

The median income of households in 02135 was $88,208. An estimated 5.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.4
$10,000 to $14,999 6.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3
$25,000 to $34,999 3.8
$35,000 to $49,999 7.4
$50,000 to $74,999 12.4
$75,000 to $99,999 14.9
$100,000 to $149,999 18.6
$150,000 to $199,999 12
$200,000 or more 12.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 77065
Female 70085

An estimated 82.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,659. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 82.3
Social Security 18.8
Retirement income 11.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.7
Cash public assistance income 3.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 18.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 25.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 27.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 18.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 25.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 27.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.6

In 2019-2023, 12.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 19.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 59.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 02135 in 2019-2023, 96.3% had health insurance coverage and 3.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 77.6% and public coverage was 27.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2019-2023, 02135 had a total population of 43,683 - 22,741 (52.1%) females and 20,942 (47.9%) males. The median age was 30.4 years. An estimated 7.8% of the population was under 18 years, 62.7% was 19 to 44 years, 14% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02135 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 406 824
5 to 9 435 319
10 to 14 628 331
15 to 19 645 708
20 to 24 3167 3084
25 to 29 4749 5829
30 to 34 3207 2970
35 to 39 1730 1042
40 to 44 618 977
45 to 49 723 645
50 to 54 672 651
55 to 59 996 783
60 to 64 788 845
65 to 69 589 908
70 to 74 657 869
75 to 79 381 491
80 to 84 213 345
85 and over 338 1120

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 61.7% were White; 6.3% were Black or African American; 0.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0.1% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 02135 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.2% of the people in 02135 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 21,072 households in 02135. The average household size was 2.01 people.

Married-couple households made up 21.2% of the households in 02135 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 40.9% of all households, while 28% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 24.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.2% of all households.

In 02135, 9.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 21.2
Cohabiting Couples 9.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
40.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 27.1% of males and 22.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 65 62.9
Now married, except separated 27.1 22.1
Separated 1.6 1.7
Widowed 2.3 6.7
Divorced 4.1 6.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02135, 121 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 76% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 72.1% of the people living in 02135 were U.S. natives. 37.4% of the 02135 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 27.9% of 02135 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 50.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02135 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 02135.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 21
Asia 52.2
Europe 18.2
Africa 6.9
Northern America 1.6
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02135 in 2019-2023, 33 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.4% of people at least five years old; 14.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 8.4
Other Indo-European languages 9.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 12.6
Other languages 2

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 73.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 02135 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 73.6
Different house, same county 10.4
Different county, same state 8.3
Different state 6.4
Abroad 1.4

Education

In 2019-2023, 93.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 71.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02135 was 9,866 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 231 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,934. College or graduate school enrollment was 7,701.

Educational Attainment of People in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.9
High school diploma or equivalency 11.1
Some college, no degree 8.1
Associate's degree 2.8
Bachelor's degree 40.4
Graduate or professional degree 30.7

Disability

In 02135, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 11.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.1% of people under 18 years old, to 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02135, 71.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 24,980 86.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,914 10
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,092 3.8

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02135 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 3.1
Manufacturing 6.2
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 7.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.9
Information 3.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 21.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 34.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 3
Public administration 2.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02135 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 19,534 67.4
Service occupations 3,454 11.9
Sales and office occupations 4,174 14.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 667 2.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,170 4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 37.3% of 02135 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 7.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 37.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 28.4
Walked 5.8
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 18.6

In 2019-2023, 02135 had a total of 22,519 housing units. Of these housing units, 12.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 87% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 12.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 87
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 39.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02135 was 4.1 rooms, and of these housing units 29.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 02135 had 21,072 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,447 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 21.7% while renters occupied 78.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.01 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.01.

18.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 31.7% and another 7.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02135:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02135 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 59.4
Electricity 27.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 9.5
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 2.1

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02135 was $684,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.1 % had a mortgage. 38.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,719 and for owners without a mortgage it was $933.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02135 was $2,179. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.