01524 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Leicester, MA Worcester County, MA Zip code population (2000): 6,135 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 6,232 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 01524 Houses and condos: 2,268 Renter-occupied apartments: 482 % of renters here:   22% State:   38% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 01524: 110.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 15.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.9 sq. mi. Population density: 401 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.9% ($1,730) Massachusetts:   1.8% ($2,336) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 2,957   (48.2%) Females: 3,178   (51.8%) Discuss zip code 01524 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Urban population: 4,481 Rural population: 1,654 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $257,963 01524:   $257,963 Massachusetts:   $366,400 According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   36.4 years Massachusetts median age:   36.5 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.7 people Massachusetts:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 01524, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $47,909 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $47,909 State:   $62,877 Salary/wage: $45,538 (reported on 88.1% of returns) Here:   $45,538 State:   $52,969 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.2% for AGIs below $10k, 71.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $630 (reported on 60.6% of returns) This zip code:   $630 Massachusetts:   $1,945 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,390 (reported on 20.5% of returns) Here:   $1,390 State:   $5,323 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$5,431 (reported on 14.3% of returns) Here:   +$5,431 State:   +$20,377 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$12,404 (reported on 14.8% of returns) Here:   +$12,404 State:   +$17,837 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,200 (reported on 2.8% of returns) 01524:   $3,200 Massachusetts:   $3,100 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $5,833 (reported on 0.4% of returns) Here:   $5,833 Massachusetts:   $14,516 Total itemized deductions: $17,000 (1% of AGI, reported on 44.5% of returns) Here:   $17,000 State:   $22,573 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 11.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $1,559 (2.0% of AGI, reported on 40.2% of returns) Here:   $1,559 Massachusetts:   $3,295 Here:   2.0% of AGI State:   2.7% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $6,043 (reported on 81.7% of returns) 01524:   $6,043 State:   $11,494 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,411 (reported on 8.6% of returns) Here:   $1,411 State:   $1,518 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.5% Here:   58% State:   58% (% for various income ranges: 41.3% for AGIs below $10k, 52.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.1% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$68,954
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Nearest zip codes: 01542, 01611, 01612, 01562, 01537, 01603.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	73.4%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 01524 with a mortgage: 1,211 (149 second mortgage, 201 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 317

This zip code:	5.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

This zip code:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Here:	3.3
State:	4.0

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 01524: Strawberry Hills Golf Course (A), Hillcrest Country Club (B), Paul Swan Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in zip code 01524: Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Quaker Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Grosvenor Reservoir (A), Henshaw Pond (B), Bouchard Pond (C), Sargent Pond (D), Ashwith Pond (E), Cedar Meadow Pond (F), Kettle Brook Reservoir Number One (G), Kettle Brook Reservoir Number Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burncoat Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in zip code 01524: Russell Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 01524: $100,000 to $124,999: 8 $125,000 to $149,999: 53 $150,000 to $174,999: 66 $175,000 to $199,999: 162 $200,000 to $249,999: 505 $250,000 to $299,999: 431 $300,000 to $399,999: 281 $400,000 to $499,999: 166 $500,000 to $749,999: 53 $750,000 to $999,999: 2

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 01524: Less than $100: 6 $100 to $149: 5 $150 to $199: 24 $200 to $249: 63 $250 to $299: 6 $300 to $349: 12 $350 to $399: 23 $400 to $449: 17 $450 to $499: 14 $500 to $549: 20 $550 to $599: 32 $650 to $699: 37 $700 to $749: 7 $800 to $899: 10 No cash rent: 17

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $417,511.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $259,165
• Two or more races householders: $225,492
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $450,984

01524:	$259,457
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Detached houses: $259,634

Here:	$259,634
State:	$440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $329,709

Here:	$329,709
State:	$384,213

In 2-unit structures: $271,971

Here:	$271,971
State:	$414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,652

Here:	$129,652
State:	$431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,549

Here:	$122,549
State:	$335,381

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,679
• One, attached: 42
• Two: 109
• 3 or 4: 101
• 5 to 9: 68
• 10 to 19: 112
• 20 to 49: 117
• 50 or more: 39

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,669 (84%) Carpooled: 297 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 52 (2%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Walked: 75 (2%) Other means: 9 (0%) Worked at home: 65 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 137 5 to 9 minutes: 280 10 to 14 minutes: 244 15 to 19 minutes: 392 20 to 24 minutes: 520 25 to 29 minutes: 367 30 to 34 minutes: 510 35 to 39 minutes: 108 40 to 44 minutes: 119 45 to 59 minutes: 180 60 to 89 minutes: 174 90 or more minutes: 84

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.2%

Household type by relationship
Households: 5,926

• In family households: 5,211 (1,229 male householders, 367 female householders)

  1,334 spouses, 1,916 children (1,811 natural, 62 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 79 other relatives, 129 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 715 (315 male householders (271 living alone)), 294 female householders (238 living alone)), 106 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 252 (47 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 571 2-persons, 415 3-persons, 358 4-persons, 172 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 509 1-person, 92 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

1,193 married couples with children.
237 single-parent households (58 men, 179 women).

92.5% of residents of 01524 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% very well, 13% well, 5% not well).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 12% well, 17% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 44% well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 275 (4.5%)
(21.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	4.5%
Whole state:	12.2%

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1030

French (except Basque): 695

Italian: 510

English: 385

French Canadian: 372

Polish: 244

Swedish: 221

Other groups: 180

German: 175

Armenian: 173

United States or American: 161

Lithuanian: 138

Scottish: 135

Scotch-Irish: 95

Subsaharan African:: 84

Kenyan: 65

Finnish: 61

Dutch: 47

Albanian: 44

British: 40

Portuguese: 38

European: 35

Pennsylvania German: 28

Greek: 20

Arab:: 19

Iraqi: 19

Cape Verdean: 19

Turkish: 16

Czechoslovakian: 9

Russian: 9

Austrian: 8

Hungarian: 8

Danish: 7

Norwegian: 7

Slovak: 7

Welsh: 7

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6

Swiss: 6

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LEICESTER TOOL & DIE INC (1764 MAIN ST in LEICESTER, MA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2005-9050, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2005-9050, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• LEICESTER WATER SUPPLY DIST. (124 PINE STREET in LEICESTER, MA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-01-2004-2044, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-01-2005-2047, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: LEICESTER WATER SUPPLY DISTRCT

• LEICESTER PRIMARY SCHOOL (170 PAXTON STREET in LEICESTER, MA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-151010
  

• WORCESTER TOOL & STAMPING CO (10 HANKEY ST in LEICESTER, MA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: HARDWARE
  Organizations: WORCESTER TOOL & STAMPING COMPANY, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: WORC TOOL & STAMPING

• LEICESTER HIGH (174 PAXTON STREET in LEICESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-151505
  

• LEICESTER MEMORIAL ELEM (11 MEMORIAL SCH DR in LEICESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-151005
  

• LEICESTER MIDDLE (70 WINSLOW AVENUE in LEICESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-151015
  

• AGWAY ENERGY PRODUCTS (626 PLEASANT ST in LEICESTER, MA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AGAWAY PETROLEUM CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BRISSON AUTO BODY (CLARD ST RTE 56 in LEICESTER, MA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: YVON BRISSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MEMORIAL SCHOOL (MEMORIAL SCHOOL DR in LEICESTER, MA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

• MILLBROOK DISTRIBUTORS INC (ROUTE 56 in LEICESTER, MA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GROCERIES, GENERAL LINE
  

• LEICESTER (LEICESTER in LEICESTER, MA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
  

• BOND TITE TANK SERVICE (710 PLEASANT ST in LEICESTER, MA)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: LODDING CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4957
• Northeast: 597
• Midwest: 98
• South: 116
• West: 62

69% of the 01524 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Massachusetts.

Population in 1990: 6,527. Population change in the 1990s: -392 (-6.0%).

Here:	10.3%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Here:	0.0%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Here:	57.6%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1)

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