Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in zip code 01854 with a mortgage: 3,652 (441 second mortgage, 694 home equity loan, 314 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,408
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,794
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $594
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
28.3%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 01854: Lawrence Mill (A), Lowell Fire Department Station 10 (B), Suffolk Manufacturing Company (C), Pawtucket Gatehouse (D), Lowell Manufacturing Company Agents House (E), Lowell Fire Department Station 3 Headquarters (F), Bartlett School Library (G), Frederick Ayer Mansion (H), Josiah Spalding House (I), Murkland School Library (J), Lowell General Hospital Health Sciences Library (K), Pollard Memorial Library (L), University of Massachusetts Lowell Main Library (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 01854 include: Saint Ritas Shrine (A), Saint Patricks Church (B), Saint Jeanne D'Arc Church (C), Saint George Antiochian Church (D), Pawtucket Congregational Church (E), Holy Hellenic Orthodox Church (F), First Church of the Nazarene (G), All Nations Christian Center (H), Holy Trinity Hellenie Orthodox Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Brook (A), Marbles Brook (B), Scarlet Brook (C), Black Brook (D), Claypit Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01854 include: City Hall Historic District (1), Flaggy Meadows Playground (2), City Hall Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,981 married couples with children.
2,940 single-parent households (991 men, 1,949 women).
60.5% of residents of 01854 zip code speak English at home.
45.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% very well, 21% well, 24% not well, 13% not at all).
18.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% very well, 14% well, 16% not well, 17% not at all).
36.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% very well, 18% well, 25% not well, 28% not at all).
16.8% of residents speak other language at home (22% very well, 62% well, 16% not well).
Foreign born population: 6,150 (21.6%) (52.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
21.6%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Cambodia (21%)
India (13%)
Dominican Republic (6%)
Vietnam (5%)
Colombia (5%)
Thailand (5%)
Brazil (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 2,570
1990 to 1999: 1,658
1980 to 1989: 2,064
Before 1980: 1,116
Races in zip code 01854:
White population: 16,555 Black population: 1,495 American Indian population: 169 Asian population: 5,982 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 3,316 Two or more races population: 459 Hispanic or Latino population: 4,916
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 9,913
Irish: 3,366
French (except Basque): 2,648
French Canadian: 1,839
Italian: 1,503
Haitian: 1,320
Portuguese: 1,219
Greek: 1,078
West Indian: 990
Subsaharan African: 850
Other Arab: 826
Swiss: 753
American: 714
English: 697
Brazilian: 643
Armenian: 587
Danish: 581
Croatian: 471
Cape Verdean: 462
Kenyan: 441
Polish: 432
African: 394
European: 388
German: 382
Dutch: 369
British West Indian: 351
Guyanese: 304
Ethiopian: 275
Nigerian: 273
Liberian: 269
Czech: 264
British: 262
Arab: 255
Egyptian: 220
Canadian: 210
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 210
Arab: 197
Hungarian: 166
Northern European: 153
Ukrainian: 150
Scotch-Irish: 149
Scottish: 138
Lebanese: 132
Yugoslavian: 111
Syrian: 105
Lithuanian: 103
Jamaican: 90
Ghanaian: 76
Swedish: 70
Finnish: 68
Eastern European: 68
Other Subsaharan African: 66
Iranian: 65
Russian: 62
Slovak: 56
Welsh: 55
Slovene: 51
Austrian: 47
Norwegian: 32
Belgian: 25
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 01854 not listed on the city page:
CHARLOTTE M MURKLAND ELEM (Students: 522; Location: 350 ADAMS STREET, LOWELL, MA; Grades: PK - 04)
PAWTUCKETVILLE MEMORIAL (Students: 423; Location: 425 WEST MEADOW RD, LOWELL, MA; Grades: PK - 04)
MCDONOUGH CITY MAGNET SCH (Students: 319; Location: 43 FRENCH STREET, LOWELL, MA; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
HELLENIC AMERICAN SCHOOL (Students: 101; Location: 41 BROADWAY, LOWELL, MA; Grades: PK - 6)
LOWELL DAY NURSERY (Students: 95; Location: 119 HALL STREET, LOWELL, MA; Grades: PK - KG)
MERRIMACK VALLEY CHRISTIAN DAY (Students: 60; Location: 1195 VARNUM AVENUE, LOWELL, MA; Grades: PK - KG)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL (50 FRENCH MORISSETTE BLVD in LOWELL, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1210421, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MAR000010918, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MV9789378900, (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-160505 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)) - notification Organizations: CITY OF LOWELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: LOWELL DPW, STEAMPLANT BOILER ROOM
MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE - LOWELL CAMPUS (LOWELL CAMPUS in LOWELL, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9201, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9201, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
MARYLAND MPC LLC (81 OLD FERRY RD in LOWELL, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: MARYLAND MPC, LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MARYLAND M P C LLC, MICROWAVE PRINTED CIRCUITRY
LOWELL REGIONAL WATER UTILITY (815 PAWTUCKET BLVD in LOWELL, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Alternative names: LOWELL REGIONAL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, LOWELL REGIONAL WTF, LOWELL WATER TREATME, LOWELL WATER TREATMENT
BARTLETT MIDDLE SCHOOL (79 WANNALANCIT STREET in LOWELL, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-160305 Organizations: LOWELL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DR AN WANG SCHOOL (365 WEST MEADOW RD in LOWELL, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-160345 Organizations: LOWELL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MCDONOUGH ARTS MAGNET SCH (40 PAIGE STREET in LOWELL, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-160060 Organizations: LOWELL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MCDONOUGH CITY MAGNET SCH (43 FRENCH STREET in LOWELL, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-160070 Organizations: LOWELL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL (295 VARNUM AVE in LOWELL, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
LOWELL COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOO (206 JACKSON STREET in LOWELL, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-456050
JOSEPH MCAVINNUE (117 MAMMOTH RD in LOWELL, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-160010 Organizations: LOWELL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PAWTUCKETVILLE MEMORIAL (425 WEST MEADOW RD in LOWELL, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-160036 Organizations: LOWELL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ELECTRO CIRCUITS INC (176 WALKER STREET in LOWELL, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Business NAICS classification: OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING.
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16.2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (56%)
Electricity (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Coal or coke (4%)
Solar energy (4%)
No fuel used (4%)
Other fuel (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Wood (2%)
Population in 1990: 26,472. Population change in the 1990s: +315 (+1.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 17,128
Northeast: 1,710
Midwest: 318
South: 444
West: 220
52% of the 01854 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,027
Here:
30.2%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 580
Here:
29.1%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 652
Here:
14.5%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (LOWELL, MA):
MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF ( (1 UNIVERSITY AVE RM 301) : $15,720,348 in 27 contractsfrom 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Scientific Data Studies, Technical Assistance by Army Signed by year:2000: $2,842,638; 2001: $656,737; 2002: $1,941,107; 2003: $1,024,018; 2004: $5,177,878; 2005: $3,900,832; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$2,375,765 with Army for Scientific Data Studies. Signed on 2005-09-01. Completion date: 2006-09-15.
$2,142,912, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-01. Completion date: 2006-09-15.
$1,651,793, same as above.Signed on 2004-12-21. Completion date: 2006-09-15.
$1,236,749, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-26. Completion date: 2006-09-15.
S&R CORPORATION (706 BROADWAY STREET; small business) : $4,444,859 in 14 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dredging, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Canals by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, National Park Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $449,000; 2003: $17,767; 2004: $3,144,000; 2005: $834,092; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,126,007 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dredging. Taking place in NH. Signed on 2004-11-18. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$1,126,007 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dredging. Taking place in NH. Signed on 2004-11-18. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$449,000 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Canals. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$399,980 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dredging. Taking place in NH. Signed on 2004-10-28. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
OUTERLINK CORP (175 CABOT STREET; small business) 750 employees, $0 revenue. : $4,050,440 in 13 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Communications Services, Valves, Powered, and moreby Army, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Policy, Management and Budget/Chief Financial Officer, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $23,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $349,125; 2004: $168,245; 2005: $238,133; 2006: $3,271,937.
Biggest contracts:
$3,152,482 with Army for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Taking place in SC. Signed on 2006-05-31. Completion date: 2007-06-14.
$349,125 with Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-08-15.
$119,455 with U.S. Customs Service for Communications Services. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2006-02-08. Effective on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$119,455 with U.S. Customs Service for Valves, Powered. Signed on 2005-06-14. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (1 UNIVERSITY AVE; small business) : $1,400,791 in 16 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Physical Sciences -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), Technical Assistance by Air Force, Army Signed by year:2000: $514,491; 2001: $630,400; 2002: $217,500; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $3,400.
Biggest contracts:
$217,500 with Air Force for Physical Sciences -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-09-10. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$182,000, same as above.Signed on 2000-09-22. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$157,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-05-30. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$140,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-02-05. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
ENERGEN, INC (175 CABOT STREET; small business) : $1,215,048 in 13 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D), Environmental Sciences -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Ammunition -- Engineering Development (R&D) by NASA, Navy, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $70,000; 2001: $295,000; 2002: $326,985; 2003: $123,063; 2004: $150,000; 2005: $150,000; 2006: $100,000.
Biggest contracts:
$255,000 with NASA for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-01-15. Completion date: 2003-01-15.
$225,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2003-01-15.
$150,000 with Navy for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2005-09-02.
$100,236, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-08. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
J & J CONTRACTORS INC (660 SUFFOLK STREET, SUITE; small business) : $922,246 in 9 contractsfrom 2000 to 2002
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing) by Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $625,277; 2001: $110,402; 2002: $186,567; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$487,000 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in CT. Signed on 2000-09-27. Completion date: 2001-06-24.
$186,567 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2002-04-10. Completion date: 2002-06-17.
$112,095 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in CT. Signed on 2000-05-19. Completion date: 2000-07-21.
$110,402 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2001-12-26. Completion date: 2002-02-17.
H & R TECHNOLOGY, INC (95 ROCK ST FL 3; small business) : $868,435 in 6 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Basic Research (R&D), Defense Aircraft -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), Defense Ships -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), and moreby Navy, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $169,403; 2004: $69,719; 2005: $629,313; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$500,000 with Navy for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-08-02. Completion date: 2007-08-06.
$99,875 with Air Force for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-05-28. Completion date: 2004-02-04.
$99,594 with Air Force for Defense Aircraft -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-03-30. Completion date: 2005-12-29.
$69,719 with Navy for Defense Ships -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-04-22. Completion date: 2004-10-22.
TYCO INTERNATIONAL (US), INC (1011 PAWTUCKET BLVD; small business) : $714,748 in 11 contractsfrom 1999 to 2000
Contracts for Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment, Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment, Connectors, Electrical, Electrical Control Equipment by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $630,854; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$126,910 with Defense Logistics Agency for Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment. Signed on 2000-05-11. Completion date: 2000-12-02.
$99,960 with Defense Logistics Agency for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment. Signed on 2000-07-05. Completion date: 2000-12-20.
$82,400, same as above.Signed on 2000-03-29. Completion date: 2000-08-16.
$66,500 with Defense Logistics Agency for Connectors, Electrical. Signed on 2000-07-06. Completion date: 2000-12-31.
M/A-COM INC (1011 PAWTUCKET BLVD; small business) : $353,971 in 3 contractsfrom 1999 to 2000
$235,150 with Army for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 1999-11-04. Completion date: 2000-06-29.
$93,474 with Defense Logistics Agency for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment. Signed on 1999-11-22. Completion date: 2000-05-08.
$25,347, same as above.Signed on 2000-08-11. Completion date: 2000-12-29.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (600 SUFFOLK ST) : $264,230 in 3 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
$200,000 with Army for Services -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-02-15. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$32,978 with Air Force for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2004-08-21. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$31,252, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-07. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 100-249: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)