Housing units in zip code 01886 with a mortgage: 6,020 (285 second mortgage, 1,842 home equity loan, 106 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,956
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,644
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $820
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
2.2%
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 01886: Drew Farms (A), Hill Orchard (B), Camp Wakitatina (C), Camp Nashoba (D), Nabnasset Lake Country Club (E), Camp Cielo Celeste (F), Camp Weetamo (G), Westford Fire Department Station 4 (H), Westford Fire Department Station 3 (I), Westford Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (J), J V Fletcher Library (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 01886 include: Westford United Methodist Church (A), Westford Bible Church (B), Saint Marks Church (C), Saint Catherines Church (D), First Parish Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hillsde Cemetery (1), Wright Cemetery (2), Westlawn Cemetery (3), Russian Cemetery (4), Saint Catherines Cemetery (5), Fairview Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Burges Pond (A), Grass Pond (B), Keyes Pond (C), Long Sought-for Pond (D), Stony Brook Reservoir (E), Nabnasset Pond (F), Flushing Pond (G), Fletchers Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spaulding Brook (A), Beaver Brook (B), Blue Brook (C), Boutwell Brook (D), Coldspring Brook (E), Gilson Brook (F), Keyes Brook (G), Reed Brook (H), Snake Meadow Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01886 include: Westford Town Common (1), American Legion Field (2), V F W FIeld (3), Walsh Field (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 01886:
Less than $10,000: 280
$10,000 to $14,999: 142
$15,000 to $19,999: 241
$20,000 to $24,999: 1,143
$25,000 to $29,999: 402
$30,000 to $34,999: 201
$35,000 to $39,999: 174
$40,000 to $49,999: 347
$50,000 to $59,999: 223
$60,000 to $69,999: 76
$70,000 to $79,999: 39
$80,000 to $89,999: 38
$90,000 to $99,999: 136
$100,000 to $124,999: 146
$125,000 to $149,999: 197
$150,000 to $174,999: 154
$175,000 to $199,999: 112
$200,000 to $249,999: 425
$250,000 to $299,999: 1,013
$300,000 to $399,999: 1,726
$400,000 to $499,999: 1,694
$500,000 to $749,999: 2,805
$750,000 to $999,999: 581
$1,000,000 or more: 135
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 01886:
$200 to $249: 607
$250 to $299: 244
$300 to $349: 713
$350 to $399: 283
$400 to $449: 87
$450 to $499: 72
$500 to $549: 249
$550 to $599: 181
$600 to $649: 93
$650 to $699: 357
$700 to $749: 165
$750 to $799: 180
$800 to $899: 373
$900 to $999: 384
$1,000 to $1,249: 203
$1,250 to $1,499: 355
$1,500 to $1,999: 255
$2,000 or more: 141
No cash rent: 144
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $966,226.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $482,171
Black or African American householders: $457,680
Asian householders: $521,078
Some other race householders: $505,620
Two or more races householders: $673,060
Hispanic or Latino householders: $308,304
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $479,740
01886:
$479,740
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $370,848 - $611,881
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $523,934
Here:
$523,934
State:
$415,289
Townhouses or other attached units: $501,471
Here:
$501,471
State:
$352,993
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $75,086
Here:
$75,086
State:
$307,131
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,875
One, attached: 556
Two: 439
3 or 4: 153
5 to 9: 140
10 to 19: 104
20 to 49: 122
50 or more: 972
Mobile homes: 352
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 10,787 (84%)
Carpooled: 817 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 162 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 93 (1%)
Railroad: 199 (2%)
Motorcycle: 524 (4%)
Bicycle: 97 (1%)
Walked: 135 (1%)
Other means: 92 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,007 (8%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 210
5 to 9 minutes: 1,034
10 to 14 minutes: 1,286
15 to 19 minutes: 1,142
20 to 24 minutes: 1,872
25 to 29 minutes: 1,128
30 to 34 minutes: 1,535
35 to 39 minutes: 689
40 to 44 minutes: 705
45 to 59 minutes: 1,324
60 to 89 minutes: 881
90 or more minutes: 271
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.1%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,649
In family households: 19,357 (4,728 male householders, 1,096 female householders)
5,382 spouses, 7,597 children (7,238 natural, 208 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 149 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 199 other relatives, 81 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,292 (456 male householders (331 living alone)), 556 female householders (466 living alone)), 280 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 105 (100 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,412 2-persons, 1,575 3-persons, 2,258 4-persons, 859 5-persons, 335 6-persons, 254 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 844 1-person, 311 2-persons, 116 3-persons
7,618 married couples with children.
929 single-parent households (372 men, 557 women).
83.6% of residents of 01886 zip code speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 19% well, 30% not well, 13% not at all).
14.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% very well, 15% well, 29% not well).
15.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% very well, 15% well, 25% not well, 21% not at all).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (19% very well, 81% well).
Foreign born population: 2,674 (10.2%) (55.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
10.2%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
India (17%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
Canada (10%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Germany (6%)
Vietnam (4%)
Hong Kong (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 773
1990 to 1999: 1,019
1980 to 1989: 317
Before 1980: 746
Races in zip code 01886:
White population: 22,134 Black population: 208 American Indian population: 126 Asian population: 3,625 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 120 Some other race population: 250 Two or more races population: 575 Hispanic or Latino population: 710
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 4,759
Other groups: 3,646
Italian: 3,052
English: 2,703
German: 1,392
French (except Basque): 1,235
French Canadian: 970
Polish: 835
American: 815
Scottish: 754
Turkish: 434
Swedish: 434
Lithuanian: 372
Portuguese: 323
Russian: 280
Dutch: 252
Slovak: 251
Iranian: 223
Welsh: 218
Australian: 204
Cape Verdean: 189
Greek: 184
Armenian: 183
Northern European: 182
European: 180
Eastern European: 178
Finnish: 175
Canadian: 173
Hungarian: 161
Scotch-Irish: 153
Ukrainian: 141
Norwegian: 135
Moroccan: 128
Belgian: 117
Romanian: 109
Lebanese: 98
Croatian: 92
Arab: 91
British: 88
Arab: 86
Other Arab: 86
Jamaican: 84
Scandinavian: 83
Nigerian: 83
Brazilian: 79
Austrian: 78
Danish: 75
South African: 71
Czech: 71
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 70
Latvian: 46
Slovene: 41
Syrian: 40
Swiss: 28
Israeli: 27
Subsaharan African: 27
African: 26
West Indian: 21
Albanian: 19
Palestinian: 10
Bermudan: 7
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BARR ASSOCIATES (1 LYBERTY WAY in WESTFORD, MA)
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MAR000008169, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING. Organizations: BARR ASSOC INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALI SMAJKIEWICZ (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BARR ASSOCIATES INC
NASHOBA VALLEY TECH HS (100 LITTLETON ROAD in WESTFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-852605 Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NASHOBA VALLEY TECH H S, NASHOBA VALLEY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, NASHORA VALLEY TECH HIGH SCHOOL
ABBOT ELEM (DEPOT STREET in WESTFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-326004 Organizations: WESTFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BLANCHARD MIDDLE (WEST STREET in WESTFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-326310 Organizations: WESTFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
COL JOHN ROBINSON (ROBINSON/CONCORD RDS in WESTFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-326025 Organizations: WESTFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MILLENNIUM ELEMENTARY (23 DEPOT STREET in WESTFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-326013 Organizations: WESTFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NABNASSET (PLAIN RD in WESTFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-326015 Organizations: WESTFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
JOHN A. CRISAFULLI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (13 ROBINSON ROAD in WESTFORD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-326045 Organizations: WESTFORD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ANTONS CLEANERS (174 LITTLETON RD in WESTFORD, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CHARLES-A ANTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
BARR ASSOCIATES INC (2 LYBERTY WAY in WESTFORD, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS AND LENSES Organizations: BARR ASSOC INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SMAJKIEWICZ ALI (CONTACT/OWNER)
BROOKS PHARMACY 581 (1 CARLISLE RD in WESTFORD, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: AMERICAN DRUG STORES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: OSCO #0332
MERRIMACK AUTO CO (51 OAK HILL RD in WESTFORD, MA)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (50%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
Electricity (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 16,430. Population change in the 1990s: +4,324 (+26.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,560
Northeast: 3,265
Midwest: 978
South: 895
West: 535
64% of the 01886 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% 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): 340
Here:
8.0%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 208
Here:
9.8%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 472
Here:
35.1%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (WESTFORD, MA):
LINDEN PHOTONICS INC (270 LITTLETON RD STE 29; small business) : $838,662 in 9 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Defense Ships -- Basic Research (R&D), Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D), and moreby Navy, Missile Defense Agency, Army, Department of Defense, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $99,939; 2003: $239,051; 2004: $0; 2005: $469,941; 2006: $29,731.
Biggest contracts:
$300,000 with Navy for Defense Ships -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-02-01. Completion date: 2007-02-01.
$99,983 with Missile Defense Agency for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-02-16. Completion date: 2005-02-16.
$99,939 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2002-08-05. Completion date: 2003-02-14.
$69,985 with Army for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2003-12-12. Completion date: 2004-06-12.
ENSR INTERNATIONAL (TWO TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE; small business) : $693,154 in 25 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing), Environmental Studies and Assessments, A&E Management Engineering Services, Other Architect and Engineering Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Federal Emergency Management Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $50,000; 2002: $160,000; 2003: $191,852; 2004: $142,000; 2005: $142,302; 2006: $7,000.
Biggest contracts:
$111,888 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Taking place in NY. Signed on 2003-09-25. Completion date: 2004-06-16.
$76,850 with Army for Environmental Studies and Assessments. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-04-26. Completion date: 2005-04-30.
$76,850 with Army for Environmental Studies and Assessments. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2005-05-09. Completion date: 2006-04-30.
$75,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-12-02. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
CRYSTALONICS INC (P O BOX 362; small business) : $393,287 in 19 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware, Microcircuits, Electronic by Defense Logistics Agency, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $220,428; 2002: $3,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $72,739; 2006: $97,120.
Biggest contracts:
$95,904 with Defense Logistics Agency for Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2001-02-21. Completion date: 2001-06-14.
$95,904 with Defense Logistics Agency for Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2001-10-04. Completion date: 2001-12-07.
$88,095, same as above.Signed on 2006-03-13. Completion date: 2006-07-11.
$28,620 with Defense Logistics Agency for Microcircuits, Electronic. Signed on 2001-03-21. Completion date: 2002-01-05.
ODIC, INC (234 LITTLETON RD STE 2D; small business) : $331,510 in 13 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Technical Assistance, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $150,710; 2005: $172,960; 2006: $7,840.
Biggest contracts:
$163,100 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2005-04-18. Completion date: 2005-10-17.
$39,120, same as above.Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2004-07-05.
$38,190, same as above.Signed on 2004-04-02. Completion date: 2004-07-05.
$19,500 with Army for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2004-05-18. Completion date: 2004-06-28.
FLORENCE B CRUZ (8 TEXAS RD; small business) : $330,720 in 4 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
$87,360 with Air Force for Nursing Services. Signed on 2005-10-04. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$87,360, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$79,040, same as above.Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$76,960, same as above.Signed on 2001-01-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES INC (270 LITTLETON RD #29; small business) : $226,334 in 3 contractsin 2000
$149,730 with Navy for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-02-25. Completion date: 2000-08-25.
$76,604 with Navy for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-04-04. Completion date: 2001-05-30.
$0 with Navy for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-02-25. Completion date: 2000-08-25.
HYPERWAVE INFORMATION MANAGEME (68 TADMUCK ROAD; small business) : $123,000 in 3 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
$50,000 with Army for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Taking place in CA. Signed on 2000-03-16. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$48,000 with Army for Other Administrative Support Services. Signed on 2000-07-13. Completion date: 2001-07-12.
$25,000 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-05-06. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
JENIKE & JOHANSON INC (1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DR) : $103,850 in 2 contractsin 2002
$73,550 with Army for Ammunition -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-09-24. Completion date: 2002-09-25.
$30,300 with Army for Modification of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment. Signed on 2002-02-22. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
ZUKEN USA INC (238 LITTLETON RD STE 100) : $60,672 in 2 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
$51,627 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2002-09-26. Completion date: 2003-03-31.
$9,045 with Army for ADP Software. Signed on 2005-07-27. Completion date: 2005-07-29.
MAYA SIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES L (319 LITTLETON ROAD; small business) : $57,738 in 3 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
$50,000 with NASA for ADP Facility Operation and Maintenance Services. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$5,000 with Navy for ADP Systems Development Services. Signed on 2005-12-08. Completion date: 2005-12-14.
$2,738 with Federal Technology Service for ADP Input/Output and Storage Devices. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2003-12-12. Completion date: 2003-12-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (500-999: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 5)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1)