Median household income (1999): $57,284
Estimated median household income in 2005: $63,490
| This zip code | $63,490 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 01982, 01969, 01929, 01984, 01951, 01983.
Housing units in zip code 01938 with a mortgage: 2,218 (150 second mortgage, 465 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,019
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,564
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $452
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.1% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.8 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 59
- 1995 to 1998: 324
- 1990 to 1994: 218
- 1980 to 1989: 635
- 1970 to 1979: 644
- 1960 to 1969: 565
- 1950 to 1959: 741
- 1940 to 1949: 376
- 1939 or earlier: 2,039
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ipswich, MA (01938):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 186
- 2 bedrooms: 707
- 3 bedrooms: 1,919
- 4 bedrooms: 832
- 5 or more bedrooms: 213
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 46
- 1 bedrooms: 692
- 2 bedrooms: 341
- 3 bedrooms: 259
- 4 bedrooms: 66
- 5 or more bedrooms: 29
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Vehicles available in 01938 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 110
- 1 vehicle: 980
- 2 vehicles: 1,960
- 3 vehicles: 680
- 4 vehicles: 118
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 262
- 1 vehicle: 699
- 2 vehicles: 346
- 3 vehicles: 82
- 4 vehicles: 21
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 01938:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 7
- $100,000 to $124,999: 77
- $125,000 to $149,999: 60
- $150,000 to $174,999: 344
- $175,000 to $199,999: 355
- $200,000 to $249,999: 567
- $250,000 to $299,999: 625
- $300,000 to $399,999: 596
- $400,000 to $499,999: 290
- $500,000 to $749,999: 240
- $750,000 to $999,999: 40
- $1,000,000 or more: 36
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 01938:
- Less than $100: 17
- $100 to $149: 41
- $150 to $199: 64
- $200 to $249: 70
- $250 to $299: 35
- $300 to $349: 49
- $350 to $399: 48
- $400 to $449: 45
- $450 to $499: 83
- $500 to $549: 36
- $550 to $599: 98
- $600 to $649: 142
- $650 to $699: 118
- $700 to $749: 122
- $750 to $799: 25
- $800 to $899: 138
- $900 to $999: 64
- $1,000 to $1,249: 88
- $1,500 to $1,999: 21
- $2,000 or more: 15
- No cash rent: 88
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $494,327
- Two or more races householders: $508,377
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $314,269
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,723
- One, attached: 315
- Two: 374
- 3 or 4: 409
- 5 to 9: 316
- 10 to 19: 143
- 20 to 49: 132
- 50 or more: 171
- Mobile homes: 18

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,607 (82%)
- Carpooled: 435 (6%)
- Railroad: 308 (5%)
- Bicycle: 12 (0%)
- Walked: 117 (2%)
- Other means: 27 (0%)
- Worked at home: 313 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 236
- 5 to 9 minutes: 718
- 10 to 14 minutes: 715
- 15 to 19 minutes: 557
- 20 to 24 minutes: 946
- 25 to 29 minutes: 502
- 30 to 34 minutes: 728
- 35 to 39 minutes: 221
- 40 to 44 minutes: 265
- 45 to 59 minutes: 668
- 60 to 89 minutes: 765
- 90 or more minutes: 185
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 12,787
- In family households: 10,621 (2,630 male householders, 854 female householders)
2,761 spouses, 3,798 children (3,482 natural, 213 adopted, 103 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 95 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 77 other relatives, 158 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,166 (686 male householders (523 living alone)), 1,118 female householders (971 living alone)), 362 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 200 (61 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,488 2-persons, 846 3-persons, 765 4-persons, 316 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,494 1-person, 285 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 13 4-persons.
2,360 married couples with children.
491 single-parent households (95 men, 396 women).
94.6% of residents of 01938 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% very well, 44% well, 13% not well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 6% well, 9% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% very well, 35% well, 14% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
Foreign born population: 470 (3.6%)
(53.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (23%)
- Canada (15%)
- Poland (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Greece (5%)
- Cuba (5%)
- Germany (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 80
- 1990 to 1994: 31
- 1985 to 1989: 31
- 1980 to 1984: 49
- 1975 to 1979: 11
- 1970 to 1974: 25
- 1970 to 1974: 55
- 1965 to 1969: 188
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 2418
- English: 2037
- Italian: 1298
- Polish: 683
- French Canadian: 618
- United States or American: 553
- French (except Basque): 530
- Greek: 509
- German: 443
- Other groups: 401
- Scottish: 259
- Swedish: 212
- Scotch-Irish: 172
- Canadian: 161
- British: 140
- Russian: 93
- European: 90
- Dutch: 82
- Norwegian: 65
- Portuguese: 63
- Welsh: 49
- Arab:: 45
- Hungarian: 35
- Finnish: 35
- Latvian: 31
- Ukrainian: 31
- Lebanese: 29
- Danish: 27
- Lithuanian: 21
- Serbian: 20
- Austrian: 16
- Czech: 14
- Belgian: 14
- Celtic: 11
- Egyptian: 10
- Eastern European: 9
- Arab/Arabic: 6
- Albanian: 5
- Northern European: 5
- Scandinavian: 5
- New Zealander: 5
- Swiss: 5
- Czechoslovakian: 4
- Armenian: 4
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $350,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9666
- Northeast: 1666
- Midwest: 539
- South: 338
- West: 255
64% of the 01938 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 11,864. Population change in the 1990s: +1,123 (+9.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 214
| Here: | 14.9% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 184
| Here: | 29.2% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 212
| Here: | 47.3% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Information: Directory and Mailing List Publishers (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (50-99: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 126 people in religious group quarters
- 60 people in nursing homes
- 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
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