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02120 Zip Code (Boston, MA) Detailed Profile




Estimated zip code population in 2022: 14,359
Zip code population in 2010: 15,181
Zip code population in 2000: 10,842

Houses and condos: 5,111
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,221
% of renters here:

90%
State:

38%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 02120: 152.5 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 23,132 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.8% ($7,786)
Massachusetts:

1.0% ($5,536)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $8,529 (0.7%)

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Males: 7,294  (50.8%)
Females: 7,065  (49.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 02120:

  • High school or higher: 80.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 18.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 02120:

  • Never married: 75.8%
  • Now married: 15.7%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 1.4%
  • Divorced: 5.0%

Zip code 02120 compared to state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
  • Races in zip code 02120 (2022)
    • 4,94434.4%White
    • 3,41923.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2,67018.6%Black
    • 2,52417.6%Asian
    • 4202.9%Two or more races
    • 2481.7%Some other race
    • 1260.9%American Indian
    • 30.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $1,020,228
02120:

$1,020,228
Massachusetts:

$534,700



According to our research of Massachusetts and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in 02120 zip code as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 02120 is 3,885 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

24.1 years
Massachusetts median age:

40.3 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.5 people
Massachusetts:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 02120, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,514 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$42,514
State:

$105,130

Salary/wage: $38,876 (reported on 89.1% of returns)
Here:

$38,876
State:

$82,951
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1218.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3455.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6784.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10844.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23801.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80006.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $638 (reported on 18.3% of returns)
This zip code:

$638
Massachusetts:

$2,361
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 38.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 486.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,832 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:

$1,832
State:

$10,365
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 331.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 890.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,239 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:

+$5,239
State:

+$48,178
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 23.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 226.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 724.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5336.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,669 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:

+$7,669
State:

+$20,792
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $25k, 83.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 141.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1129.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,169 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
02120:

$11,169
Massachusetts:

$22,790
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 15.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 104.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 381.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,356 (reported on 2.9% of returns)
Here:

$25,356
State:

$36,722
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 109.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 215.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 806.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4443.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $8,100 (reported on 2.2% of returns)
Here:

$8,100
State:

$12,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 39.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 247.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1036.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,281 (reported on 2.9% of returns)
02120:

$7,281
State:

$8,782
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 257.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1303.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,076 (reported on 18.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,076
State:

$1,909
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.1% for AGIs below $25k, 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.8%
Here:

93%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 91.8% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 90.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 02120, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,314 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$32,314
State:

$81,425

Salary/wage: $30,286 (reported on 90.8% of returns)
Here:

$30,286
State:

$64,752
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.6% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 57.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $941 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$941
Massachusetts:

$2,136
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,448 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:

$2,448
State:

$9,473
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,273 (reported on 6.7% of returns)
Here:

+$10,273
State:

+$31,437
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,972 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:

+$8,972
State:

+$20,662
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,408 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
02120:

$9,408
Massachusetts:

$18,892
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,386 (22% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:

$19,386
State:

$28,907

Here:

22.4% of AGI
State:

18.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,383 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:

$3,383
State:

$4,208
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,311 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
02120:

$6,311
State:

$13,303
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,245 (reported on 27.1% of returns)
Here:

$2,245
State:

$1,971
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 41.3%
Here:

41%
State:

56%
(% for various income ranges: 39.3% for AGIs below $25k, 41.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02120, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,515 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$27,515
State:

$62,877

Salary/wage: $26,913 (reported on 91.7% of returns)
Here:

$26,913
State:

$52,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.6% for AGIs below $10k, 90.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $937 (reported on 24.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$937
Massachusetts:

$1,945
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,217 (reported on 9.5% of returns)
Here:

$1,217
State:

$5,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,302 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
Here:

+$3,302
State:

+$20,377
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,523 (reported on 9.5% of returns)
Here:

+$7,523
State:

+$17,837
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,840 (reported on 1.6% of returns)
02120:

$2,840
Massachusetts:

$3,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,152 (25% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:

$14,152
State:

$22,573

Here:

24.7% of AGI
State:

19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,521 (4% of AGI, reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:

$2,521
State:

$3,295

Here:

3.9% of AGI
State:

2.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,704 (reported on 66.6% of returns)
02120:

$3,704
State:

$11,494
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,646 (reported on 25.6% of returns)
Here:

$1,646
State:

$1,518

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 48.5%
Here:

48%
State:

58%
(% for various income ranges: 43.7% for AGIs below $10k, 50.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 48.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$50,617
Massachusetts:

$94,488
Boston, MA (02120) map Nearest zip codes: 02115, 02119, 02215, 02199, 02118, 02116.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

31.5%
Massachusetts:

43.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

4.2%
Massachusetts:

45.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,529
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,300


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 90 (64 now married, 25 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,667 (404 now married, 4,344 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 02120 with a mortgage: 239 (27 second mortgage, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,089
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,172

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

40.9%
Whole state:

10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

17.0%
Whole state:

5.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.2
State:

6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.0
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 02120: Ruggles Station (A), Mockler Center (B), Columbus Place (C), Roxbury Community College Learning Resources Center (D), John D O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Church in zip code 02120: Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Hope (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Park in zip code 02120: Madison Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 42020 or later
  • 6282010 to 2019
  • 4762000 to 2009
  • 6251990 to 1999
  • 4071980 to 1989
  • 6471970 to 1979
  • 4591960 to 1969
  • 2981950 to 1959
  • 1781940 to 1949
  • 1,4061939 or earlier

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Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boston, MA (02120)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boston, MA (02120)
  • 16no bedroom
  • 271 bedroom
  • 1892 bedrooms
  • 1953 bedrooms
  • 354 bedrooms
  • 205+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boston, MA (02120)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boston, MA (02120)
  • 171no bedroom
  • 1,2701 bedroom
  • 1,1592 bedrooms
  • 1,0303 bedrooms
  • 4894 bedrooms
  • 1075+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Boston, MA (02120) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Boston, MA (02120) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 69no vehicle
  • 3341 vehicle
  • 702 vehicles
  • 123 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Boston, MA (02120) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Boston, MA (02120) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,960no vehicle
  • 1,7481 vehicle
  • 3592 vehicles
  • 1073 vehicles
  • 204 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 02120 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 02120 household income distribution in 2022
  • 696Less than $10,000
  • 451$10,000 to $14,999
  • 173$15,000 to $19,999
  • 147$20,000 to $24,999
  • 93$25,000 to $29,999
  • 67$30,000 to $34,999
  • 347$35,000 to $39,999
  • 231$40,000 to $44,999
  • 135$45,000 to $49,999
  • 323$50,000 to $59,999
  • 417$60,000 to $74,999
  • 457$75,000 to $99,999
  • 296$100,000 to $124,999
  • 247$125,000 to $149,999
  • 334$150,000 to $199,999
  • 363$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 02120

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 02120
  • 7$175,000 to $199,999
  • 16$200,000 to $249,999
  • 10$250,000 to $299,999
  • 49$300,000 to $399,999
  • 56$400,000 to $499,999
  • 48$500,000 to $749,999
  • 53$750,000 to $999,999
  • 178$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 78$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 6$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 02120

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 02120
  • 31Less than $100
  • 105$100 to $149
  • 116$150 to $199
  • 179$200 to $249
  • 236$250 to $299
  • 204$300 to $349
  • 192$350 to $399
  • 72$400 to $449
  • 49$450 to $499
  • 103$500 to $549
  • 12$550 to $599
  • 57$600 to $649
  • 12$650 to $699
  • 167$700 to $749
  • 87$800 to $899
  • 121$900 to $999
  • 434$1,000 to $1,249
  • 288$1,250 to $1,499
  • 433$1,500 to $1,999
  • 401$2,000 to $2,499
  • 281$2,500 to $2,999
  • 297$3,000 to $3,499
  • 375$3,500 or more
  • 21No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,448.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $542,609.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $760,039
  • Black or African American householders: $697,020
  • Asian householders: $845,495
  • Some other race householders: $656,440
  • Two or more races householders: $701,317
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $670,285

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,020,228
02120:

$1,020,228
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $466,420 - $1,291,228

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,887,949
Here:

$1,887,949
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $499,537
Here:

$499,537
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $907,078
Here:

$907,078
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $968,609
Here:

$968,609
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $213,825
Here:

$213,825
State:

$555,768
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 02120
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 98
  • One, attached: 612
  • Two: 346
  • 3 or 4: 1,875
  • 5 to 9: 314
  • 10 to 19: 625
  • 20 to 49: 487
  • 50 or more: 817
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Unemployment: 8.7%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 02120

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 02120
  • 21.9%1,536Drove a car alone
  • 3.7%257Carpooled
  • 10.9%762Bus or trolley bus
  • 14.8%1,041Streetcar or trolley car
  • 0.4%27Subway or elevated
  • 0.3%22Railroad
  • 0.3%22Taxi
  • 1.6%112Bicycle
  • 27.9%1,956Walked
  • 2.2%151Other means
  • 11.2%788Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 02120

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 02120
  • 161Less than 5 minutes
  • 3455 to 9 minutes
  • 58810 to 14 minutes
  • 1,11115 to 19 minutes
  • 75120 to 24 minutes
  • 54025 to 29 minutes
  • 1,14230 to 34 minutes
  • 24435 to 39 minutes
  • 16240 to 44 minutes
  • 60945 to 59 minutes
  • 39060 to 89 minutes
  • 5890 or more minutes

Neighborhoods in zip code 02120:

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,359
  • Male householders: 2,122 (688 living alone), Female householders: 2,559 (746 living alone)
  • 784 spouses (702 opposite-sex spouses), 338 unmarried partners, (255 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,051 children (2,025 natural, 28 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 161 grandchildren, 139 brothers or sisters, 251 parents, 0 foster children, 102 other relatives, 3,160 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,584 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 865 2-persons, 518 3-persons, 328 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,433 1-person, 579 2-persons, 277 3-persons, 348 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 162 7-or-more-persons

333 married couples with children.
796 single-parent households (796 women).

56.5% of residents of 02120 zip code speak English at home.
19.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 26% well, 17% not well, 6% not at all).
8.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 13% well, 4% not well).
12.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 19% well, 14% not well, 11% not at all).
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% very well, 12% well, 6% not well).

Foreign born population: 3,640 (25.4%)
(45.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

25.4%
Whole state:

18.0%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 17%Bhutan
  • 16%Dominica
  • 6%Thailand
  • 5%Japan
  • 4%Bolivia
  • 3%Russia
  • 3%Grenada
Most common first ancestries reported in 02120
  • 5%Irish
  • 2%Italian
  • 2%Brazilian
  • 2%German
  • 1%Haitian
  • 1%Egyptian
  • 1%Serbian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2,3652010 or later
  • 8052000 to 2009
  • 7261990 to 1999
  • 992Before 1990

Private high school in in this zip code not listed on the city page:

  • MANVILLE SCHOOL (Students: 95, Location: 53 PARKER HILL AVE, Grades: 1-10)

Zip code 02120 topographic map

Private elementary/middle school in in this zip code not listed on the city page:

  • OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP/MISSION GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 219, Location: 94 SAINT ALPHONSUS ST, Grades: PK-8)
There are 280 Other Medical Specialists in Zip Code 02120.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (125 PARKER HILL AVENUE in BOSTON, MA)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1984-0011, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    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
    Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
    Alternative names: NEW ENG BAPTIST HOSP
  • MISSION HILL SCHOOL (67 ALLEGHENY STREET in BOSTON, MA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035382
    Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • NEW MISSION HIGH SCHOOL (67 ALLEGHANY STREET in ROXBURY, MA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035542
    Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • MADISON PARK HIGH (75 MALCOLM X BLVD in ROXBURY, MA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035537
    Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • MISSION MAIN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT (30 TOBIN COURT in BOSTON, MA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
    Alternative names: MISSION MAIN DEVELOP
  • MWRA WARD STREET (WARD STREET in BOSTON, MA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  • PAPER RECYCLING (43 REAR NEW HEATH ST in BOSTON, MA)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • AUTO BODY SUPPLY (35A TENEAN ST in BOSTON, MA)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: MARC GUDEMA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BACK BAY MANOR ASSOCIATES LLP (75 ST. ALPHONSUS ST. in BOSTON, MA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: RESIDENTIAL CARE
  • BENTLEYS CLEANERS (680 PARKER ST in BOSTON, MA)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • BOSTON CLUTCH WORKS INC (1486 TREMONT ST in BOSTON, MA)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: DAVID EPSTEIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BOSTON DPW (280 HIGHLAND ST in BOSTON, MA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: CITY OF BOSTON DPW (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BOSTON CITY OF DPW
  • LANDMARK CONDOMINIUM (160 FEDERAL STREET in BOSTON, MA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS

Zip code 02120 marital status for males
Zip code 02120 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 55.1%Utility gas
  • 32.3%Electricity
  • 4.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.5%No fuel used
  • 1.7%Other fuel

Population in 1990: 14,212.

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

  • This state: 4,923
  • Northeast: 2,409
  • Midwest: 479
  • South: 1,207
  • West: 693

47% of the 02120 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.

78% of the 02120 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Boston, MA (02120)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
Here:

11.1%
Massachusetts:

10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:

2.3%
Massachusetts:

12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,208
Here:

86.8%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 74,493Management occupations
  • 71,685Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 69,969Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 67,037Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • 51,119Business and financial operations occupations
  • 48,905Community and social service occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • BRADY, SEAN (700 COLUMBUS AVE in BOSTON, MA; small business)
    $5,076 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2002-12-16. Completion date: 2003-02-09.
  • LUOMA, CHARLES E (16 SEWALL ST, APT 1 in BOSTON, MA; small business)
    $3,736 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2005-09-23. Completion date: 2006-01-31.

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

  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000: 1)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (250-499: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 19)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (100-249: 1)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (20-49: 3)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 1,685 people in college/university student housing
  • 162 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 83 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 18 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 13 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 188 people in nursing homes
  • 32 people in religious group quarters
  • 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 15 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Fatal accident statistics in 2010:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED8$259,55563$288,927132$288,29114$37,9055$1,883,48860$442,103
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$415,12311$363,8068$156,8811$20,9800$03$327,353
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$345,12226$253,45749$305,2346$98,0831$6,460,30034$328,986
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$305,81513$363,40528$277,2922$544,0050$015$407,086
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$440,05011$270,2350$00$05$394,690
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 8 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$327,5702$274,8050$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$278,1720$02$226,050
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$313,7900$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 02120
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 02120 - Value

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 175. The highest number of fire incidents - 231 took place in 2012, and the least - 51 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 02120 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (75.7%), and Outside Fires (17.5%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 02120
    • 2,25275.7%Structure Fires
    • 51917.5%Outside Fires
    • 1194.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 832.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 02120, Massachusetts

Most common first names in zip code 02120 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary16081.3 years
John10774.4 years
William8671.4 years
James8569.8 years
Margaret5380.6 years
Joseph5174.4 years
George4876.1 years
Robert4567.7 years
Catherine4382.6 years
Thomas4168.4 years
Most common last names in zip code 02120 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith3776.9 years
Johnson3375.3 years
Williams2970.7 years
Sullivan2777.1 years
Brown2774.2 years
Obrien2579.6 years
Jones2572.7 years
Mccarthy2176.6 years
Davis1876.8 years
Jackson1576.7 years
Businesses in zip code 02120
NameCountNameCount
Domino's Pizza1Subway1
Dunkin Donuts2T.G.I. Driday's1
FedEx2UPS2
Jamba Juice1Walgreens1
Stop & Shop1
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