Median household income (1999): $40,021
Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,983
| This zip code | $42,983 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02124, 02125, 02121, 02171, 02127, 02119.
Housing units in zip code 02122 with a mortgage: 839 (115 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 386
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,340
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $356
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 16.1% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable location: Popes Hill Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in zip code 02122 include: Alsen Playground (1), Garvey Playground (2), Byrne Playground (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Boston Bowl Family Fun Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 820 William T Morrissey), First Boston Tenpin Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 820 William T Morrissey), Lucky Strike Lanes (Amusement & Theme Parks; 289 Adams Street), Boston Bowl (Arcades & Amusements; 820 Morrisey Blvd).
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 15
- 1995 to 1998: 33
- 1990 to 1994: 32
- 1980 to 1989: 353
- 1970 to 1979: 360
- 1960 to 1969: 580
- 1950 to 1959: 549
- 1940 to 1949: 776
- 1939 or earlier: 6,021
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Boston, MA (02122):
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- no bedroom: 18
- 1 bedrooms: 108
- 2 bedrooms: 1,011
- 3 bedrooms: 1,015
- 4 bedrooms: 451
- 5 or more bedrooms: 444
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 203
- 1 bedrooms: 989
- 2 bedrooms: 2,150
- 3 bedrooms: 1,524
- 4 bedrooms: 331
- 5 or more bedrooms: 34
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Vehicles available in 02122 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 365
- 1 vehicle: 1,525
- 2 vehicles: 901
- 3 vehicles: 202
- 4 vehicles: 16
- 5 or more vehicles: 38
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 2,031
- 1 vehicle: 2,324
- 2 vehicles: 710
- 3 vehicles: 157
- 4 vehicles: 9
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 02122:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $50,000 to $59,999: 9
- $60,000 to $69,999: 7
- $70,000 to $79,999: 18
- $80,000 to $89,999: 8
- $90,000 to $99,999: 54
- $100,000 to $124,999: 149
- $125,000 to $149,999: 232
- $150,000 to $174,999: 156
- $175,000 to $199,999: 253
- $200,000 to $249,999: 214
- $250,000 to $299,999: 74
- $300,000 to $399,999: 29
- $400,000 to $499,999: 8
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02122:
- Less than $100: 150
- $100 to $149: 134
- $150 to $199: 158
- $200 to $249: 157
- $250 to $299: 90
- $300 to $349: 122
- $350 to $399: 50
- $400 to $449: 155
- $450 to $499: 127
- $500 to $549: 347
- $550 to $599: 233
- $600 to $649: 616
- $650 to $699: 475
- $700 to $749: 589
- $750 to $799: 401
- $800 to $899: 565
- $900 to $999: 440
- $1,000 to $1,249: 216
- $1,250 to $1,499: 31
- $1,500 to $1,999: 12
- No cash rent: 151
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $176,800
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $342,562
- Black or African American householders: $313,949
- Asian householders: $353,368
- Some other race householders: $440,809
- Two or more races householders: $611,490
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $418,999
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,241
- One, attached: 335
- Two: 1,888
- 3 or 4: 3,904
- 5 to 9: 380
- 10 to 19: 303
- 20 to 49: 467
- 50 or more: 201

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,761 (50%)
- Carpooled: 1,364 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 881 (9%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 41 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 1,733 (18%)
- Railroad: 48 (1%)
- Taxi: 78 (1%)
- Bicycle: 38 (0%)
- Walked: 392 (4%)
- Other means: 70 (1%)
- Worked at home: 91 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 134
- 5 to 9 minutes: 515
- 10 to 14 minutes: 850
- 15 to 19 minutes: 960
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1337
- 25 to 29 minutes: 449
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2213
- 35 to 39 minutes: 174
- 40 to 44 minutes: 372
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1264
- 60 to 89 minutes: 924
- 90 or more minutes: 214
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,240
- In family households: 19,211 (2,827 male householders, 2,441 female householders)
2,944 spouses, 7,994 children (7,610 natural, 195 adopted, 189 stepchildren), 589 grandchildren, 675 brothers or sisters, 418 parents, 479 other relatives, 844 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,029 (1,540 male householders (1,114 living alone)), 1,436 female householders (1,079 living alone)), 1,053 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 630 (376 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,516 2-persons, 1,315 3-persons, 1,104 4-persons, 700 5-persons, 301 6-persons, 332 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,193 1-person, 590 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 10 6-persons.
3,076 married couples with children.
2,728 single-parent households (360 men, 2,368 women).
62.4% of residents of 02122 zip code speak English at home.
9.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 18% well, 16% not well, 5% not at all).
14.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% very well, 21% well, 18% not well, 7% not at all).
12.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% very well, 31% well, 26% not well, 12% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (65% very well, 35% well).
Foreign born population: 7,763 (31.6%)
(39.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 31.6% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Vietnam (29%)
- Other Western Africa (21%)
- Ireland (9%)
- Haiti (7%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (5%)
- Jamaica (4%)
- Dominican Republic (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,908
- 1990 to 1994: 2,087
- 1985 to 1989: 1,237
- 1980 to 1984: 1,187
- 1975 to 1979: 549
- 1970 to 1974: 249
- 1970 to 1974: 201
- 1965 to 1969: 345
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 7503
- Irish: 4522
- Subsaharan African:: 2481
- Cape Verdean: 2129
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1686
- United States or American: 895
- Italian: 873
- Haitian: 559
- Jamaican: 450
- Polish: 306
- English: 295
- West Indian: 290
- African: 257
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 232
- Portuguese: 196
- Scottish: 186
- French (except Basque): 140
- French Canadian: 138
- German: 137
- Canadian: 126
- Scotch-Irish: 111
- Arab:: 110
- Lithuanian: 94
- Albanian: 77
- British West Indian: 71
- Barbadian: 63
- Guyanese: 62
- Lebanese: 39
- Russian: 39
- Belgian: 34
- Other Arab: 32
- Croatian: 28
- Other Subsaharan African: 26
- Moroccan: 25
- Iranian: 24
- Nigerian: 22
- Somalian: 21
- Greek: 21
- U.S. Virgin Islander: 21
- Norwegian: 17
- Liberian: 17
- Swedish: 17
- British: 16
- Eastern European: 16
- Danish: 16
- Bulgarian: 15
- Dutch: 15
- Syrian: 14
- Latvian: 12
- European: 11
- Celtic: 10
- Armenian: 9
- Ethiopian: 9
- Ukrainian: 9
- Welsh: 8
- Northern European: 6

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02122 not listed on the city page:- RICHARD J MURPHY (Students: 907; Location: 1 WORRELL STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 08)
- GROVER CLEVELAND (Students: 625; Location: 11 CHARLES STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MATHER (Students: 480; Location: 1 PARISH STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- THOMAS J KENNY (Students: 295; Location: 19 OAKTON AVENUE, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- PATRICK O'HEARN (Students: 240; Location: 1669 DORCHESTER AVENUE, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 266; Location: 239 NEPONSET AVENUE, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST AMBROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 215; Location: 23 LEONARD STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: 284 BOWDOIN ST., DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: KG - 8)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- EXPRESSWAY MOTORS INC (700 MORRISSEY BLVD in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: COLUMBIA PONTIAC TOYOTA GMC IN (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, COLUMBIA PONTIAC TOYOTA GMC INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ROBERT BOCH (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLUMBIA PONTIAC TOYOTA GMC INC
- SUNOCO INC (710 GALLIVAN BLVD in DORCHESTER, MA)
(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))
Organizations: SUNNOCO, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SUN OIL CO OF PENN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SUNOCO SERVICE STA
- RICHARD J MURPHY (1 WORRELL STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035240
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MATHER (1 PARISH STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035227
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PATRICK O'HEARN (1669 DORCHESTER AVENUE in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035266
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- THOMAS J KENNY (19 OAKTON AVENUE in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035328
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GROVER CLEVELAND (11 CHARLES STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035415
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MOORES AUTO PARTS (87 PARK STREET in BOSTON (DORCHESTER), MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0154, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- VERIZON MASSACHUSETTS (175 ADAMS STREET in BOSTON (DORCHESTER), MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
Organizations: NYNEX (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NYNEX
- POLLAK (195 FREEPORT ST. in BOSTON, MA)
AIR 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
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MOTOR VEHICLE SUPPLIES AND NEW PARTS; TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, EXCEPT MOTOR VEHICLES; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: POLLAK JOSEPH CORP
- PULASKI CITGO (9525 PULASKI HIGHWAY in BALTIMORE, MD)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2004-0310, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- ARBORWAY METAL FINISHING INC (50 PARK ST. in BOSTON (DORCHESTER), MA)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
Organizations: THOMAS J OMARA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CVS 2282 (703 GALLIVAN BLVD in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CVS #2282 (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CVS PHARMACY (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DORCHESTER KOSTIGEN LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: C V S 2282


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13277
- Northeast: 807
- Midwest: 230
- South: 1098
- West: 157
59% of the 02122 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 21,266. Population change in the 1990s: +3,282 (+15.4%).
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): 480
| Here: | 16.4% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 208
| Here: | 11.0% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 522
| Here: | 38.2% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- PATRICK J KENNEDY AND SONS IN (39 GIBSON STREET in DORCHESTER, MA; small business): $31,256 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2003
$10,860 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-04-30. Completion date: 2001-04-30.
$10,830 with Army for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2003-08-24. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$9,566 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-03-23. Completion date: 2000-04-07.
- JENSONS CLEANING CORP (233 BOWDOIN STREET in DORCHESTER, MA; small business): $7,495 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2004
$2,500 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$2,500, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$2,495, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-07. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- MAACO AUTO PAINTING (1030 WILLIAM T MORRISSEY B in DORCHESTER, MA; small business)
$5,550 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- ARAMEDIA GROUP (761 ADAMS STREET in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$1,736 with Army for ADPE System Configuration. Signed on 2002-09-11. Completion date: 2002-10-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 1-4 employees: 7 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Educational Services: Exam Preparation and Tutoring (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 6)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2)
- Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (100-249: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 372 people in nursing homes
- 81 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 61 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 43 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 29 people in religious group quarters
- 28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in other group homes
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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