Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02124 with a mortgage: 4,666 (945 second mortgage, 1,232 home equity loan, 979 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,212
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,304
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $676
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
28.5%
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 02124: Morton Street Station (A), Ashmont Station (B), Boston Fire Department Station 16 Mattapan (C), Boston Fire Department Station 52 Mattapan (D), Boston Fire Department Station 18 Ashmont - Dorchester (E), Helen Stubblefield Law Library (F), Colpoys Library (G), Monsignor Ryan Memorial High School Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02124 include: Vietnamese Alliance Church of Boston (A), Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church (B), First Baptist Church in Dorchester (C), New Jerusalem Evangelical Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
3,677 married couples with children.
8,832 single-parent households (2,730 men, 6,102 women).
66.6% of residents of 02124 zip code speak English at home.
51.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 18% well, 17% not well, 27% not at all).
46.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% very well, 36% well, 19% not well, 17% not at all).
25.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% very well, 22% well, 32% not well, 26% not at all).
23.9% of residents speak other language at home (44% very well, 39% well, 14% not well, 4% not at all).
Foreign born population: 13,059 (28.9%) (50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
28.9%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Haiti (22%)
Jamaica (14%)
Vietnam (12%)
Dominican Republic (8%)
Trinidad and Tobago (7%)
Barbados (5%)
Other Western Africa (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 4,748
1990 to 1999: 4,256
1980 to 1989: 3,148
Before 1980: 2,487
Races in zip code 02124:
White population: 9,179 Black population: 26,181 American Indian population: 953 Asian population: 4,178 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 1,846 Two or more races population: 1,867 Hispanic or Latino population: 9,143
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 25,055
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 6,282
Liberian: 3,585
Haitian: 3,546
Irish: 3,524
Subsaharan African: 2,726
Senegalese: 1,832
Sierra Leonean: 1,771
Ugandan: 1,694
Jamaican: 1,643
English: 1,333
American: 1,235
Cape Verdean: 1,217
Barbadian: 901
Somalian: 893
Other Arab: 776
Italian: 760
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 701
West Indian: 661
African: 600
Zimbabwean: 589
Nigerian: 497
German: 459
Portuguese: 439
Polish: 418
Russian: 410
Arab: 373
Brazilian: 363
French (except Basque): 310
Danish: 308
Guyanese: 306
Ethiopian: 290
British West Indian: 286
European: 279
Canadian: 233
Scottish: 222
Syrian: 215
Swedish: 211
Scotch-Irish: 197
British: 166
Lebanese: 163
Swiss: 158
Bermudan: 155
Hungarian: 138
Lithuanian: 137
Armenian: 131
Northern European: 121
Ghanaian: 119
Greek: 117
Other Subsaharan African: 116
Albanian: 115
French Canadian: 111
U.S. Virgin Islander: 111
Dutch: 108
Welsh: 96
Czech: 77
Ukrainian: 70
Belgian: 68
Israeli: 59
Finnish: 56
Austrian: 30
Public high schools in zip code 02124 not listed on the city page:
ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ACADEMY (Students: 365; Location: 9 PEACEVALE ROAD, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: 09 - 12)
ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICE (Students: 302; Location: 9 PEACEVALE ROAD, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: 09 - 12)
TECH BOSTON ACADEMY (Students: 144; Location: 9 PEACEVALE ROAD, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02124 not listed on the city page:
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 221; Location: 197A CENTRE STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 08)
O W HOLMES (Students: 209; Location: 40 SCHOOL STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
LUCY STONE (Students: 177; Location: 22 REGINA ROAD, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
CODMAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location: 637 WASHINGTON STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: 09 - 11)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
ST MARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 197 CENTRE ST., DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 8)
ST BRENDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: 29 RITA ROAD, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: KG - 8)
ST GREGORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 2214 DORCHESTER AVENUE, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 8)
SAINT MATTHEW (Students: 228; Location: 29 STANTON ST, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 8)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE CHARTER SCH (197A CENTRE STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-444205
DORCHESTER HIGH (9 PEACEVALE ROAD in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035520 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CODMAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (637 WASHINGTON STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-438505
O W HOLMES (40 SCHOOL STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035138 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BOSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY (150 AMERICAN LEGION HWY in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035413
PAULINE AGASSIZ SHAW (429 NORFOLK STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035270 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
EMILY A FIFIELD (25 DUNBAR AVENUE in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035102 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
JOHN MARSHALL (35 WESTVILLE STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035178 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
JOSEPH LEE (155 TALBOT AVENUE in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035183 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LUCY STONE (22 REGINA ROAD in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035211 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CITY CLEANERS INCORPORATED (1158 BLUE HILL AVENUE in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) 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: GARMENT PRESSING, AND AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES AND DRYCLEANERS Alternative names: CITY CLEANSERS
EASTOVER TRANSPORTATION CO (919 WASHINGTON ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CLARA M SCOTT (CONTACT/OWNER)
MOBIL OIL CORP 01-083 (10 GRANITE AVE in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MOBIL OIL CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MOBIL OIL CORP SS 083
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (52%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
Electricity (15%)
No fuel used (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 48,560. Population change in the 1990s: +2,221 (+4.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 26,840
Northeast: 2,081
Midwest: 611
South: 4,863
West: 391
61% of the 02124 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% 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): 4,044
Here:
32.8%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,890
Here:
32.2%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,909
Here:
48.2%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
GOOD FAITH OFFICE CLEANING (11 in BOSTON, MA; small business) : $38,832 in 13 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $12,198; 2003: $6,584; 2004: $8,010; 2005: $6,468; 2006: $5,572.
Biggest contracts:
$6,480 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2002-07-16. Completion date: 2003-08-31.
$6,468 with Air Force for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-05-01. Completion date: 2006-04-30.
$6,336 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-07-08. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
$4,620, same as above.Signed on 2004-11-23. Completion date: 2006-01-15.
BOSTON ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE (1854 DORCHESTER AVE in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$14,250 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-17. Completion date: 2002-10-04.
ASEC CORPORATION (100 HALLET STREET in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$2,316 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Land Surveys, Cadastral Services (non-construction). Signed on 2002-04-18. Completion date: 2002-05-03.
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: Child Day Care Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 14)