Median household income (1999): $35,513
Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,141
| This zip code | $38,141 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02122, 02127, 02121, 02118, 02119, 02124.
Housing units in zip code 02125 with a mortgage: 713 (92 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 261
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,193
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $434
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 23.5% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 12.4% | | 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: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 27
- 1995 to 1998: 152
- 1990 to 1994: 453
- 1980 to 1989: 1,281
- 1970 to 1979: 556
- 1960 to 1969: 746
- 1950 to 1959: 849
- 1940 to 1949: 976
- 1939 or earlier: 7,101
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Boston, MA (02125):
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 150
- 2 bedrooms: 925
- 3 bedrooms: 1,157
- 4 bedrooms: 392
- 5 or more bedrooms: 580
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 414
- 1 bedrooms: 1,841
- 2 bedrooms: 3,183
- 3 bedrooms: 2,267
- 4 bedrooms: 467
- 5 or more bedrooms: 72
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Vehicles available in 02125 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 654
- 1 vehicle: 1,504
- 2 vehicles: 826
- 3 vehicles: 155
- 4 vehicles: 36
- 5 or more vehicles: 46
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 3,436
- 1 vehicle: 3,554
- 2 vehicles: 1,052
- 3 vehicles: 160
- 4 vehicles: 36
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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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 02125:
- $70,000 to $79,999: 14
- $80,000 to $89,999: 35
- $90,000 to $99,999: 52
- $100,000 to $124,999: 226
- $125,000 to $149,999: 153
- $150,000 to $174,999: 129
- $175,000 to $199,999: 136
- $200,000 to $249,999: 100
- $250,000 to $299,999: 45
- $300,000 to $399,999: 60
- $400,000 to $499,999: 4
- $500,000 to $749,999: 20
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02125:
- Less than $100: 146
- $100 to $149: 349
- $150 to $199: 407
- $200 to $249: 290
- $250 to $299: 327
- $300 to $349: 321
- $350 to $399: 235
- $400 to $449: 387
- $450 to $499: 225
- $500 to $549: 606
- $550 to $599: 318
- $600 to $649: 738
- $650 to $699: 621
- $700 to $749: 705
- $750 to $799: 471
- $800 to $899: 587
- $900 to $999: 377
- $1,000 to $1,249: 533
- $1,250 to $1,499: 388
- $1,500 to $1,999: 45
- $2,000 or more: 22
- No cash rent: 132
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $306,745
- Black or African American householders: $296,541
- Asian householders: $362,772
- Some other race householders: $313,549
- Two or more races householders: $252,720
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $351,367
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 976
- One, attached: 712
- Two: 1,736
- 3 or 4: 6,121
- 5 to 9: 575
- 10 to 19: 357
- 20 to 49: 626
- 50 or more: 1,032
- Mobile homes: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,840 (44%)
- Carpooled: 1,842 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,561 (12%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 113 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 2,599 (20%)
- Railroad: 64 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 11 (0%)
- Taxi: 51 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
- Bicycle: 124 (1%)
- Walked: 676 (5%)
- Other means: 152 (1%)
- Worked at home: 188 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 140
- 5 to 9 minutes: 627
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1176
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1634
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1911
- 25 to 29 minutes: 775
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3111
- 35 to 39 minutes: 438
- 40 to 44 minutes: 565
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1518
- 60 to 89 minutes: 807
- 90 or more minutes: 342
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 32,710
- In family households: 26,905 (3,597 male householders, 3,689 female householders)
3,722 spouses, 11,253 children (10,692 natural, 355 adopted, 206 stepchildren), 1,205 grandchildren, 808 brothers or sisters, 494 parents, 1,053 other relatives, 1,084 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,805 (2,229 male householders (1,468 living alone)), 1,952 female householders (1,533 living alone)), 1,624 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,242 (162 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,064 2-persons, 1,750 3-persons, 1,572 4-persons, 949 5-persons, 552 6-persons, 399 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,001 1-person, 890 2-persons, 214 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 11 6-persons.
3,730 married couples with children.
4,102 single-parent households (457 men, 3,645 women).
52.2% of residents of 02125 zip code speak English at home.
15.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 22% well, 15% not well, 6% not at all).
20.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 28% well, 15% not well, 7% not at all).
10.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% very well, 32% well, 31% not well, 6% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (91% very well, 9% well).
Foreign born population: 11,147 (33.2%)
(37.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 33.2% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Other Western Africa (28%)
- Vietnam (23%)
- Dominican Republic (7%)
- Poland (7%)
- Haiti (5%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (3%)
- Jamaica (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2,479
- 1990 to 1994: 2,950
- 1985 to 1989: 2,188
- 1980 to 1984: 1,510
- 1975 to 1979: 714
- 1970 to 1974: 475
- 1970 to 1974: 295
- 1965 to 1969: 536
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 13471
- Subsaharan African:: 4274
- Cape Verdean: 3898
- Irish: 3040
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1746
- Polish: 1264
- United States or American: 1017
- Italian: 922
- Haitian: 691
- German: 404
- Jamaican: 358
- English: 340
- West Indian: 312
- African: 291
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 263
- French (except Basque): 177
- Portuguese: 171
- French Canadian: 155
- Scottish: 155
- Arab:: 151
- Scotch-Irish: 144
- Lithuanian: 133
- Canadian: 115
- Albanian: 110
- Barbadian: 80
- European: 69
- Arab/Arabic: 60
- Russian: 58
- Swedish: 58
- Armenian: 57
- British: 56
- Greek: 54
- Nigerian: 53
- British West Indian: 42
- Yugoslavian: 37
- Slovak: 34
- Ukrainian: 34
- Latvian: 33
- Serbian: 30
- Danish: 29
- Hungarian: 29
- Brazilian: 28
- Syrian: 26
- Guyanese: 25
- Other Arab: 21
- Lebanese: 20
- Welsh: 20
- Norwegian: 20
- Swiss: 18
- Palestinian: 16
- Finnish: 15
- Liberian: 15
- Eastern European: 14
- Turkish: 13
- New Zealander: 11
- Icelander: 11
- Other Subsaharan African: 9
- Slovene: 8
- Somalian: 8
- Jordanian: 8
- Romanian: 7
- Dutch: 6
- Czech: 6
Private high school not listed on the city page:- MSGR. RYAN MEMORIAL HIGH (Students: 226; Location: 11 MAYHEW ST., DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02125 not listed on the city page:- JOHN W MCCORMACK (Students: 739; Location: 315 MT VERNON STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PAUL A DEVER (Students: 496; Location: 325 MT VERNON STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- WILLIAM E RUSSELL (Students: 398; Location: 750 COLUMBIA ROAD, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- JOHN WINTHROP (Students: 315; Location: 35 BROOKFORD STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- EDWARD EVERETT (Students: 285; Location: 71 PLEASANT STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- ROGER CLAP (Students: 143; Location: 35 HARVEST STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- ELC - EAST ZONE (Students: 128; Location: 370 COLUMBIA ROAD, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 01)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST WILLIAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 242; Location: 100 SAVIN HILL AVENUE, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 8)
- NOTRE DAME MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 263/265 MT. VERNON STREET, DORCHESTER, MA; Grades: KG - KG)
- ST KEVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 516 COLUMBIA ROAD, UPHAMS CORNER, MA; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST MARGARET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location: 790 COLUMBIA ROAD, UPHAMS CORNER, MA; Grades: PK - 8)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON (100 WILLIAM T MORRISSEY BLVD in DORCHESTER, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (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)) - notification
Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
Organizations: COMM OF MASS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, COMMONWEATH OF MASSACHUSETTTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: UMASS BOSTON, UMASS BOSTON CAMPUS, UNIV OF MASS HARBOR CAMPUS
- HOD ASSOCIATES INC (11 HUMPHREYS STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: POWER LAUNDRIES, FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL; DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Alternative names: DALOZ CLEANSER THE, L H DALOZ INCORPORATED
- SERVOLIFT EASTERN CORPORATION (266 HANCOCK ST. in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
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: METAL STAMPINGS; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Organizations: MODERN DIE & MACHINE CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SERVOLIFT EASTERN CORP.
- RUSSELL JAMES ENGINEERING WORK (9 DEWAR ST. in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: JAMES RUSSELL ENG., RUSSELL JAMES ENGINEERING WORKS
- STANDARD UNIFORM SERVICES (401 MT VERNON 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: LINEN SUPPLY; INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS
Organizations: STANDARD MGMENT CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: UNIFIRST CORP., UNIFIRST CORP
- WILLIAM E RUSSELL (750 COLUMBIA ROAD in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035366
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- UPHAMS CORNER CHARTER SCHOOL (584 COLUMBIA ROAD in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-490305
- JOHN WINTHROP (35 BROOKFORD STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035180
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- JOHN W MCCORMACK (315 MT VERNON STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035179
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HARBOR SCHOOL (294 BOWDOIN STREET in BOSTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035426
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ROGER CLAP (35 HARVEST STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035298
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ELC - EAST ZONE (370 COLUMBIA ROAD in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035005
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- UNIFIRST CORP (78-80 EAST COTTAGE STREET 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
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS
Organizations: AIDO CROATTI PRES (CONTACT/OWNER)


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (47%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16803
- Northeast: 1670
- Midwest: 519
- South: 1843
- West: 246
60% of the 02125 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 31,393. Population change in the 1990s: +2,225 (+7.1%).
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): 632
| Here: | 13.5% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 326
| Here: | 12.2% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 846
| Here: | 42.8% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- THE FIRST ELECTRONIC CORP (71 VON HILLERN ST in BOSTON, MA; small business): $2,579,603 in 40 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment, Guns, through 30 mm, Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment, Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment, and more by Army, Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, and others Signed by year: 2000: $73,485; 2001: $112,021; 2002: $128,718; 2003: $216,726; 2004: $709,058; 2005: $1,150,552; 2006: $162,217.
Biggest contracts:
$645,048 with Army for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2010-11-05.
$324,632 with Army for Guns, through 30 mm. Signed on 2004-05-05. Completion date: 2005-02-08.
$202,300 with Army for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2005-05-25. Completion date: 2010-11-05.
$168,330 with Navy for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment. Signed on 2003-06-17. Completion date: 2004-01-23.
- ANA MONTEIRO (9 HAMLET ST in DORCHESTER, MA; small business)
$36,888 with Army for Contract, Procurement, and Acquisition Support Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- CHAPMAN WATERPROOFING COMPANY (395 COLUMBIA ROAD in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$14,450 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings. Taking place in RI. Signed on 2000-05-04. Completion date: 2000-05-21.
- GREATER MEDIA, INC (55 WILLIAM T MORRISSEY BLV in BOSTON, MA)
$6,000 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2005-08-19. Completion date: 2005-09-19.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Information: Newspaper Publishers (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (250-499: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (500-999: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Credit Card Issuing (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (250-499: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
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
- 580 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 350 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 71 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 67 people in nursing homes
- 63 people in other group homes
- 49 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 18 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 16 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 6 people in religious group quarters
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