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 02125 with a mortgage: 3,717 (742 second mortgage, 870 home equity loan, 507 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,109
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,104
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $642
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
25.1%
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 02125: John F Kennedy-University of Massachusetts Station (A), Uphams Corner Station (B), Savin Hill Station (C), Crescent Avenue Station (D), Dorchester Yacht Club (E), Savin Hill Yacht Club (F), Boston Fire Department Station 21 Uphams Corner - Dorchester (G), John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library (H), John Fitzgerald Kennedy Center (I), Bayside Exposition Center (J), Edward Everett Elementary School Library (K), Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives (L), Massachusetts Port Authority-Logan Airport (M), Joseph P Healey Library (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,540 married couples with children.
4,359 single-parent households (758 men, 3,601 women).
50.9% of residents of 02125 zip code speak English at home.
39.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% very well, 22% well, 20% not well, 10% not at all).
50.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (30% very well, 30% well, 23% not well, 17% not at all).
40.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% very well, 16% well, 26% not well, 35% not at all).
4.7% of residents speak other language at home (37% very well, 18% well, 10% not well, 36% not at all).
Foreign born population: 9,768 (32.8%) (50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
32.8%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Other Western Africa (28%)
Vietnam (23%)
Dominican Republic (7%)
Poland (7%)
Haiti (5%)
Trinidad and Tobago (3%)
Jamaica (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 3,850
1990 to 1999: 3,366
1980 to 1989: 2,535
Before 1980: 1,725
Races in zip code 02125:
White population: 10,090 Black population: 10,096 American Indian population: 212 Asian population: 4,332 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1,810 Some other race population: 4,331 Two or more races population: 1,124 Hispanic or Latino population: 6,717
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 14,289
Cape Verdean: 5,171
Subsaharan African: 3,836
Irish: 3,235
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 2,345
Haitian: 1,455
Albanian: 1,213
Barbadian: 1,135
Polish: 1,065
Ethiopian: 954
Other Subsaharan African: 806
Italian: 764
Jamaican: 687
West Indian: 642
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 634
Brazilian: 592
Dutch West Indian: 520
American: 507
Portuguese: 470
English: 402
Czechoslovakian: 398
African: 384
Turkish: 375
Iraqi: 359
German: 349
Ukrainian: 342
Russian: 290
Lithuanian: 264
Arab: 262
French (except Basque): 256
Arab: 252
Armenian: 238
Greek: 238
Eastern European: 236
Swiss: 229
Czech: 223
Celtic: 222
European: 222
Belizean: 217
Guyanese: 213
French Canadian: 211
Hungarian: 206
Welsh: 204
Swedish: 193
Canadian: 176
Other West Indian: 169
Liberian: 162
Kenyan: 161
Scottish: 145
Dutch: 121
Finnish: 119
Norwegian: 114
Other Arab: 113
Nigerian: 110
British: 79
Latvian: 70
Danish: 70
Lebanese: 51
Scotch-Irish: 49
British West Indian: 48
Bahamian: 44
Pennsylvania German: 39
Romanian: 23
Serbian: 18
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)
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 facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
PAUL A DEVER (325 MT VERNON STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035268 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
EDWARD EVERETT (71 PLEASANT STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035088 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)
JOHN W MCCORMACK (315 MT VERNON STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035179 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
JOHN WINTHROP (35 BROOKFORD STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035180 Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DYNAGRAF INC (55 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD in BOSTON (DORCHESTER), MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING.
NSTAR ELECTRIC & GAS (1165 MASSACHUSETTS AVE in BOSTON, MA)
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 NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION. Organizations: BOSTON EDISON, DBA NSTAR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BOSTON EDISON D/B/A NSTAR, BOSTON OPERATIONS CENTER BOSTON EDISON, NSTAR SERVICES
AGGREGATE INDS. NORTHEAST REGION INC. (55 ENTERPRISE ST. in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE Alternative names: BARDON TRIMOUNT INCORPORATED
AGAR SUPPLY CO (1100 MASSACHUSETTS AVE in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: LAWRENCE SMITH (CONTACT/OWNER)
ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICES (1 HOYT ST in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: POWER LAUNDRIES, FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL
WORLD WIDE MOTORS (WORLD WIDE MOTORS in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: EDWARD WEBB (CONTACT/OWNER)
NEW ENGLAND TELE GARAGE (173 BOSTON ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
EASTERN STEEL RACK CO (166 PLEASANT STREET in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 02125:
Doubletree Club-Boston, 240 MT Vernon St, Boston, MA 02125 , Phone: (617) 822-3600, Fax: (617) 822-2865
Holiday Inn Express, 69 Boston St, Boston, MA 02125 , Phone: (617) 288-3030, Fax: (617) 265-6543
Courtyard South Boston, 63 R Boston St, Boston, MA 02125 , Phone: (617) 436-8200, Fax: (617) 436-0866
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (47%)
Electricity (29%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
No fuel used (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
Wood (1%)
Population in 1990: 31,393. Population change in the 1990s: +2,225 (+7.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,803
Northeast: 1,670
Midwest: 519
South: 1,843
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, 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): 2,390
Here:
38.9%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 916
Here:
31.5%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,295
Here:
43.5%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
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 contractsfrom 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 moreby 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: