Median household income (1999): $46,722
Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,263
| This zip code | $51,263 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02132, 02130, 02136, 02126, 02445, 02026.
Housing units in zip code 02131 with a mortgage: 2,740 (254 second mortgage, 298 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,072
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,321
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $377
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 12.9% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | 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: 8
- 1995 to 1998: 190
- 1990 to 1994: 201
- 1980 to 1989: 616
- 1970 to 1979: 842
- 1960 to 1969: 1,208
- 1950 to 1959: 1,455
- 1940 to 1949: 1,308
- 1939 or earlier: 6,644
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 02131: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 209
- 2 bedrooms: 1,600
- 3 bedrooms: 2,390
- 4 bedrooms: 1,176
- 5 or more bedrooms: 544
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 258
- 1 bedrooms: 1,622
- 2 bedrooms: 2,851
- 3 bedrooms: 1,225
- 4 bedrooms: 132
- 5 or more bedrooms: 68
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Vehicles available in 02131 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 604
- 1 vehicle: 2,486
- 2 vehicles: 2,134
- 3 vehicles: 484
- 4 vehicles: 183
- 5 or more vehicles: 28
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,795
- 1 vehicle: 2,823
- 2 vehicles: 1,374
- 3 vehicles: 128
- 4 vehicles: 25
- 5 or more vehicles: 11
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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 02131:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 7
- $25,000 to $29,999: 4
- $50,000 to $59,999: 8
- $70,000 to $79,999: 13
- $80,000 to $89,999: 19
- $90,000 to $99,999: 43
- $100,000 to $124,999: 302
- $125,000 to $149,999: 467
- $150,000 to $174,999: 625
- $175,000 to $199,999: 625
- $200,000 to $249,999: 818
- $250,000 to $299,999: 416
- $300,000 to $399,999: 442
- $400,000 to $499,999: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02131:
- Less than $100: 157
- $100 to $149: 186
- $150 to $199: 283
- $200 to $249: 246
- $250 to $299: 192
- $300 to $349: 154
- $350 to $399: 103
- $400 to $449: 204
- $450 to $499: 220
- $500 to $549: 296
- $550 to $599: 248
- $600 to $649: 466
- $650 to $699: 307
- $700 to $749: 365
- $750 to $799: 368
- $800 to $899: 930
- $900 to $999: 475
- $1,000 to $1,249: 500
- $1,250 to $1,499: 109
- $1,500 to $1,999: 66
- $2,000 or more: 21
- No cash rent: 207
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $262,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $396,738
- Black or African American householders: $363,677
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $172,406
- Asian householders: $327,775
- Some other race householders: $432,842
- Two or more races householders: $363,879
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $388,828
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,948
- One, attached: 680
- Two: 3,519
- 3 or 4: 2,218
- 5 to 9: 792
- 10 to 19: 550
- 20 to 49: 255
- 50 or more: 504
- Mobile homes: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,047 (59%)
- Carpooled: 1,916 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,586 (10%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 53 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 1,409 (9%)
- Railroad: 479 (3%)
- Taxi: 12 (0%)
- Bicycle: 50 (0%)
- Walked: 347 (2%)
- Other means: 61 (0%)
- Worked at home: 335 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 211
- 5 to 9 minutes: 592
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1085
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1783
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2132
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1049
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3179
- 35 to 39 minutes: 588
- 40 to 44 minutes: 918
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1995
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1112
- 90 or more minutes: 316
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 31,637
- In family households: 25,857 (4,579 male householders, 3,088 female householders)
4,997 spouses, 10,222 children (9,607 natural, 362 adopted, 253 stepchildren), 463 grandchildren, 580 brothers or sisters, 443 parents, 745 other relatives, 740 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,780 (1,794 male householders (1,244 living alone)), 2,639 female householders (1,997 living alone)), 1,347 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 767 (716 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,625 2-persons, 1,876 3-persons, 1,671 4-persons, 886 5-persons, 350 6-persons, 259 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,241 1-person, 990 2-persons, 162 3-persons, 40 4-persons.
4,744 married couples with children.
2,480 single-parent households (296 men, 2,184 women).
60.8% of residents of 02131 zip code speak English at home.
18.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 24% well, 12% not well, 5% not at all).
15.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% very well, 32% well, 16% not well, 5% not at all).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 22% well, 31% not well, 2% not at all).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (56% very well, 32% well, 10% not well, 1% not at all).
Foreign born population: 8,443 (26.0%)
(43.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 26.0% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Haiti (18%)
- Dominican Republic (10%)
- Greece (7%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Other Eastern Europe (3%)
- Italy (3%)
- Ireland (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,734
- 1990 to 1994: 1,462
- 1985 to 1989: 1,786
- 1980 to 1984: 1,158
- 1975 to 1979: 672
- 1970 to 1974: 432
- 1970 to 1974: 421
- 1965 to 1969: 778
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 8619
- Irish: 6095
- Italian: 2569
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2228
- Haitian: 1753
- United States or American: 1164
- Greek: 1027
- Subsaharan African:: 813
- English: 804
- Arab:: 609
- German: 554
- Lebanese: 456
- Russian: 356
- Polish: 320
- French Canadian: 271
- Nigerian: 260
- Scotch-Irish: 255
- African: 254
- French (except Basque): 252
- Albanian: 251
- Scottish: 226
- Canadian: 209
- Cape Verdean: 186
- Portuguese: 176
- Swedish: 170
- Jamaican: 153
- European: 141
- Brazilian: 126
- Barbadian: 126
- Norwegian: 114
- Ukrainian: 106
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 91
- Lithuanian: 86
- West Indian: 82
- British: 76
- Eastern European: 63
- Hungarian: 60
- Syrian: 57
- Dutch: 55
- Other Arab: 52
- Northern European: 45
- Ghanian: 38
- Somalian: 33
- Czech: 30
- Acadian/Cajun: 29
- Austrian: 27
- Ethiopian: 26
- Arab/Arabic: 24
- Turkish: 23
- Scandinavian: 21
- Egyptian: 20
- Armenian: 19
- Israeli: 18
- Welsh: 18
- British West Indian: 18
- Romanian: 16
- Guyanese: 14
- Finnish: 13
- Swiss: 13
- Danish: 12
- Latvian: 8
- Sierra Leonean: 8
- South African: 8
- Czechoslovakian: 7
- Belgian: 7
- Slovene: 6
- Iranian: 6
- Serbian: 6
- Celtic: 6
- Australian: 6
- Belizean: 5
Private high school not listed on the city page:- ST CLARE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 187; Location: 190 CUMMINS HIGHWAY, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02131 not listed on the city page:- WASHINGTON IRVING MIDDLE (Students: 820; Location: 105 CUMMINS HWY, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHARLES SUMNER (Students: 506; Location: 15 BASILE STREET, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- PHINEAS BATES (Students: 334; Location: 426 BEECH STREET, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- DENNIS C HALEY (Students: 298; Location: 570 AMERICAN LEGION HWY, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 268; Location: 190 CUMMINS HIGHWAY, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: 06 - 09)
- GEORGE H CONLEY (Students: 220; Location: 450 POPLAR STREET, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- MOZART (Students: 175; Location: 236 BEECH STREET, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
- EDWARD BROOKE CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 190 CUMMINS HIGHWAY, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: 05 - 06)
- JOHN D PHILBRICK (Students: 148; Location: 40 PHILBRICK STREET, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 480; Location: 1035 CANTERBURY STREET, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: KG - 8)
- CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTER (Students: 80; Location: 7 MURRAY HILL RD, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - 4)
- VILLAGE PRESCHOOL (Students: 53; Location: 25 CUMMINS HIGHWAY, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - KG)
- LITTLE PEOPLE'S PLAYHOUSE (Students: 36; Location: 4019 WASHINGTON STREET, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - KG)
- WASHINGTON BEACH COMM PRESCHOO (Students: 30; Location: 10 BERAM AVENUE, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - KG)
- ABC DAY SCHOOL (Students: 26; Location: 319 KITTREDGE STREET, ROSLINDALE, MA; Grades: PK - KG)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALDRICH CLEANERS (207 BELGRADE 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: OWNER/OPERATOR
- MOZART (236 BEECH STREET in ROSLINDALE, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035237
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- JOHN D PHILBRICK (40 PHILBRICK STREET in ROSLINDALE, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035172
Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ACCURATE RADIATOR SERVICE INC (1452 CENTER ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
- AGM LLC DBA ROSLINDALE SHELL (4139 WASHINGTON ST in ROSLINDALE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: GEORGE MANTAS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC TEXACO SERV STA
- ARTHURS MOBIL (753 AMERICAN LEGION HWY in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARTHUR LIOLIOS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ARTHURS CITGO
- AUTOZONE 5076 (660 AMERICAN LEGION HWY in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: RITE AID CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS, AUTOZONE #5076 DBA
- DONNA K CLEANERS INC (636 HYDEPARK AVE in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- KWIK LUBE INC (4275 WASHINGTON ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: HEATING OIL DEALERS.; ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: KAI & JENNIFER DAFELDECKER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ARCHDALE VILLAGE HOUSING (150 BROOKWAY ROAD in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ADMINISTRATION OF HOUSING PROGRAMS
Alternative names: BHA ARCHDALE, BHA GENERAL COUNSEL
- BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY ROSLYN APTS (1 CLIFFMONT STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ADMINISTRATION OF HOUSING PROGRAMS
Alternative names: BHA - ROSLYN APTS., BOSTON HOUSING AUTH.
- BROOKS PHARMACY 566 (4600 WASHINGTON 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: DKT ASSOCIATES (CONTACT/OWNER)
, PJC REALTY CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BUSY BEE CLEANERS (4381 WASHINGTON ST in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: LARRY GIANNAKOPOULOS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $162,500
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 (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18305
- Northeast: 2084
- Midwest: 700
- South: 1224
- West: 397
62% of the 02131 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, 58% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 32,677. Population change in the 1990s: -150 (-0.5%).
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): 1,050
| Here: | 28.3% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 440
| Here: | 24.3% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 749
| Here: | 43.6% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- SHARI HALLAS (69 CLIFFMONT ST in ROSLINDALE, MA; small business): $91,700 in 5 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Technical Assistance by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $24,900; 2005: $41,900; 2006: $24,900.
Biggest contracts:
$24,900 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2006-05-17. Completion date: 2007-06-05.
$24,900, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-17. Completion date: 2006-03-27.
$24,900, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-04. Completion date: 2005-06-13.
$24,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-07. Completion date: 2006-11-20.
- AMICO, JOHN (1066 CANTERBURY ST in ROSLINDALE, MA; small business)
$17,060 with Army for Reserve Training (Military). Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- M & R CLEANING SERVICES INC (450 HYDE PARK AVE in ROSLINDALE, MA; small business)
$3,600 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-01-21. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
- JAR VENTURES (206 BLUE LEDGE DRIVE in BOSTON, MA; small business)
$851 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Communications Services. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2001-11-20. Completion date: 2001-11-19.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 14)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 9)
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 (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 696 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 696 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 97 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 30 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 14 people in religious group quarters
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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