Median household income (1999): $53,294
Estimated median household income in 2005: $65,725
| This zip code | $65,725 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02140, 02138, 02155, 02143, 02145, 02163.
Housing units in zip code 02144 with a mortgage: 393 (16 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 194
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,625
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $455
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.2% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 02144: Baronian Field House (A), Start House (B), Bartol House (C), Michael Chemical Research Lab (D), Hall House (E), Pearson Chemical Lab (F), McCollester House (G), Latin Way Dorm (H), Mayer Campus Center (I), Wyeth House (J), Blakeslee House (K), Wilson House (L), West Somerville Branch Library (M), Sawyer House (N), West Branch Public Library of the City of Somerville (O), Schmalz House (P), MacPhie Hall (Q), Remis Sculpture Gallery (R), Lewis Hall (S), South Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in zip code 02144: Korean Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in zip code 02144 include: Ellis Oval (1), Dilboy Field (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 53
- 1990 to 1994: 57
- 1980 to 1989: 332
- 1970 to 1979: 536
- 1960 to 1969: 564
- 1950 to 1959: 1,025
- 1940 to 1949: 970
- 1939 or earlier: 7,153
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerville, MA (02144): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 226
- 2 bedrooms: 938
- 3 bedrooms: 918
- 4 bedrooms: 557
- 5 or more bedrooms: 565
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 170
- 1 bedrooms: 2,024
- 2 bedrooms: 3,216
- 3 bedrooms: 1,212
- 4 bedrooms: 387
- 5 or more bedrooms: 194
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Vehicles available in 02144 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 427
- 1 vehicle: 1,386
- 2 vehicles: 1,118
- 3 vehicles: 186
- 4 vehicles: 79
- 5 or more vehicles: 14
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,551
- 1 vehicle: 3,475
- 2 vehicles: 1,582
- 3 vehicles: 458
- 4 vehicles: 84
- 5 or more vehicles: 53
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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 02144:
- $80,000 to $89,999: 6
- $125,000 to $149,999: 6
- $150,000 to $174,999: 46
- $175,000 to $199,999: 79
- $200,000 to $249,999: 129
- $250,000 to $299,999: 111
- $300,000 to $399,999: 93
- $400,000 to $499,999: 91
- $500,000 to $749,999: 20
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02144:
- Less than $100: 14
- $100 to $149: 61
- $150 to $199: 135
- $200 to $249: 53
- $250 to $299: 108
- $300 to $349: 155
- $350 to $399: 200
- $400 to $449: 177
- $450 to $499: 222
- $500 to $549: 230
- $550 to $599: 174
- $600 to $649: 409
- $650 to $699: 280
- $700 to $749: 315
- $750 to $799: 381
- $800 to $899: 760
- $900 to $999: 747
- $1,000 to $1,249: 1328
- $1,250 to $1,499: 631
- $1,500 to $1,999: 482
- $2,000 or more: 190
- No cash rent: 151
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $350,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $460,465
- Black or African American householders: $380,549
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $324,332
- Asian householders: $339,554
- Some other race householders: $444,724
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,729,772
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 770
- One, attached: 163
- Two: 4,968
- 3 or 4: 2,976
- 5 to 9: 518
- 10 to 19: 205
- 20 to 49: 385
- 50 or more: 705

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,839 (43%)
- Carpooled: 866 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 912 (6%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 66 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 4,509 (29%)
- Railroad: 100 (1%)
- Taxi: 64 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 286 (2%)
- Walked: 1,544 (10%)
- Other means: 78 (0%)
- Worked at home: 452 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 248
- 5 to 9 minutes: 874
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1385
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1776
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2047
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1284
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3412
- 35 to 39 minutes: 714
- 40 to 44 minutes: 839
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1746
- 60 to 89 minutes: 717
- 90 or more minutes: 229
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,541
- In family households: 12,512 (2,795 male householders, 1,521 female householders)
3,101 spouses, 3,891 children (3,746 natural, 87 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 224 grandchildren, 293 brothers or sisters, 156 parents, 233 other relatives, 298 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11,029 (2,634 male householders (1,190 living alone)), 3,561 female householders (2,000 living alone)), 4,834 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,521 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,125 2-persons, 1,133 3-persons, 607 4-persons, 301 5-persons, 119 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,190 1-person, 1,788 2-persons, 746 3-persons, 351 4-persons, 98 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
1,790 married couples with children.
624 single-parent households (116 men, 508 women).
77.5% of residents of 02144 zip code speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 18% well, 8% not well).
14.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 22% well, 15% not well, 3% not at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 22% well, 6% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (86% very well, 14% well).
Foreign born population: 4,548 (18.1%)
(38.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 18.1% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Portugal (10%)
- Italy (8%)
- Brazil (8%)
- Haiti (7%)
- Greece (5%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Ireland (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,321
- 1990 to 1994: 555
- 1985 to 1989: 600
- 1980 to 1984: 403
- 1975 to 1979: 322
- 1970 to 1974: 380
- 1970 to 1974: 279
- 1965 to 1969: 688
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 4362
- Other groups: 3349
- Italian: 3318
- English: 1335
- German: 1139
- Portuguese: 994
- Greek: 660
- United States or American: 657
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 585
- Polish: 578
- French Canadian: 571
- Russian: 507
- Haitian: 399
- French (except Basque): 371
- Scottish: 329
- Brazilian: 320
- Scotch-Irish: 273
- Arab:: 218
- European: 215
- Canadian: 214
- Subsaharan African:: 173
- Norwegian: 171
- Swedish: 170
- Eastern European: 168
- British: 147
- Dutch: 128
- Welsh: 119
- Danish: 106
- Czech: 85
- Hungarian: 84
- Armenian: 82
- Jamaican: 80
- Lithuanian: 76
- Scandinavian: 56
- Latvian: 56
- African: 54
- Romanian: 54
- West Indian: 49
- Arab/Arabic: 47
- Ukrainian: 46
- Moroccan: 45
- Syrian: 40
- Israeli: 37
- Lebanese: 37
- Celtic: 37
- Egyptian: 36
- Northern European: 33
- Albanian: 32
- Austrian: 32
- Finnish: 31
- Ethiopian: 30
- Croatian: 27
- Belgian: 25
- South African: 23
- Czechoslovakian: 22
- Turkish: 21
- Icelander: 20
- Swiss: 20
- Barbadian: 19
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18
- Other Subsaharan African: 15
- Serbian: 14
- Iranian: 13
- Australian: 13
- Cape Verdean: 13
- Somalian: 13
- Dutch West Indian: 13
- Yugoslavian: 12
- Slovak: 12
- Ghanian: 11
- New Zealander: 10
- Estonian: 9
- Cypriot: 9
- Slovene: 8
- Kenyan: 7
- Nigerian: 7
- Palestinian: 7
- U.S. Virgin Islander: 7
- Other Arab: 6
- Bulgarian: 5
Private high school not listed on the city page:- ST CLEMENT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 579 BOSTON AVENUE, W SOMERVILLE, MA; Grades: 9 - 12)

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- KENNEDY SCHOOL (85 ELM STREET in SOMERVILLE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-274083
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: SOMERVILLE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: JOHN F KENNEDY
- BOSTON ENGINE TERMINAL (132 WASHINGTON STREET in SOMERVILLE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: LOCAL AND SUBURBAN TRANSIT
Alternative names: MBTA BOS.ENGINE TERM, MBTA BOSTON ENGINE TERMINAL
- BENJAMIN G BROWN (201 WILLOW AVENUE in SOMERVILLE, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-274015
Organizations: SOMERVILLE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- M W CARR COMPANY INCORPORATED (63 GORHAM STREET in SOMERVILLE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: NARROW FABRIC AND OTHER SMALLWARES MILLS: COTTON, WOOL, SILK, AND MANMADE FIBER; WOOD PRODUCTS
Organizations: LOUIS B CARR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CARR M W & CO INC, M.W. CARR SITE
- METAPLASTICS INCORPORATED (12 NEWBURY ST. in SOMERVILLE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
- ALEWIFE BROOK PUMP STATION (MWRA) (392 ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY in SOMERVILLE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: MA WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY, MWRA ALEWIFE BROOK P, MWRA /RP&EM DEPT
- CLARENDON HILL TOWER (1366 BROADWAY in SOMERVILLE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
- KILEY JAMES CO 15 (15 LINWOOD ST in SOMERVILLE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- MAACO (33 CHESTER ST in SOMERVILLE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: GNAZZO JEROLD (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MAACO (229 LOWELL ST in SOMERVILLE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: GNAZZO JEROLD (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MACS AUTO BODY INC (53 RUSSELL ST in SOMERVILLE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- A 1 AUTO REPAIR INC (18 CLAREDON AVE in SOMERVILLE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BEACON PRINTING (84 WINSLOW AVE in SOMERVILLE, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (66%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11809
- Northeast: 4813
- Midwest: 1409
- South: 1251
- West: 948
45% of the 02144 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 26,374. Population change in the 1990s: -1,316 (-5.0%).
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): 175
| Here: | 14.8% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 145
| Here: | 24.9% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,041
| Here: | 84.5% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SOMERVILLE, MA):
- ARROWSTREET INC (212 ELM STREET): $181,587 in 11 contracts from 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Other Buildings by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $96,203; 2001: $37,383; 2002: $0; 2003: $48,001; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$56,000 with Navy for Other Buildings. Taking place in CT. Signed on 2000-09-27. Completion date: 2000-12-30.
$37,383, same as above. Signed on 2001-07-20. Completion date: 2011-11-11.
$35,805, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-13. Completion date: 2000-12-30.
$24,500, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-04. Completion date: 1997-04-15.
- SENSIMETRICS CORPORATION (48 GROVE STREET - SUITE 30; small business)
$99,832 with Air Force for Physical Sciences -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2003-08-08. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
- ALL-SOURCE IMAGING SYSTEMS, IN (411A HIGHLAND AVENUE; small business)
$67,480 with Department of Defense for ADP Support Equipment. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2003-09-09. Completion date: 2003-10-10.
- WENDY A. PRUDHOMME (12 MOSSLAND ST #1; small business)
$55,800 with National Institutes of Health for Data Analyses (other than scientific). Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-01-01. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
- BARTLEY SERVICES (64 PEARSON RD #1; small business)
$24,984 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-09-21.
- ARNOB MUKHERJEE (91 WALLACE STREET; small business)
$17,630 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2002-06-07. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
- THOMPSON-HOLLANDS, JOHANNA (12 TEELE AVE #2; small business): $6,558 in 4 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$7,500 with Army for Technical Assistance. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2005-05-16. Completion date: 2006-05-22.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-21. Completion date: 2006-05-22.
$-12, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-21. Completion date: 2006-05-22.
$-,930, same as above. Signed on 2006-03-20. Completion date: 2006-05-22.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 10)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 8)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (100-249: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Architectural Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 7)
- Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 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 (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 1438 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 5
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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