02144 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Somerville, MA Middlesex County, MA Zip code population (2000): 25,058 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 24,016 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 02144 Houses and condos: 10,705 Renter-occupied apartments: 7,203 % of renters here:   69% State:   38% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 02144: 142.1 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 1.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 22101 people per square mile   (very high). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.3% ($2,414) Massachusetts:   1.8% ($2,336) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in Somerville: $3,061 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in Somerville: $3,942 (0.8%) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 11,780   (47.0%) Females: 13,278   (53.0%) Discuss zip code 02144 area on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users 100% urban population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $580,518 02144:   $580,518 Massachusetts:   $366,400 According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 02144 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   30.1 years Massachusetts median age:   36.5 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.3 people Massachusetts:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02144, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $46,575 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $46,575 State:   $62,877 Salary/wage: $44,553 (reported on 87.8% of returns) Here:   $44,553 State:   $52,969 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.3% for AGIs below $10k, 78.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.4% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,092 (reported on 53.6% of returns) This zip code:   $1,092 Massachusetts:   $1,945 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,325 (reported on 28.7% of returns) Here:   $2,325 State:   $5,323 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$8,124 (reported on 20.7% of returns) Here:   +$8,124 State:   +$20,377 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.5% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$12,127 (reported on 13.6% of returns) Here:   +$12,127 State:   +$17,837 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.9% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,632 (reported on 2.9% of returns) 02144:   $2,632 Massachusetts:   $3,100 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $9,299 (reported on 1.2% of returns) Here:   $9,299 Massachusetts:   $14,516 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k) Total itemized deductions: $16,821 (1% of AGI, reported on 23.0% of returns) Here:   $16,821 State:   $22,573 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.9% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,440 (2.6% of AGI, reported on 19.6% of returns) Here:   $2,440 Massachusetts:   $3,295 Here:   2.6% of AGI State:   2.7% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $7,324 (reported on 85.7% of returns) 02144:   $7,324 State:   $11,494 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $993 (reported on 6.1% of returns) Here:   $993 State:   $1,518 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 41.8% Here:   42% State:   58% (% for various income ranges: 42.1% for AGIs below $10k, 42.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 35.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.9% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$70,654
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Nearest zip codes: 02140, 02138, 02155, 02143, 02145, 02163.
Somerville Zip Code Map

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	41.4%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	7.2%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
• Gay men: 0.6% of all households

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

This zip code:	10.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

This zip code:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

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

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 02144: Less than $100: 6 $100 to $149: 46 $150 to $199: 20 $200 to $249: 66 $250 to $299: 161 $300 to $349: 80 $400 to $449: 91 $450 to $499: 27 $500 to $549: 214 $600 to $649: 121 $650 to $699: 176 $700 to $749: 26 $750 to $799: 50 $800 to $899: 336 $900 to $999: 516 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,606 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,723 $1,500 to $1,999: 1,325 $2,000 or more: 674 No cash rent: 46

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $641,354.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $487,796
• Black or African American householders: $403,137
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $343,583
• Asian householders: $359,708
• Some other race householders: $471,121
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,832,444

02144:	$580,518
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Detached houses: $642,343

Here:	$642,343
State:	$440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $574,685

Here:	$574,685
State:	$384,213

In 2-unit structures: $580,931

Here:	$580,931
State:	$414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $575,796

Here:	$575,796
State:	$431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $497,781

Here:	$497,781
State:	$335,381

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

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%)

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

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%

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

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))
  

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%).

Here:	14.8%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Here:	24.9%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Here:	84.5%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

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)

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