Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02150 with a mortgage: 2,764 (678 second mortgage, 897 home equity loan, 1,274 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 652
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,236
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $733
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
28.3%
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 02150: Chelsea Station (A), Murray Industrial Park (B), Chelsea Fire Department Mill Hill Station (C), Massachusetts Soldiers Home (D), Chelsea City Hall (E), Chelsea Fire Department Headquarters (F), Chelsea Fire Department Prattvile Station (G), Clark Avenue School Library (H), Chelsea Public Library (I), Soldier's Home in Massachusetts (J), Our Lady of Grace Parish Hall (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02150 include: Saint Stanislaus Church (A), Nativity of Virgin Mary Church (B), Missionary Assembly of God Church (C), Iglesia Bautista El Calvario Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), Chelsea Spanish Church of God (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 02150 include: Quigley Park (1), Highland Park (2), Voke Park (3), Bellingham Square Historic District (4), Chelsea Memorial Park (5), Chelsea Square Historic District (6), Downtown Chelsea Residential Historic District (7), Voke Park (8), Polonia Playground (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
4,152 married couples with children.
4,442 single-parent households (1,571 men, 2,871 women).
37.4% of residents of 02150 zip code speak English at home.
75.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% very well, 21% well, 26% not well, 20% not at all).
27.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% very well, 24% well, 16% not well, 13% not at all).
15.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% very well, 25% well, 18% not well, 19% not at all).
42.4% of residents speak other language at home (4% very well, 48% well, 16% not well, 31% not at all).
Foreign born population: 15,757 (46.1%) (28.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
46.1%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
El Salvador (24%)
Honduras (12%)
Guatemala (10%)
Colombia (6%)
Vietnam (5%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Brazil (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 6,849
1990 to 1999: 5,390
1980 to 1989: 3,455
Before 1980: 1,941
Races in zip code 02150:
White population: 8,565 Black population: 3,157 American Indian population: 87 Asian population: 1,758 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 3,961 Two or more races population: 2,436 Hispanic or Latino population: 20,270
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 22,222
Italian: 2,263
Irish: 1,952
Cape Verdean: 1,573
Brazilian: 1,246
Yugoslavian: 938
Subsaharan African: 853
Polish: 793
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 738
English: 663
Australian: 660
Egyptian: 642
Bermudan: 566
American: 552
Turkish: 514
French (except Basque): 446
Haitian: 443
Russian: 443
French Canadian: 385
European: 365
Albanian: 352
Greek: 350
Moroccan: 338
Ethiopian: 334
German: 323
Nigerian: 312
West Indian: 311
Other Arab: 307
Arab: 303
Scottish: 258
Somalian: 255
Hungarian: 241
Jamaican: 209
Iraqi: 187
Arab: 181
Lithuanian: 178
Armenian: 171
Canadian: 152
Eastern European: 150
Ugandan: 147
Slovak: 142
Barbadian: 135
Portuguese: 114
Ukrainian: 111
Sudanese: 103
Welsh: 96
Scandinavian: 92
Swedish: 83
Lebanese: 74
Kenyan: 73
British: 73
Austrian: 73
Ghanaian: 69
African: 68
Norwegian: 65
Romanian: 63
Other Subsaharan African: 51
Scotch-Irish: 45
Bahamian: 42
Serbian: 37
Danish: 23
Belgian: 14
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
EMTEX INCORPORATED (181 SPENCER AVENUE in CHELSEA, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9045, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9045, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) - ICIS-01-2004-9045, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, WOOL (INCLUDING DYEING AND FINISHING); FINISHERS OF TEXTILES Organizations: CHELSEA IND (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: G F EMTEX
KAYEM FOODS (75 ARLINGTON ST in CHELSEA, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-01-2002-0154, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2002-0154, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: SAUSAGES AND OTHER PREPARED MEAT PRODUCTS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: KAYEM FOODS, INC
ALKERMES INC (190 EVERETT AVENUE in CHELSEA, MA)
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MAD001047257, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Organizations: ALKERMES, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, H & N ASSOCIATES LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NASCO INC
MARSON CORP MARVEL CORP (130 CRESCENT AVENUE in CHELSEA, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS; BOLTS, NUTS, SCREWS, RIVETS, AND WASHERS Business NAICS classification: BOLT, NUT, SCREW, RIVET, AND WASHER MANUFACTURING.; MACHINE TOOL (METAL FORMING TYPES) MANUFACTURING. Organizations: C & L REALTY TRUST (CONTACT/OWNER)
AMOCO OIL COMPANY (111 EASTERN AVENUE in CHELSEA, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO-CHELSEA, NORTHEAST PETROLEUM CORP, NORTHEAST PETROL
E CIARDI CO INC (96 LIBRARY STREET in CHELSEA, 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: NONFERROUS FOUNDRIES, EXCEPT ALUMINUM AND COPPER; MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURAL METALWORK Alternative names: CIARDI E CO INC, GENERAL ELECTRIC
LAMCO CHEM CO INC (212 ARLINGTON ST in CHELSEA, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2001-0064, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
EDGAR A HOOKS ELEM (300 CRESCENT AVENUE in CHELSEA, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-057030 Organizations: CHELSEA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
EASTERN SALT COMPANY INC (ALSO KNOWN AS EASTERN MINERALS) (37 MARGINAL ST in CHELSEA, MA) . Federal Facility
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: EASTERN MINERALS INC.
CLARK AVENUE SCHOOL (8 CLARK AVENUE in CHELSEA, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-057050 Organizations: CHELSEA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
AMERICAN FINISH & CHEMICAL CORP (1012 BROADWAY in CHELSEA, MA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS Business NAICS classification: SYNTHETIC RUBBER MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: AMERICAN FINISHING & CHEMICAL
KOILES CLEANERS & TAILORS (379 WASHINGTON AVE in CHELSEA, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
BILTRITE CORPORATION (31 HIGHLAND AVENUE in CHELSEA, MA)
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 TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: RUBBER AND PLASTICS FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURING. Organizations: BILTRITE CORP THE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (44%)
Electricity (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
No fuel used (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 28,790. Population change in the 1990s: +6,290 (+21.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,722
Northeast: 1,458
Midwest: 267
South: 596
West: 309
58% of the 02150 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% 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): 4,018
Here:
49.8%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 308
Here:
11.1%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,524
Here:
54.6%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code:
CHARTER ENVIRONMENTAL, INC (85 CRESCENT AVENUE in CHELSEA, MA; small business) : $21,377,457 in 221 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Environmental Studies and Assessments, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Airfield Structures, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, and moreby Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Navy, and others Signed by year:2000: $1,176,000; 2001: $604,493; 2002: $3,262,125; 2003: $3,233,096; 2004: $4,072,733; 2005: $7,954,527; 2006: $1,074,483.
Biggest contracts:
$1,351,798 with Air Force for Environmental Studies and Assessments. Taking place in WY. Signed on 2005-05-02. Completion date: 2006-04-30.
$1,299,890 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2003-07-28.
$1,150,000 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Airfield Structures. Signed on 2000-09-21. Completion date: 2001-01-24.
$1,140,868 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-09-28. Completion date: 2005-07-28.
4-M FRUIT DISTRIBUTORS INC (275 BEACHAM ST in CHELSEA, MA; small business) : $2,285,235 in 342 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $291,417; 2005: $1,323,480; 2006: $670,338.
Biggest contracts:
$16,491 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-05-25.
$14,899, same as above.Signed on 2005-07-19. Completion date: 2005-07-19.
$14,603, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-22. Completion date: 2005-06-22.
$14,385, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-02. Completion date: 2005-06-02.
MATARAZZO BROS CO INC (290 4TH ST in CHELSEA, MA; small business) : $998,994 in 241 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $141,042; 2005: $517,712; 2006: $340,240.
Biggest contracts:
$8,282 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2005-07-06. Completion date: 2005-07-06.
$8,270, same as above.Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-05-25.
$8,133, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-12. Completion date: 2006-01-12.
$7,921, same as above.Signed on 2006-02-16. Completion date: 2006-02-16.
WALDO H LAILER & COMPANY INC (35 NEW ENGLAND PROD CTR in CHELSEA, MA; small business) : $448,358 in 131 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $49,586; 2005: $185,130; 2006: $213,642.
Biggest contracts:
$7,203 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-05-25.
$6,091, same as above.Signed on 2006-05-04. Completion date: 2006-05-04.
$5,912, same as above.Signed on 2006-05-11. Completion date: 2006-05-11.
$5,870, same as above.Signed on 2006-06-01. Completion date: 2006-06-01.
D'ARRIGO BROS CO OF MASSACHUSE (105 NEW ENGLAND PROD CTR in CHELSEA, MA; small business) : $210,537 in 26 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $16,521; 2005: $126,077; 2006: $67,939.
Biggest contracts:
$23,395 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2005-09-15.
$20,571, same as above.Signed on 2005-01-06. Completion date: 2005-01-06.
$20,048, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-06. Completion date: 2006-01-06.
$19,968, same as above.Signed on 2005-11-12. Completion date: 2005-11-12.
VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKE (VUORIMIEHENTIE 5 in ESPOO, In)
$180,000 with Air Force for Nuclear Reactors. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2000-04-25. Completion date: 2000-10-20.
HP HOOD LLC (90 EVERETT AVE STE 200 in CHELSEA, MA) : $153,059 in 6 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Food Items For Resale, Non-Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $27,874; 2005: $125,185; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$48,820 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$31,139 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$27,874 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$20,105, same as above.Signed on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
THE CHELSEA CLOCK LLC (284 EVERETT AVE in CHELSEA, MA; small business) : $104,942 in 9 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Lathes, Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments, Time Measuring Instruments, Services -- Basic Research (R&D) by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy, Office of Assistant Secretary for Health except national centers (disused code) Signed by year:2000: $1,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $7,807; 2005: $53,535; 2006: $42,600.
Biggest contracts:
$30,240 with Defense Logistics Agency for Lathes. Signed on 2006-01-24. Completion date: 2006-06-04.
$18,463, same as above.Signed on 2005-02-03. Completion date: 2005-06-22.
$17,302, same as above.Signed on 2005-03-25. Completion date: 2005-08-06.
$14,770, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-08. Completion date: 2006-01-21.
LOWELL BROS & BAILEY CO INC (50 EASTERN AVE in CHELSEA, MA; small business) : $66,746 in 13 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $24,252; 2005: $36,789; 2006: $5,705.
Biggest contracts:
$10,052 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2005-05-28. Completion date: 2005-05-28.
$8,431, same as above.Signed on 2004-12-01. Completion date: 2004-12-01.
$7,704, same as above.Signed on 2004-11-18. Completion date: 2004-11-18.
$6,046, same as above.Signed on 2005-12-02. Completion date: 2005-12-02.
ARROW FARMS INC (57 NEW ENGLAND PROD CTR in CHELSEA, MA; small business) : $36,937 in 13 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $23,353; 2006: $13,584.
Biggest contracts:
$4,203 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2005-07-06. Completion date: 2005-07-06.
$3,259, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-15. Completion date: 2005-06-15.
$2,876, same as above.Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-05-25.
$2,859, same as above.Signed on 2005-05-26. Completion date: 2005-05-26.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: