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City: Chelsea, MA
Suffolk County, MA
Zip code population (2000): 35,080
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 41,323



Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 02150

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Houses and condos: 12,337
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,440
% of renters here:  71%
State:  38%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 02150: 140.4 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 18763 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.1% ($1,292)
Massachusetts:  1.8% ($2,336)

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Males: 17,617  (50.2%)
Females: 17,463  (49.8%)

Zip code 02150 races chart


100% urban population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $327,114
02150:  $327,114
Massachusetts:  $366,400


According to our research of public records there were 9 registered sex offenders living in 02150 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  31.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.9 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02150, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,894 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $31,894
State:  $62,877

Salary/wage: $30,492 (reported on 90.0% of returns)
Here:  $30,492
State:  $52,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.4% for AGIs below $10k, 88.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,143 (reported on 28.4% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,143
Massachusetts:  $1,945
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,885 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
Here:  $2,885
State:  $5,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$12,632 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
Here:  +$12,632
State:  +$20,377
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,466 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:  +$8,466
State:  +$17,837
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,526 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
02150:  $2,526
Massachusetts:  $3,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Self-employed pension: $5,853 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
Here:  $5,853
Massachusetts:  $14,516

Total itemized deductions: $14,853 (2% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)
Here:  $14,853
State:  $22,573
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,761 (2.6% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:  $1,761
Massachusetts:  $3,295

Here:  2.6% of AGI
State:  2.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,199 (reported on 68.5% of returns)
02150:  $4,199
State:  $11,494
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,676 (reported on 24.1% of returns)
Here:  $1,676
State:  $1,518
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.1%
Here:  60%
State:  58%
(% for various income ranges: 53.1% for AGIs below $10k, 60.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.4% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,246
This zip code:  $37,246
Massachusetts:  $62,365
Chelsea, MA (02150) map

Nearest zip codes: 02128, 02149, 02151, 02129, 02113, 02109.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  64.0%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  7.1%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Housing units in zip code 02150 with a mortgage: 638 (62 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 419


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,961

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $590

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  24.7%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  12.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.7
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.9
State:  4.0


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Parks in zip code 02150 include: Malone Park (1), Highland Park (2), Memorial Stadium (3), Merritt Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Chelsea Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 34
  • 1995 to 1998: 206
  • 1990 to 1994: 245
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,232
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,358
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,267
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,541
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,238
  • 1939 or earlier: 5,216



Zip code 02150 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chelsea, MA (02150):
  • no bedroom: 33
  • 1 bedrooms: 265
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,115
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,121
  • 4 bedrooms: 400
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 514


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 386
  • 1 bedrooms: 2,975
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,972
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,628
  • 4 bedrooms: 376
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 103



Vehicles available in 02150 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 443
  • 1 vehicle: 1,744
  • 2 vehicles: 900
  • 3 vehicles: 248
  • 4 vehicles: 93
  • 5 or more vehicles: 20


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 3,388
  • 1 vehicle: 3,895
  • 2 vehicles: 1,026
  • 3 vehicles: 87
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 44



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 02150 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 02150 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 02150:

  • Less than $10,000: 3
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 1
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 5
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 5
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 22
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 18
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 13
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 27
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 23
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 23
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 59
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 75
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 123
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 256
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 470
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 547
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1,287
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 675
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 386
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 25
  • $1,000,000 or more: 16
 



02150 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 02150:

  • Less than $100: 155
  • $100 to $149: 177
  • $150 to $199: 273
  • $200 to $249: 411
  • $250 to $299: 126
  • $300 to $349: 151
  • $350 to $399: 52
  • $400 to $449: 145
  • $450 to $499: 73
  • $500 to $549: 339
  • $550 to $599: 248
  • $600 to $649: 674
  • $650 to $699: 428
  • $700 to $749: 543
  • $750 to $799: 405
  • $800 to $899: 958
  • $900 to $999: 582
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 571
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 85
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 75
  • $2,000 or more: 17
  • No cash rent: 147
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $312,081.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $310,678
  • Black or African American householders: $334,129
  • Asian householders: $156,942
  • Some other race householders: $282,216
  • Two or more races householders: $270,590
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $280,612

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $326,133 (it was $163,200 in 2000)
02150:  $326,133
Massachusetts:  $366,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $211,211 - $369,765

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $305,104
Here:  $305,104
State:  $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $313,531
Here:  $313,531
State:  $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $328,775
Here:  $328,775
State:  $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $359,247
Here:  $359,247
State:  $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $220,221
Here:  $220,221
State:  $335,381

Mobile homes: $22,500
Here:  $22,500
State:  $71,966


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 963
  • One, attached: 561
  • Two: 2,684
  • 3 or 4: 4,070
  • 5 to 9: 1,183
  • 10 to 19: 845
  • 20 to 49: 741
  • 50 or more: 1,278
  • Mobile homes: 12
02150 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,010 (48%)
  • Carpooled: 2,208 (18%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2,226 (18%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 80 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 679 (5%)
  • Railroad: 79 (1%)
  • Taxi: 69 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 62 (0%)
  • Walked: 824 (7%)
  • Other means: 76 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 261 (2%)
 

02150 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 189
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1102
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1361
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1571
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1255
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 446
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2246
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 340
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 773
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1443
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1197
  • 90 or more minutes: 390
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.9%


Household type by relationship
Households: 34,134

  • In family households: 28,705 (4,388 male householders, 3,298 female householders)
    4,602 spouses, 11,073 children (10,522 natural, 251 adopted, 300 stepchildren), 772 grandchildren, 831 brothers or sisters, 281 parents, 1,510 other relatives, 1,950 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,429 (2,133 male householders (1,565 living alone)), 2,089 female householders (1,857 living alone)), 1,207 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 946 (875 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,168 2-persons, 1,756 3-persons, 1,586 4-persons, 1,114 5-persons, 496 6-persons, 566 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,422 1-person, 614 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

4,720 married couples with children.
3,592 single-parent households (633 men, 2,959 women).

41.6% of residents of 02150 zip code speak English at home.
43.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% very well, 20% well, 21% not well, 11% not at all).
9.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 25% well, 21% not well, 4% not at all).
3.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% very well, 28% well, 32% not well, 8% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (55% very well, 29% well, 8% not well, 7% not at all).

Foreign born population: 12,674 (36.1%)
(20.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  36.1%
Whole state:  12.2%

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
  • 1995 to March 2000: 5,062
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,450
  • 1985 to 1989: 2,604
  • 1980 to 1984: 1,071
  • 1975 to 1979: 448
  • 1970 to 1974: 348
  • 1970 to 1974: 286
  • 1965 to 1969: 405

White population: 20,328
Black population: 2,544
American Indian population: 170
Asian population: 1,647
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 32
Some other race population: 8,049
Two or more races population: 2,310

Zip code 02150 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 16852
 Italian: 2671
 Irish: 2232
 United States or American: 1445
 Polish: 926
 Subsaharan African:: 791
 Yugoslavian: 573
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 516
 English: 501
 French (except Basque): 459
 French Canadian: 453
 African: 397
 Brazilian: 396
 Haitian: 256
 Portuguese: 245
 Russian: 236
 German: 226
 Armenian: 179
 Cape Verdean: 168
 Arab:: 167
 Albanian: 159
 Scottish: 131
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 130
 Scotch-Irish: 125
 Canadian: 115
 Swedish: 98
 Jamaican: 72
 Ethiopian: 69
 Moroccan: 52
 Greek: 50
 Ugandan: 46
 Somalian: 42
 Other Arab: 42
 Nigerian: 38
 West Indian: 38
 Croatian: 38
 Iranian: 36
 Finnish: 35
 Norwegian: 33
 Ukrainian: 28
 British: 25
 Eastern European: 25
 Egyptian: 24
 Serbian: 24
 Slavic: 22
 Welsh: 22
 Arab/Arabic: 21
 Swiss: 19
 Lithuanian: 18
 Latvian: 18
 European: 17
 Czechoslovakian: 17
 Kenyan: 15
 Lebanese: 13
 Dutch: 12
 Danish: 12
 Turkish: 11
 Bahamian: 10
 British West Indian: 10
 Belgian: 9
 Sierra Leonean: 9
 Iraqi: 8
 Syrian: 7
 Other Subsaharan African: 7
 Czech: 7



Zip code 02150 topographic map


Major facitilies 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)


Median worth of mobile homes: $38,441

Zip code 02150 marital status for males
Zip code 02150 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (41%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 16722
  • Northeast: 1458
  • 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, 67% lived in Massachusetts.

Population in 1990: 28,790. Population change in the 1990s: +6,290 (+21.8%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 479
Here:  10.5%
Massachusetts:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 191
Here:  8.9%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 541
Here:  37.2%
Massachusetts:  48.2%


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 contracts from 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 more by 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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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:

  • Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 10 establishments, 10-19 employees: 18 establishments, 5-9 employees: 6 establishments, 1-4 employees: 9 establishments)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (250-499: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (250-499: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (250-499: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




People in group quarters
  • 878 people in nursing homes
  • 34 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 14 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full and 6 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED17$310,397417$193,496518$243,05493$95,14929$582,829104$244,2000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$076$195,680135$236,46011$108,0078$560,97431$242,5710$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED9$282,598178$238,659725$281,169127$89,0884$202,118128$290,8102$2,745
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$224,25062$215,693265$269,2949$39,2972$1,790,25017$223,0790$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$205,74020$230,034131$314,3222$43,1250$08$318,2790$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full and 6 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED97$242,00167$296,68910$191,258
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED11$239,93922$364,2501$131,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$257,0351$214,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN9$204,3817$388,5872$293,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$309,1500$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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