Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02176 with a mortgage: 5,382 (485 second mortgage, 1,104 home equity loan, 958 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,953
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,253
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $727
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
11.5%
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 02176: Melrose-Cedar Park Station (A), Melrose-Highlands Station (B), Wyoming Hill Station (C), Mount Hood Golf Course (D), Towers Plaza (E), Bellevue Golf Club (F), Melrose Fire Department Station 3 (G), Melrose Fire Department Station 2 (H), Melrose City Hall (I), Donald Collins Memorial Library (J), First Baptist Church Library (K), Melrose Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (L), Melrose Public Library (M), Milano Senior Center (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02176 include: Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church (A), Trinity Episcopal Church (B), Trinity Church (C), Temple Beth Shalom (D), Temple Beth Shaolom (E), Saint Marys Parish Church (F), Saint Mary of the Annunciation Church (G), Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church (H), Melrose Highlands Congregational Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Ell Pond (A), Long Pond (B), Swains Pond (C), Towners Pond (D), Second Pond (E), First Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 02176 include: Melrose Town Center Historic District (1), Sewall Woods Park (2), Conant Playground (3), Mount Hood Memorial Park (4), Melrose Common (5), Pine Banks Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
4,848 married couples with children.
1,694 single-parent households (569 men, 1,125 women).
85.2% of residents of 02176 zip code speak English at home.
32.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (15% very well, 27% well, 58% not well).
32.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% very well, 30% well, 24% not well, 17% not at all).
26.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% very well, 26% well, 25% not well, 10% not at all).
23.5% of residents speak other language at home (16% very well, 36% well, 48% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,167 (11.8%) (47.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
11.8%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (12%)
Italy (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Ireland (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
India (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1,873
1990 to 1999: 624
1980 to 1989: 450
Before 1980: 497
Races in zip code 02176:
White population: 23,713 Black population: 1,716 American Indian population: 18 Asian population: 1,931 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 1,701 Two or more races population: 1,013 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,720
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 6,462
Italian: 5,340
Other groups: 2,859
English: 2,231
Ugandan: 1,058
Brazilian: 988
German: 948
Subsaharan African: 913
Afghan: 767
Palestinian: 759
French (except Basque): 551
Barbadian: 511
American: 497
Greek: 472
Polish: 439
French Canadian: 426
Romanian: 424
Arab: 408
Armenian: 370
Yugoslavian: 367
European: 363
Scottish: 348
Turkish: 327
Moroccan: 323
Albanian: 285
Haitian: 268
Ethiopian: 257
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 243
Portuguese: 234
Eastern European: 215
Czechoslovakian: 214
Other Arab: 211
Belgian: 209
British: 207
Cypriot: 204
Scotch-Irish: 203
Russian: 199
Swedish: 196
Lithuanian: 192
Lebanese: 178
Jamaican: 175
Kenyan: 173
Danish: 161
Canadian: 159
West Indian: 154
African: 144
Norwegian: 142
Slovak: 136
Latvian: 128
Hungarian: 126
Other Subsaharan African: 121
Nigerian: 117
Dutch: 113
British West Indian: 106
Finnish: 85
Swiss: 83
Welsh: 78
Scandinavian: 75
Croatian: 73
Syrian: 68
Cape Verdean: 63
Northern European: 60
Iranian: 58
Ukrainian: 54
Austrian: 54
Liberian: 47
Czech: 41
Australian: 32
Egyptian: 22
Alsatian: 21
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
LESAFFRE DANIELS MOTORS (897 MAIN ST in MELROSE, MA)
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MAD019484054, GENERATOR OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL (360 LYNN FELLS PKWY in MELROSE, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-178505
MELROSE MIDDLE SCHOOL (350 LYNN FELLS PKWY in MELROSE, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-178305
LINCOLN (80 WEST WYOMING AVENUE in MELROSE, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-178020 Organizations: MELROSE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CHURCHILL CORP (344 FRANKLIN ST in MELROSE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
BUCKLEY & SCOTT (22 TREMONT ST in MELROSE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
MONTVALE TIRE CO INC (365 MAIN ST in MELROSE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ANTHONY KOLES (CONTACT/OWNER)
ARMATRON INTERNATIONAL INC (2 MAIN STREET in MELROSE, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: ARMATRON INTL INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
MELROSE GARAGE INC (17 UPHAM ST in MELROSE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
METROPOLITAN GAS ENGINE (124 TREMONT ST in MELROSE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: WALTER F LIEBERMANN (CONTACT/OWNER)
KEL CORP (37 WASHINGTON ST in MELROSE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
LESAFFRE DANIEL MOTORS INC (17 UPHAM ST in MELROSE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DANIELS LESAFFRE MOTOR INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY (120 MAIN ST. in MELROSE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (40%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
Electricity (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Population in 1990: 28,228. Population change in the 1990s: -1,094 (-3.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 21,254
Northeast: 2,587
Midwest: 574
South: 662
West: 302
67% of the 02176 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% 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): 727
Here:
15.7%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 756
Here:
33.8%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 930
Here:
46.0%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (MELROSE, MA):
DORN EQUIPMENT CORP (27 UPHAM STREET; small business) : $496,579 in 60 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Electrical Hardware and Supplies, Connectors, Electrical, Lugs, Terminals, and Terminal Strips, Optoelectronic Devices and Associated Hardware, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency, Navy, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $95,091; 2002: $0; 2003: $64,376; 2004: $73,862; 2005: $209,892; 2006: $53,358.
Biggest contracts:
$49,031 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2001-10-09. Completion date: 2001-11-23.
$46,060, same as above.Signed on 2001-11-16. Completion date: 2001-12-31.
$35,319 with Defense Logistics Agency for Connectors, Electrical. Signed on 2003-10-23. Completion date: 2004-04-20.
$29,057 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2003-12-03. Completion date: 2004-01-02.
S & S MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS (12 LAUREL STREET; small business) : $319,320 in 3 contractsin 2001
$269,500 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Taking place in NH. Signed on 2001-03-16. Completion date: 2001-06-29.
$48,300 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-08-22. Completion date: 2001-09-28.
$1,520 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Taking place in NH. Signed on 2001-06-20. Completion date: 2001-08-03.
CHURCHILL CORPORATION (344 FRANKLIN ST; small business) : $62,385 in 2 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
$58,000 with United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) for Misc Fiber Optic Components. Signed on 2001-11-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
$4,385 with Navy for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2005-07-13. Completion date: 2005-08-22.
CUSTOM METAL PRODUCTS (78 STONE PLACE; small business)
$34,290 with Navy for Structural Shapes. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2000-07-26. Completion date: 2000-11-01.
CERAMIC TO METAL SEALS INC (78 STONE PL STE 4; small business) : $29,700 in 2 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$19,500 with Army for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Signed on 2006-05-24. Completion date: 2005-11-30.
$10,200, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-23. Completion date: 2005-11-30.
DOCUMENT COMMUNICATIONS INC (99 WASHINGTON ST; small business) : $22,486 in 4 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$9,580 with Department of Defense for Printing, Duplicating, and Bookbinding Equipment. Signed on 2004-07-01. Completion date: 2004-07-31.
$9,580, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-01. Completion date: 2004-07-31.
$3,326 with Defense Contract Management Agency for Miscellaneous Office Machines. Signed on 2005-10-26. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-26. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
NEW ENGLAND SURFACE PREPARATIO (78 STONE PLACE; small business)
$15,100 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-10-31. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
METRO BOSTON A S A INC (414 MAIN ST)
$13,605 with Air Force for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2006-05-08. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
CAP WORLD, INC (15 WEST EMERSON STREET; small business) : $8,292 in 6 contractsin 2004
Contracts for Miscellaneous Items by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $8,292; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,382 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-06.
$1,382, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-06.
$1,382, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-06.
$1,382, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-06.
RGB ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING S (33 WALTON PARK; small business)
$5,999 with Army for Hazardous Substance Removal, Cleanup, and Disposal Services and Operational Support. Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2005-09-02.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 3, 20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 3, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 19)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 4)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 7, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)