Median household income (1999): $65,313
Estimated median household income in 2005: $70,147
| This zip code | $70,147 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02116, 02115, 02118, 02142, 02215, 02120.
Housing units in zip code 02199 with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $0
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $0
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 0.0 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 2.9 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 6
- 1980 to 1989: 8
- 1970 to 1979: 133
- 1960 to 1969: 564
- 1950 to 1959: 53
- 1940 to 1949: 0
- 1939 or earlier: 0
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Boston, MA (02199):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 0
- 3 bedrooms: 0
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 107
- 1 bedrooms: 363
- 2 bedrooms: 219
- 3 bedrooms: 37
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 02199 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 0
- 2 vehicles: 0
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 256
- 1 vehicle: 415
- 2 vehicles: 55
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02199:
- $100 to $149: 17
- $200 to $249: 9
- $1,000 to $1,249: 69
- $1,250 to $1,499: 84
- $1,500 to $1,999: 316
- $2,000 or more: 224
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:
Housing units in structures:
- One, attached: 7
- 20 to 49: 18
- 50 or more: 739

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 221 (38%)
- Carpooled: 9 (2%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 21 (4%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (3%)
- Subway or elevated: 115 (20%)
- Taxi: 17 (3%)
- Walked: 140 (24%)
- Other means: 10 (2%)
- Worked at home: 36 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 19
- 5 to 9 minutes: 41
- 10 to 14 minutes: 112
- 15 to 19 minutes: 32
- 20 to 24 minutes: 73
- 25 to 29 minutes: 73
- 30 to 34 minutes: 129
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 12
- 45 to 59 minutes: 8
- 60 to 89 minutes: 28
- 90 or more minutes: 16
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 995
- In family households: 438 (164 male householders, 20 female householders)
182 spouses, 44 children (38 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 557 (234 male householders (219 living alone)), 301 female householders (295 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 142 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 22 4-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 514 1-person, 21 2-persons.
14 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 women).
82.7% of residents of 02199 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
9.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 21% not well).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% very well, 53% well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 173 (17.2%)
(30.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 17.2% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (16%)
- Turkey (12%)
- Japan (9%)
- India (8%)
- Malaysia (7%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (6%)
- Ukraine (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 102
- 1990 to 1994: 20
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 35
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 196
- Italian: 102
- Irish: 100
- Eastern European: 80
- Russian: 57
- English: 43
- United States or American: 39
- Polish: 33
- German: 32
- Turkish: 28
- Iranian: 21
- French Canadian: 18
- Armenian: 18
- Welsh: 17
- Arab:: 16
- Latvian: 16
- Dutch: 15
- Greek: 14
- Czech: 11
- Israeli: 10
- Lebanese: 9
- Swedish: 9
- French (except Basque): 8
- Belgian: 8
- European: 8
- Swiss: 8
- Canadian: 7
- Arab/Arabic: 7
- Austrian: 7
- Scotch-Irish: 6
- Subsaharan African:: 6
- African: 6
Public primary/middle school in zip code 02199 not listed on the city page:- SMITH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 78; Location: P.O BOX 990122, BOSTON, MA; Grades: 06 - 06)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BOSTON PROPERTIES INC (800 BOYLSTON ST in BOSTON, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2001-0030, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: BOSTON EDISON, BOSTON EDISON - NSTAR, NSTAR, NSTAR CORPORATE OFFICES (NOT A FACILITY LOCATION)
- SHERATON BOSTON HOTEL (39 DALTON ST in BOSTON (BOSTON), MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- NORTHWIND BOSTON LLC (55 CLEARWAY STREET in BOSTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRISHAN SCIENCE (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BOSTON EDISON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO (PRUDENTIAL CTR STE 4050 in BOSTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- SEPHORA STORE 356 (800 BOYLSTON ST in BOSTON, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BOSTON PROPERTIES (CONTACT/OWNER)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (47%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Other fuel (17%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- No fuel used (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 347
- Northeast: 254
- Midwest: 99
- South: 53
- West: 34
41% of the 02199 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 886. Population change in the 1990s: +119 (+13.4%).
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): 7
| Here: | 100.0% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 100.0% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY, INC (800 BOYLSTON ST STE 28 in BOSTON, MA): $7,864,698 in 2 contracts from 1999 to 2006
$7,624,698 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electric Services. Signed on 2006-02-15. Completion date: 2007-12-31.
$240,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Taking place in NY. Signed on 1999-11-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
- PARSONS ENGINEERING SCIENCE IN (PRUDENTIAL CTR in BOSTON, MA): $4,324,393 in 137 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Other Architect and Engineering Services, Restoration, Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing), Other Non-Building Structures by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $583,400; 2001: $1,220,155; 2002: $1,456,149; 2003: $557,815; 2004: $995,682; 2005: $-,488,808; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$668,376 with Army for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Signed on 2001-11-08. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$600,609, same as above. Signed on 2002-08-14. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$515,192, same as above. Signed on 2002-07-08. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$396,488, same as above. Signed on 2000-11-20. Completion date: 2000-12-31.
- PARSON POWER (101 HUNTINGTON AVE in BOSTON, MA): $1,330,066 in 2 contracts in 2003
$792,683 with Army for Administrative and Service Buildings. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2003-04-21. Completion date: 1996-12-31.
$537,383, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-30. Completion date: 1996-12-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (over 1000 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (over 1000: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 3, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Marketing Consulting Services (500-999: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (500-999: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (500-999: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Miscellaneous Intermediation (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (250-499: 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 (Noninstitutionalized)
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