Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02468 with a mortgage: 977 (41 second mortgage, 269 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 574
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,382
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $941
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
13.6%
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 02468: Richardson Field (A), Lincoln Playground (B), Frank Zervas Elementary School Library (C), Waban Branch Newton Free Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 02468 include: Windsor Road Historic District (1), Pine Ridge Road-Plainfield Street Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 292
2000 to 2004: 59
1990 to 1999: 119
1980 to 1989: 65
1970 to 1979: 102
1960 to 1969: 62
1950 to 1959: 336
1940 to 1949: 184
1939 or earlier: 1,032
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 02468:
$60,000 to $69,999: 42
$80,000 to $89,999: 78
$125,000 to $149,999: 69
$150,000 to $174,999: 52
$200,000 to $249,999: 44
$250,000 to $299,999: 62
$300,000 to $399,999: 111
$400,000 to $499,999: 55
$500,000 to $749,999: 424
$750,000 to $999,999: 433
$1,000,000 or more: 445
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 02468:
Less than $100: 29
$100 to $149: 80
$150 to $199: 30
$200 to $249: 104
$250 to $299: 25
$300 to $349: 31
$500 to $549: 26
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 54
$650 to $699: 44
$700 to $749: 115
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 32
$1,000 to $1,249: 60
$1,250 to $1,499: 68
$1,500 to $1,999: 85
$2,000 or more: 69
No cash rent: 33
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $361,594.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $737,456
Asian householders: $619,142
Some other race householders: $461,652
Two or more races householders: $824,379
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $729,279
02468:
$729,279
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $559,822 - $879,418
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $928,255
Here:
$928,255
State:
$415,289
Townhouses or other attached units: $685,388
Here:
$685,388
State:
$352,993
In 2-unit structures: $885,942
Here:
$885,942
State:
$358,854
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,809
In family households: 5,437 (1,375 male householders, 302 female householders)
1,546 spouses, 2,036 children (1,903 natural, 105 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 29 other relatives, 111 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 372 (81 male householders (72 living alone)), 244 female householders (216 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 82
Size of family households: 635 2-persons, 319 3-persons, 365 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 333 1-person, 75 2-persons, 13 4-persons
1,112 married couples with children.
189 single-parent households (79 men, 110 women).
80.2% of residents of 02468 zip code speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 26% not well).
18.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% very well, 19% well, 19% not well, 11% not at all).
15.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 18% well, 15% not well).
9.4% of residents speak other language at home (72% very well, 11% well, 17% not well).
Foreign born population: 705 (14.6%) (73.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
14.6%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (13%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
Korea (6%)
Russia (5%)
India (5%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
Iran (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 133
1990 to 1999: 194
1980 to 1989: 141
Before 1980: 306
Races in zip code 02468:
White population: 4,268 Black population: 48 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 569 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 216 Two or more races population: 88 Hispanic or Latino population: 93
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 906
Irish: 481
Russian: 474
English: 359
German: 322
Eastern European: 262
Italian: 222
American: 183
Polish: 173
European: 155
Haitian: 97
Arab: 92
Scottish: 83
Greek: 74
Macedonian: 66
British: 62
Iranian: 61
Hungarian: 59
French (except Basque): 56
Israeli: 55
Swedish: 48
Latvian: 46
French Canadian: 46
Canadian: 45
Norwegian: 43
Arab: 40
Turkish: 39
Slovak: 38
South African: 36
Romanian: 35
Brazilian: 35
Dutch: 34
Portuguese: 33
Croatian: 31
Austrian: 30
Other Arab: 28
Subsaharan African: 27
Ukrainian: 27
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 27
Czech: 25
Northern European: 24
Scotch-Irish: 23
Finnish: 21
Serbian: 19
Swiss: 16
British West Indian: 15
Lithuanian: 14
African: 14
Soviet Union: 13
Lebanese: 11
Scandinavian: 9
Armenian: 9
Welsh: 8
Danish: 7
Belgian: 6
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 02468 not listed on the city page:
A E ANGIER (Students: 371; Location: 1697 BEACON STREET, WABAN, MA; Grades: KG - 05)
ZERVAS (Students: 284; Location: 30 BEETHOVEN AVENUE, WABAN, MA; Grades: KG - 05)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
A E ANGIER (1697 BEACON STREET in WABAN, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-207005 Organizations: NEWTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ZERVAS (30 BEETHOVEN AVENUE in WABAN, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-207130 Organizations: NEWTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MARTINS OF NEWTON INC (1625 BEACON ST in NEWTON, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (50%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
Electricity (12%)
Coal or coke (10%)
No fuel used (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,082
Northeast: 1,487
Midwest: 299
South: 205
West: 127
84% of the 02468 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% 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): 225
Here:
29.7%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 161
Here:
34.5%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 124
Here:
49.9%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
FUJAWA, PHILIP R JR (920 CHESTNUT in WABAN, MA; small business) : $48,978 in 2 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$24,996 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2006-03-13. Completion date: 2007-01-12.
$23,982, same as above.Signed on 2005-04-06. Completion date: 2006-04-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: