Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02478 with a mortgage: 3,713 (504 second mortgage, 1,174 home equity loan, 74 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,255
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,790
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $849
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
10.3%
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 02478: Belmont Station (A), Waverley Station (B), Belmont Country Club (C), Belmont Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (D), Belmont Fire Department Station 2 (E), Winn Brook School Library (F), Belmont Public Library (G), Benton Branch Belmont Public Library (H), Byrnes Library (I), Roger Wellington School Library (J), Belmont Townhall (K), McLean Hospital Mental Health Sciences Library (L), National Archives New England Region (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02478 include: Saint Patricks Parish Church (A), Saint Josephs Parish Church (B), Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (C), Payson Park Church (D), Our Lady of Mercy Church (E), Korean Hope Church in Boston (F), First Baptist Church (G), Cross Roads Evangelical Church (H), Cornerstone Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 02478 include: Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary (1), Pequossette Playground (2), Grove Street Playground (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
4,639 married couples with children.
1,828 single-parent households (692 men, 1,136 women).
73.4% of residents of 02478 zip code speak English at home.
15.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% very well, 27% well, 27% not well, 8% not at all).
33.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% very well, 16% well, 18% not well, 33% not at all).
53.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% very well, 23% well, 28% not well, 19% not at all).
28.1% of residents speak other language at home (39% very well, 43% well, 18% not well).
Foreign born population: 5,633 (22.8%) (44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
22.8%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Greece (6%)
Japan (5%)
Canada (5%)
Italy (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
France (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 2,360
1990 to 1999: 1,360
1980 to 1989: 879
Before 1980: 1,323
Races in zip code 02478:
White population: 20,234 Black population: 1,902 American Indian population: 584 Asian population: 3,183 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 422 Some other race population: 128 Two or more races population: 1,088 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,036
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 5,140
Irish: 4,891
Italian: 3,039
West Indian: 1,927
English: 1,829
Turkish: 1,326
Brazilian: 1,224
Armenian: 1,019
German: 912
Macedonian: 794
American: 776
African: 697
New Zealander: 588
Greek: 579
Other Arab: 564
Russian: 503
Polish: 479
Scottish: 462
French Canadian: 446
Yugoslavian: 440
Ethiopian: 438
French (except Basque): 417
Arab: 411
Israeli: 407
Albanian: 393
Syrian: 374
British: 367
Arab: 326
Other Subsaharan African: 320
European: 308
Swedish: 305
Bulgarian: 285
Barbadian: 282
Slavic: 279
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 274
Scandinavian: 269
Portuguese: 265
Eastern European: 259
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 255
Slovak: 248
Haitian: 219
Subsaharan African: 213
Ghanaian: 212
Australian: 197
Lebanese: 170
Nigerian: 168
Belgian: 166
Scotch-Irish: 156
Icelander: 153
Celtic: 152
Lithuanian: 147
Ukrainian: 146
Latvian: 139
Danish: 136
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 134
Kenyan: 127
Estonian: 125
Austrian: 122
Egyptian: 122
Iranian: 114
Jordanian: 110
Hungarian: 109
Palestinian: 98
Romanian: 97
Dutch: 96
Swiss: 95
Norwegian: 92
Afghan: 90
Cape Verdean: 88
Canadian: 84
Welsh: 77
Czech: 75
Northern European: 71
Ugandan: 70
South African: 66
Croatian: 61
Finnish: 52
Luxemburger: 49
Jamaican: 45
Moroccan: 43
Czechoslovakian: 32
British West Indian: 27
Somalian: 16
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BELMONT HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT GARAGE (C STREET in BELMONT, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0105, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-01-2003-9106, (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0105, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-01-2003-9106, Alternative names: BELMONT DPW
BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL (221 CONCORD AVENUE in BELMONT, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-026505
BURBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (266 SCHOOL STREET in BELMONT, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-2032, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Alternative names: MARY LEE BURBANK
BELMONT MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPT (450 CONCORD AVE in BELMONT, MA)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Organizations: TOWN OF BELMONT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BELMONT MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT SUBSTATION 1
BELMONT SCHOOL DEPT (644 PLEASANT STREET in BELMONT, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: BELMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MCLEAN HOSPITAL (115 MILL STREET in BELMONT, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
BUGS BUNNIES ETC INC (297 TRAPELO RD in BELMONT, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
COLONIAL CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH JEEP INC (778-790 PLEASANT ST in BELMONT, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: HERITAGE A M C JEEP RENAULT INC
BELMONT MOTORWORKS (50 REAR BRIGHTON ST in BELMONT, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: BU: BRIAN LEGER (CONTACT/OWNER)
, PR: NICK SACCA (CONTACT/OWNER)
BELMONT SPRINGS WATER CO (1010 PLEASANT ST in BELMONT, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
BELMONT VOLKSWAGEN INC (270 TRAPELO RD in BELMONT, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
NEW ENGLAND TELE (115 LEONARD ST in BELMONT, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
ANTONS OF BELMONT INC (363 PLEASANT ST in BELMONT, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (43%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
Electricity (14%)
Coal or coke (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,048
Northeast: 3,620
Midwest: 1,118
South: 859
West: 653
65% of the 02478 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% 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): 1,883
Here:
41.9%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 884
Here:
41.4%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 829
Here:
44.9%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BELMONT, MA):
INTEGRITY SYSTEMS, INC (31 MIDDLECOT STREET; small business) : $1,732,862 in 10 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Management and Support (R&D), Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Advanced Development (R&D), Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D) by Air Force Signed by year:2000: $169,982; 2001: $449,903; 2002: $374,979; 2003: $0; 2004: $219,000; 2005: $478,998; 2006: $40,000.
Biggest contracts:
$375,000 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2001-04-06. Completion date: 2003-08-13.
$374,979, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-04. Completion date: 2003-08-13.
$360,000, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-02. Completion date: 2007-01-31.
$200,000 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-03-29. Completion date: 2006-05-19.
R H LYON CORP (60 PRENTISS LANE; small business) : $1,139,960 in 7 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Management and Support (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D), Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), and moreby Air Force, Army, Navy Signed by year:2000: $70,000; 2001: $99,960; 2002: $375,000; 2003: $375,000; 2004: $70,000; 2005: $150,000; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$375,000 with Air Force for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2003-01-09. Completion date: 2005-02-18.
$375,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-12-06. Completion date: 2005-02-18.
$100,000 with Air Force for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-04-22. Completion date: 2006-01-23.
$99,960 with Air Force for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2001-03-15. Completion date: 2002-03-29.
ANGELSECURE NETWORKS, INC (127 WASHINGTON ST; small business) : $644,061 in 4 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
$375,000 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2006-02-16. Completion date: 2008-06-30.
$99,919 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2003-07-24. Completion date: 2004-01-30.
$99,804 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-02-25. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$69,338 with Navy for Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-03-11. Completion date: 2003-12-11.
HOTECH, INC (262 CLIFTON ST; small business) : $519,994 in 4 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
$149,998 with Air Force for Physical Sciences -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-05-11. Completion date: 2006-05-15.
$149,998, same as above.Signed on 2004-04-30. Completion date: 2005-05-15.
$149,998, same as above.Signed on 2003-05-28. Completion date: 2004-05-14.
$70,000 with NASA for R&D-Other Space-B Res. Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2003-07-15.
MASSACHUSETTS TECHNOLOGICAL LA (330 PLEASANT STREET; small business) : $499,419 in 2 contractsfrom 2000 to 2001
$250,000 with Air Force for Physical Sciences -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2000-05-10. Completion date: 2001-04-14.
$249,419, same as above.Signed on 2001-02-27. Completion date: 2002-04-14.
ADVANCED ELECTROOPTIC TECHNOLO (45 PAYSON RD; small business)
$40,000 with Navy for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-04-02. Completion date: 2004-04-02.
NICOLAS ROCKLER (242 PAYSON RD; small business)
$23,885 with Army for Program Review/Development Services. Signed on 2006-03-30. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
BROWN, SEYOM (29 PREBLE GARDENS RD; small business)
$6,000 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2005-04-05. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)