Estimated zip code population in 2021: 6,768 Zip code population in 2010: 6,411 Zip code population in 2000: 5,744
Houses and condos: 2,459 Renter-occupied apartments: 50
% of renters here:
2%
State:
37%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 02779: 106.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 16.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 410 people per square mile
(low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:
1.1% ($4,828)
Massachusetts:
1.1% ($5,361)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,739 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $5,059 (1.1%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 3,426
(50.6%)
Females: 3,341
(49.4%)
For population 25 years and over in 02779:
High school or higher: 97.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 14.9%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 02779:
Never married: 27.1%
Now married: 57.3%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 9.3%
Zip code 02779 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $433,993
02779:
$433,993
Massachusetts:
$480,600
According to our research of Massachusetts and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 02779 zip code as of March 18, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 02779 is 6,683 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
42.8 years
Massachusetts median age:
39.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.9 people
Massachusetts:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 02779, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $88,544 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$88,544
State:
$105,130
Salary/wage: $75,711 (reported on 86.4% of returns)
Here:
$75,711
State:
$82,951
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1093.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3404.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5995.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8947.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19185.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 52196.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,062 (reported on 40.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,062
Massachusetts:
$2,361
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.3% for AGIs below $25k, 20.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 31.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 89.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 600.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,031 (reported on 20.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,031
State:
$10,365
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs below $25k, 21.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 104.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 101.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1508.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,450 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:
+$15,450
State:
+$48,178
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.2% for AGIs below $25k, 26.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 32.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 159.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 308.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6471.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$19,291 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
Here:
+$19,291
State:
+$20,792
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 129.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 163.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 184.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 364.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4109.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,607 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
02779:
$19,607
Massachusetts:
$22,790
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.3% for AGIs below $25k, 92.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 180.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 203.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 557.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $25,612 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
$25,612
State:
$36,722
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.9% for AGIs below $25k, 139.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 375.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 803.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 868.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2567.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $3,803 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:
$3,803
State:
$12,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 22.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 557.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $9,035 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
02779:
$9,035
State:
$8,782
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.1% for AGIs below $25k, 44.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 147.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 312.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 324.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 755.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $1,605 (reported on 5.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,605
State:
$1,909
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.3% for AGIs below $25k, 33.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.7%
Here:
93%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 90.6% for AGIs below $25k, 91.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 96.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 02779, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $68,441 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$68,441
State:
$81,425
Salary/wage: $62,358 (reported on 89.1% of returns)
Here:
$62,358
State:
$64,752
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs below $25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 65.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $891 (reported on 42.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$891
Massachusetts:
$2,136
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,333 (reported on 20.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,333
State:
$9,473
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,787 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:
+$2,787
State:
+$31,437
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,940 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
+$12,940
State:
+$20,662
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,228 (reported on 8.0% of returns)
02779:
$16,228
Massachusetts:
$18,892
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $23,183 (21% of AGI, reported on 47.9% of returns)
Here:
$23,183
State:
$28,907
Here:
21.3% of AGI
State:
18.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs below $25k, 11.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $2,061 (reported on 38.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,061
State:
$4,208
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $9,727 (reported on 47.9% of returns)
02779:
$9,727
State:
$13,303
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $1,893 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,893
State:
$1,971
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.8%
Here:
61%
State:
56%
(% for various income ranges: 52.1% for AGIs below $25k, 55.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02779, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $58,286 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$58,286
State:
$62,877
Salary/wage: $52,662 (reported on 90.8% of returns)
Here:
$52,662
State:
$52,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.2% for AGIs below $10k, 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $823 (reported on 60.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$823
Massachusetts:
$1,945
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,197 (reported on 24.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,197
State:
$5,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$13,000 (reported on 17.1% of returns)
Here:
+$13,000
State:
+$20,377
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,025 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
+$11,025
State:
+$17,837
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $10k, 9.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,976 (reported on 2.9% of returns)
02779:
$2,976
Massachusetts:
$3,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $5,125 (reported on 0.6% of returns)
Here:
$5,125
Massachusetts:
$14,516
Total itemized deductions: $19,011 (22% of AGI, reported on 52.4% of returns)
Here:
$19,011
State:
$22,573
Here:
21.6% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.1% for AGIs below $10k, 14.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 16.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 21.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,510 (2% of AGI, reported on 47.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,510
State:
$3,295
Here:
1.7% of AGI
State:
2.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $8,037 (reported on 83.2% of returns)
02779:
$8,037
State:
$11,494
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,434 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,434
State:
$1,518
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.0%
Here:
62%
State:
58%
(% for various income ranges: 46.8% for AGIs below $10k, 58.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 148 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,197
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 167 (151 now married, 17 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,266 (582 now married, 682 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 02779 with a mortgage: 1,725 (326 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 201 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 217
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,217 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $844
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
2.1%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
0.6%
Whole state:
5.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.7
State:
4.0
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 02779: Camp Merriwood (A), Berkley Fire Department Station 2 (B), Berkley Fire and Rescue Station 1 Headquarters (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 29 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 708 2-persons, 500 3-persons, 301 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 284 1-person, 198 2-persons
1,172 married couples with children.
237 single-parent households (52 men, 185 women).
97.0% of residents of 02779 zip code speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% very well, 31% well, 16% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 291 (4.3%) (50.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.3%
Whole state:
17.6%
55%Italy
21%Bangladesh
15%Australia
4%St. Vincent and the Grenadines
3%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
2%Sweden
0%Romania
40%Portuguese
14%American
11%Irish
6%French Canadian
6%English
5%French
4%Finnish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
1072000 to 2009
221990 to 1999
287Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BERKLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (59 SOUTH MAIN STREET in BERKLEY, MA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-027010 Alternative names: BERKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BERKLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (21 NORTH MAIN STREET in BERKLEY, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-027305
BERKLEY FARMS (37 EAST PLAIN ST in BERKLEY, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ORNAMENTAL FLORICULTURE AND NURSERY PRODUCTS
BERKLEY MA REPEATER STA AT&T (GREEN ST. in BERKLEY, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: AT&T LONG LINES DEPARTMENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION CO (766 BERKLEY ST in BERKLEY, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DUKE ENERGY CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION CO VALVE G16, ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISION CO VALVE G16
BERKLEY (TOWN OF BERKLEY in BERKLEY, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
BERKLEY SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING FACILITY (3 NORTH MAIN ST REAR in BERKLEY, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: TOWN OF BERKLEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BERKLEY TOWN OF
BERKLEY LANDFILL (CHURCH ST in BERKLEY, MA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
68.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8.1%Utility gas
6.3%Electricity
5.5%Wood
2.7%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 4,438. Population change in the 1990s: +1,306 (+29.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,208
Northeast: 776
Midwest: 80
South: 174
West: 72
73% of the 02779 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
94% of the 02779 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
Here:
5.0%
Massachusetts:
11.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:
0.5%
Massachusetts:
11.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28
Here:
15.3%
Massachusetts:
54.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
168,653Legal occupations
108,751Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
96,774Management occupations
85,222Business and financial operations occupations
80,038Education, training, and library occupations
76,247Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
BAY STATE PORTABLE RESTROOMS, (14 MYRICKS ST in BERKLEY, MA; small business)
$3,600 with Army for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Signed on 2006-02-21. Completion date: 2006-10-02.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments)
Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (20-49: 1)
Construction: Manufacturing (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:6161.00
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 22. The highest number of reported fires - 35 took place in 2006, and the least - 11 in 2014. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (42.7%), and Outside Fires (33.2%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 02779