Skip to content
ZipNumbers

ZIP code 02116 demographics

Boston, Massachusetts · Suffolk County

Quick answer

ZIP code 02116 has 22,040 residents and a median household income of $127,309 — 62% above the US median. Within Boston it earns 7% more than the typical covered ZIP in the metro.

Median household income
$127,309#63 of 959 covered ZIPs
Population
22,04011,525 households
Median home value
$1,583,500#11 of 955 covered ZIPs
Median gross rent
$2,341/moUS median $1,406/mo
Median age
34.6US 39.1
Owner-occupied
34.8%US 65%
Below poverty line
16%US 12.5%
Bachelor's or higher
76.9%Adults 25+, US 35%

Reading ZIP 02116

What the numbers say about this ZIP, in plain terms.

This is a renter-majority ZIP 34.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied against 65% nationally. 76.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sales tax charged on a purchase delivered to this ZIP is 6.25%.

Nearby ZIP codes

Other covered ZIPs in Boston, highest median income first.

ZIPMedian incomeMedian home valuePopulation
02108$212,664$1,570,4004,178
02109$177,500$1,007,2003,714
02129$157,192$926,00019,994
02127$156,373$858,60036,646
02114$135,057$927,90013,853
02110$132,239$1,104,7002,178
02130$130,533$763,70041,109
02113$110,321$693,9006,522
02136$96,862$566,30038,071
02128$92,079$680,00044,124
02118$90,142$1,029,10028,522
02135$88,208$684,00043,683

The same ZIP and its metro, from other angles.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

Tables B01003, B19013, B25077, B25064, B01002, B25003, B17001 and B15003, 2019-2023 ACS 5-year (ZCTA). ZIP Code Tabulation Areas approximate USPS delivery areas and do not match them exactly.