Compare ZIP Code 02453 vs Middlesex County, MA vs Waltham, MA vs Boston Metro Area, MA vs Massachusetts (MA)
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02453 – Waltham, MA ZIP Code |
Middlesex County, MA County |
Waltham, MA City |
Boston Metro Area, MA Metro Area |
Massachusetts (MA) State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 31,591 | 1,638,365 | 64,902 | 4,953,354 | 7,044,056 |
| Rent | $2,115 | $2,201 | $2,268 | $2,023 | $1,762 |
| Year built | 1953 | 1962 | 1961 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Household income | $115,366 | $130,847 | $120,216 | $115,863 | $103,960 |
| Per capita income | $56,697 | $69,556 | $58,449 | $63,282 | $57,897 |
| Poverty rate | 9.1% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 10.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 36.8% | 44.9% | 42.6% | 48.5% | 48.9% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 31,591 | 1,638,365 | 64,902 | 4,953,354 | 7,044,056 |
| Adults over 25 | 20,957 | 1,160,120 | 43,340 | 3,510,605 | 4,987,302 |
| Total households | 12,610 | 634,215 | 25,498 | 1,940,688 | 2,785,042 |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $115,366 | $130,847 | $120,216 | $115,863 | $103,960 |
| Per capita income | $56,697 | $69,556 | $58,449 | $63,282 | $57,897 |
| Poverty rate | 9.1% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 10.0% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 36.8% | 44.9% | 42.6% | 48.5% | 48.9% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $2,115 | $2,201 | $2,268 | $2,023 | $1,762 |
| Year built | 1953 | 1962 | 1961 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Households that rent | 56.6% | 38.7% | 50.3% | 38.4% | 37.5% |
| Households that own | 43.4% | 61.3% | 49.7% | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 59.6% | 66.8% | 60% | 67.3% | 68.6% |
| Black | 7.7% | 4.9% | 8.7% | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| Asian | 11.5% | 13.6% | 12.6% | 8.8% | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 11.4% | 10% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 18.2% | 9.3% | 15.9% | 12.4% | 13.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 81.8% | 90.7% | 84.1% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 73% | 75.3% | 75.8% | 79.1% | 81.4% |
| Commute time to work | 23.0 min | 30.0 min | 25.0 min | 30.0 min | 29.0 min |
| Work from home | 27% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 20.9% | 18.6% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 15.4% | 16.6% | 17% | 19.4% | 21.1% |
| High school graduate or GED | 18.2% | 17.2% | 18.8% | 20.4% | 22.6% |
| Some college or associate degree | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7% | 8.2% | 9% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 59.5% | 59.5% | 57.3% | 51.9% | 47.3% |