ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Massachusetts

ZIP Code 01742: Middlesex County, MA

ZIP Code 01742 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts) has an estimated 18,448 residents in 6,665 households. The median household income is $195,125, the median home value is $1,218,100 and the median gross rent is $2,631/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

18,448

Margin of error ±238

Median household income

$195,125

Margin of error ±$22,918

Median home value

$1,218,100

Margin of error ±$74,024

Median gross rent

$2,631/mo

Margin of error ±$166

Median age

47.4 yrs

Margin of error ±2.1 yrs

Mean travel time to work

32.6 min

Margin of error ±5.3 min

How ZIP 01742 compares with Massachusetts and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 0174247.4 yrsMassachusetts40.0 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 01742$195,125Massachusetts$103,960United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 01742$101,257Massachusetts$57,897United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 017423.6%Massachusetts10.0%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 017423.6%Massachusetts5.2%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 0174279.5%Massachusetts47.3%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 01742$1,218,100Massachusetts$562,100United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 01742$2,631/moMassachusetts$1,762/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 0174276.0%Massachusetts62.5%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 0174232.6 minMassachusetts29.1 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 0174236.0%Massachusetts18.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 01742

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 01742 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 01742Margin of errorMassachusettsUnited States
Total population18,448±2387,044,056334,922,499
Median age47.4 yrs±2.1 yrs40.0 yrs38.9 yrs
Households6,665±3182,785,042129,227,496
Median household income$195,125±$22,918$103,960$80,734
Per capita income$101,257±$8,897$57,897$44,673
Poverty rate3.6%±1.5 pts10.0%12.5%
Unemployment rate3.6%±1.4 pts5.2%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.5%±5.6 pts47.3%35.7%
Median home value$1,218,100±$74,024$562,100$332,700
Median gross rent$2,631/mo±$166$1,762/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes76.0%±4.4 pts62.5%65.2%
Mean travel time to work32.6 min±5.3 min29.1 min26.4 min
Worked from home36.0%±4.6 pts18.6%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 01742
GroupZIP 01742MassachusettsUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino82.1%66.6%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino2.1%6.4%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino5.4%7.3%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.7%1.2%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino5.9%5.1%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)3.6%13.3%19.3%

Where ZIP 01742 is

State
Massachusetts
Main county
Middlesex County
Largest overlapping place
West Concord (14% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
24.12 sq mi· about 765 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Middlesex County

01701 Framingham, MA01702 Framingham, MA01718 Middlesex County, MA01719 Middlesex County, MA01720 Middlesex County, MA01721 Middlesex County, MA01730 Middlesex County, MA01731 Hanscom AFB, MA01741 Middlesex County, MA01746 Middlesex County, MA01748 Middlesex County, MA01749 Hudson, MA01752 Marlborough, MA01754 Maynard, MA01760 Middlesex County, MA01770 Middlesex County, MA01773 Middlesex County, MA01775 Middlesex County, MA01776 Middlesex County, MA01778 Cochituate, MA01801 Woburn, MA01803 Burlington, MA01821 Pinehurst, MA01824 Middlesex County, MA

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.