PlainZIP

Braintree, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Braintree, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 35,744. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BRAINTREE-MA · Braintree, MA 1 ZIPs · 35,744 pop · #2009/25278 · Norfolk County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $122,214
  • RANK-TOP #2009/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dedham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-SMALL 35,744
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $656,800

Nearest income peer: Dedham, MA (+ $6,741 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Braintree

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Braintree on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Braintree, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
35,744
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$122,214
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $122,214 and home value $656,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 47.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Braintree as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, North Falmouth is the closest lower-income city and Wilbraham the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Braintree.

Population concentration

Braintree reads through its lone ZIP, 02184

35,744 ACS residents, one ZIP: 02184 is not the leading code inside Braintree, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Braintree's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,548 establishments, 26,046 employees , annual payroll $1,881,749k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02184 (1,548 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (252) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Braintree, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Norfolk County, which covers 40 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Braintree. See the Norfolk County roll-up →

Braintree sits in the lower half of Norfolk County on income: Brookline, Franklin and Milton report more, Quincy, Randolph and Norwood report less. Needham marks the far end of that range at $226,645, 85% above Braintree.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02184 35,744 $122,214 1,548 1,003
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Braintree roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Braintree, .