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Charlton, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Charlton, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,981. 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 CHARLTON-MA · Charlton, MA 1 ZIPs · 12,981 pop · #2392/25278 · Worcester County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $117,587
  • RANK-TOP #2392/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Auburn
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,981
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $427,500

Nearest income peer: Auburn, MA ( $825 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 Charlton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Charlton 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, Charlton, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,981
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$117,587
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 $117,587 and home value $427,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 37.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Charlton as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Plymouth is the closest lower-income city and Halifax the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Charlton.

Population concentration

Charlton reads through its lone ZIP, 01507

12,981 ACS residents, one ZIP: 01507 is not the leading code inside Charlton, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Charlton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 255 establishments, 2,770 employees , annual payroll $170,194k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01507 (255 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (62) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Charlton, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Worcester County, which covers 86 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Charlton. See the Worcester County roll-up →

Charlton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Worcester County: Shrewsbury, Westborough and Northborough earn more and Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg earn less. Southbridge marks the far end of that range at $66,287, 44% below Charlton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01507 12,981 $117,587 255 119
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Charlton 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 Charlton, .