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Dorchester Center, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dorchester Center, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 47,783. 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 DORCHESTER-CENTER-MA · Dorchester Center, MA 1 ZIPs · 47,783 pop · #8644/25278 · Suffolk County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $81,923
  • RANK-UPPER #8644/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Revere
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 41% owners
  • POP-SMALL 47,783
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $650,700

Nearest income peer: Revere, MA (+ $5,046 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 Dorchester Center

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dorchester Center 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, Dorchester Center, MA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
47,783
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,923
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 02124 (47,783 residents). Household income $81,923 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (41.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,684 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Brookfield is the closest lower-income city and South Yarmouth the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dorchester Center.

Population concentration

Dorchester Center reads through its lone ZIP, 02124

47,783 ACS residents, one ZIP: 02124 is not the leading code inside Dorchester Center, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Dorchester Center

Citywide ZBP: 597 establishments, 5,592 employees , annual payroll $267,906k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02124 (597 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (111) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Dorchester Center, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Suffolk County, which covers 33 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dorchester Center. See the Suffolk County roll-up →

Dorchester Center sits in the lower half of Suffolk County on income: Boston, Revere and Brighton report more, Dorchester, Chelsea and Mattapan report less. South Boston marks the far end of that range at $164,387, 101% above Dorchester Center.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02124 47,783 $81,923 597 6,159
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Dorchester Center 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 Dorchester Center, .