PlainZIP

Douglas, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Douglas, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,500. 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 DOUGLAS-MA · Douglas, MA 1 ZIPs · 8,500 pop · #786/25278 · Worcester County

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

  • INC-TOP $153,172
  • RANK-TOP #786/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Northborough
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,500
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $467,000

Nearest income peer: Northborough, MA (+ $27 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 Douglas

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

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,500
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$153,172
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 $153,172 and home value $467,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 41.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Douglas as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 01516, is all of Douglas

There is no split to weigh here: 01516 holds every one of Douglas's 8,500 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Douglas

Citywide ZBP: 125 establishments, 842 employees , annual payroll $48,677k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01516 (125 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (32) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Douglas, MA

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

No other city sharing Worcester County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Douglas. Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Southbridge marks the far end of that range at $66,287, 57% below Douglas.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01516 8,500 $153,172 125 89
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Douglas 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 Douglas, .