Lowell, MA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lowell, MA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 106,541. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LOWELL-MA · Lowell, MA 4 ZIPs · 106,541 pop · #9592/25278 · Middlesex County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $78,949
- RANK-UPPER #9592/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Everett
- BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 44% owners
- POP-MID 106,541
- SPREAD-MOD 01850→01851
- HOME-HIGH $423,525
Nearest income peer: Everett, MA (+ $6,269 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 Lowell
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lowell on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lowell · this city · lowest
Lowell · this city · lowest
$78,949 median HH income
- Everett · near
Everett · near
$85,218 median HH income
- Marlborough · near
Marlborough · near
$91,968 median HH income
- Malden · near
Malden · near
$100,606 median HH income
- Framingham · near
Framingham · near
$109,795 median HH income
- Arlington · highest
Arlington · highest
$150,846 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lowell, MA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 38%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 106,541
- city population (Census)
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $78,949
- 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 (4) - lead code 01852 (33,508 residents). Household income $78,949 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (43.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,622 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Massachusetts, Colrain is the closest lower-income city and Cuttyhunk the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lowell.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Lowell differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Lowell: $69,780 in ZIP 01850 to $92,401 in 01851. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 2.8 points
01850 to 01851
01850 to 01851
01852 to 01851
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lowell residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Lowell: the largest, 01852, is only about 31% of 106,541 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Lowell
Citywide ZBP: 1,672 establishments, 31,986 employees , annual payroll $2,803,389k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01852 (760 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (241) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Lowell, MA
These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Lowell. See the Middlesex County roll-up →
Every one of the 12 cities sharing Middlesex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lowell, Cambridge, Somerville and Framingham among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Arlington marks the far end of that range at $150,846, 91% above Lowell.
Side-by-side: Compare 01852 vs 01851 →
Lowell 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 Lowell, .