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Medford, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Medford, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 57,964. 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 MEDFORD-MA · Medford, MA 1 ZIPs · 57,964 pop · #1580/25278 · Middlesex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $129,700
  • RANK-TOP #1580/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cambridge
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 54% owners
  • POP-SMALL 57,964
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $755,500

Nearest income peer: Cambridge, MA (+ $3,117 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 Medford

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

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
57,964
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$129,700
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 $129,700 and home value $755,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 59.9%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.0%) for this income tier, rent $2,513 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Marstons Mills is the closest lower-income city and Tewksbury the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Medford.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 02155, is all of Medford

There is no split to weigh here: 02155 holds every one of Medford's 57,964 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Medford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,171 establishments, 22,673 employees , annual payroll $1,753,753k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02155 (1,171 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (170) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Medford, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Medford. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

Medford sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: Lowell, Framingham and Waltham report less, while Somerville, Arlington and Natick report more. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 39% below Medford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02155 57,964 $129,700 1,171 2,731
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Medford 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 Medford, .