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Paxton, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Paxton, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,845. 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 PAXTON-MA · Paxton, MA 1 ZIPs · 4,845 pop · #1384/25278 · Worcester County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $134,083
  • RANK-TOP #1384/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Shrewsbury
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,845
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $472,300

Nearest income peer: Shrewsbury, MA (+ $5,219 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 Paxton

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

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,845
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$134,083
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 $134,083 and home value $472,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 54.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 01612, is all of Paxton

There is no split to weigh here: 01612 holds every one of Paxton's 4,845 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 Paxton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 82 establishments, 845 employees , annual payroll $33,382k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01612 (82 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (16) · also Health care and social assistance · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Paxton, MA

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

Paxton sits in the upper half of Worcester County on income: Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg report less, while Shrewsbury, Westborough and Northborough report more. Southbridge marks the far end of that range at $66,287, 51% below Paxton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01612 4,845 $134,083 82 122
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Paxton 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 Paxton, .