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Roxbury, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Roxbury, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 25,346. 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 ROXBURY-MA · Roxbury, MA 1 ZIPs · 25,346 pop · #22258/25278 · Suffolk County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $48,488
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22258/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dorchester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-RENT 27% owners
  • POP-SMALL 25,346
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $688,600

Nearest income peer: Dorchester, MA (+ $22,258 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 Roxbury

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Roxbury 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, Roxbury, MA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
25,346
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,488
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($48,488 average) · poverty 25.7%. The primary code (02119) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (26.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,329 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Buckland is the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for Roxbury.

Population concentration

Roxbury reads through its lone ZIP, 02119

25,346 ACS residents, one ZIP: 02119 is not the leading code inside Roxbury, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Roxbury's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 516 establishments, 7,413 employees , annual payroll $499,330k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02119 (516 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (119) · also Real estate and rental and leasing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Roxbury, MA

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Suffolk County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Roxbury, Boston, Dorchester and Revere among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. South Boston marks the far end of that range at $164,387, 239% above Roxbury.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02119 25,346 $48,488 516 6,126
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Roxbury 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 Roxbury, .