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Shirley, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shirley, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,211. 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 SHIRLEY-MA · Shirley, MA 1 ZIPs · 7,211 pop · #1998/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-TOP $122,365
  • RANK-TOP #1998/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waltham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,211
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $427,600

Nearest income peer: Waltham, MA ( $3,654 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 Shirley

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

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,211
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$122,365
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 $122,365 and home value $427,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 36.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shirley as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Shirley's single ZIP 01464 carries the town

Shirley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01464 is the entire residential footprint (7,211 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shirley's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 140 establishments, 1,571 employees , annual payroll $101,094k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01464 (140 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (23) · also Manufacturing · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Shirley, MA

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

Shirley lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Middlesex County: Cambridge, Somerville and Medford earn more and Lowell, Framingham and Waltham earn less. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 35% below Shirley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01464 7,211 $122,365 140 186
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Shirley 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 Shirley, .