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Wakefield, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wakefield, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 24,733. 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 WAKEFIELD-MA · Wakefield, MA 1 ZIPs · 24,733 pop · #1371/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-TOP $134,306
  • RANK-TOP #1371/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Somerville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 24,733
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $723,500

Nearest income peer: Somerville, MA (+ $634 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 Wakefield

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

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
24,733
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$134,306
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 $134,306 and home value $723,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 59.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wakefield as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 01880, is all of Wakefield

There is no split to weigh here: 01880 holds every one of Wakefield's 24,733 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Wakefield's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 910 establishments, 14,674 employees , annual payroll $1,210,167k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01880 (910 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (140) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wakefield, MA

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

Wakefield sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: Lowell, Framingham and Waltham report less, while Arlington and Natick report more. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 41% below Wakefield.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01880 24,733 $134,306 910 1,382
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Wakefield 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 Wakefield, .