01534 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 01534, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

01534 is a zip code in Worcester County, Massachusetts, which covers Northbridge, with a total population of 6,169 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 01534 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 01534.

The estimated population of people living in 01534 is 6,169, with a median age of 44.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 01534 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
6,169
+4.83%
-1.49%
2020
5,885
 -6.53% -
2019
6,296
 -0.24% -
2018
6,311
+0.78%
-
2017
6,262
 - -

Population of 01534 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 01534 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
89%
92.7%
 -3.99%
Black/African American
3.9%
0.7%
 +457.14%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
6.2%
5.1%
 +21.57%
Asian
0%
1.3%
 -100.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%
Two Or More Races
0.7%
0%
 0.00%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 01534 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 01534 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 01534 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 01534 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 44.4 -0.45% 43.7 -1.8% 45.5 +2.02%
2020 44.6 -1.33% 44.5 -2.41% 44.6 -0.45%
2019 45.2 +2.96% 45.6 +3.17% 44.8 +2.75%
2018 43.9 -0.9% 44.2 -0.45% 43.6 -1.58%
2017 44.3 - 44.4 - 44.3 -

The median age of the 01534 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 01534 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 290 -18.92% 391 +4.37% 226 401
10 to 19 313 +50.09% 379 9.54% 450 371
20 to 29 318 +26.53% 340 -86.14% 390 124
30 to 39 349 -23.03% 381 -14.22% 273 327
40 to 49 490 +4.8% 543 +4.56% 510 548
50 to 59 579 -14.58% 449 +15.06% 488 519
60 to 69 372 +4.62% 380 +16.05% 389 442
70+ 236 +32.17% 452 -10.12% 319 392

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 01534 zip code is $115,439.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 01534.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $133,074.00
  • 45 to 64
    $127,857.00
  • 65 and over
    $93,661.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 01534 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 01534, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 01534 is currently $124,945.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

16.27% of households in 01534 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 01534 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    5.41%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    12.00%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    7.94%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.38%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    26.28%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    16.73%
  • $200,000 or more
    16.27%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 01534 is $48,156.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 01534 by the total population of 01534.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 01534 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 01534 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    21.94%
  • Bachelor's degree
    39.31%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    5.70%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    31.16%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.89%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 01534 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 01534 zip over the age of 16 is 5,061.

Of those people, a total of 71.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 01534 is 68.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 01534 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 340 74.40% 6.70%
20 to 24 years 233 79.40% 9.20%
25 to 29 years 281 77.20% 15.20%
30 to 34 years 304 79.60% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 859 92.80% 8.00%
45 to 54 years 1,101 96.10% 1.10%
55 to 59 years 401 86.80% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 381 70.60% 16.70%
65 to 74 years 838 30.30% 0.00%
75 years and over 323 1.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 01534. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 4,788 71.60% 5.50%
Black or African American 116 75.90% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 100.00% 0.00%
Other 38 94.70% 2.80%
Two or more races 105 61.90% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 225 65.80% 0.70%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,665 71.60% 5.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 01534 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 01534 is 3,441, with median earnings of $52,325.00.

Women in 01534 are earning approximately 64.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 3,441 $52,325.00
Male 1,691 $72,948.00
Female 1,750 $46,724.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 01534 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 498 $106,633.00
Business and Financial 84 $44,000.00
Computer and Mathematical 204 $107,571.00
Architecture and Engineering 115 $54,083.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 46 $0.00
Legal 10 $0.00
Educational and Library 372 $54,722.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 48 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 285 $81,860.00
Healthcare Support 98 $40,000.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 34 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 150 $16,098.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 205 $31,612.00
Personal Care and Service 113 $4,978.00
Sales 296 $89,559.00
Office and Administrative Support 365 $45,908.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 15 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 169 $78,068.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 80 $32,297.00
Production 70 $51,286.00
Transportation and Material Moving 114 $23,646.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 01534 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 01534.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 311 $115,179.00 187 $101,156.00
Business and Financial 44 $85,313.00 40 $43,500.00
Computer and Mathematical 121 $110,568.00 83 $84,107.00
Architecture and Engineering 71 $92,734.00 44 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 0 $0.00 46 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 10 $0.00
Educational and Library 79 $81,688.00 293 $33,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 48 $0.00 0 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 47 $41,902.00 238 $82,195.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 98 $40,000.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 34 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 58 $0.00 92 $10,000.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 156 $45,318.00 49 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 24 $0.00 89 $4,452.00
Sales 201 $90,703.00 95 $70,156.00
Office and Administrative Support 55 $0.00 310 $46,143.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 15 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 169 $78,068.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 80 $32,297.00 0 $0.00
Production 54 $51,316.00 16 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 74 $22,434.00 40 $23,750.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 2,367 households in 01534, with an average household size of 2.54 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,820 families living in the 01534 zip code with an average family size of 2.9 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 01534:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,582 42 196 547
Average Household Size 2.96 2.19 2.94 1.21
Total Families 1,582 42 196 0
Average Household Size 2.92 2.19 2.9 0

Poverty

Of the 1,820 families living in 01534, 1.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 01534:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 2,510 housing units in 01534.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 2,367 94.30%
Vacant 143 5.70%

17.37% of the total 2,510 housing units in 01534 are rental units. This is approximately 436 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,917 are occupied by the owner - or 76.37% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 01534 is $975.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 01534 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    14
  • Less than $500
    55
  • $500 to $999
    168
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    136
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    70
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    7
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 01534 is $372,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 01534 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    67
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    48
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    353
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,240
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    185
  • $1,000,000 or more
    16

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 01534. The chart below shows the number of properties in 01534 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    306
  • 1940 to 1949
    145
  • 1950 to 1959
    175
  • 1960 to 1969
    311
  • 1970 to 1979
    259
  • 1980 to 1989
    222
  • 1990 to 1999
    521
  • 2000 to 2009
    386
  • 2010 to 2013
    185
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 01534 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    141
  • 1 vehicle available
    480
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,110
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    636

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 01534 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 01534 that commute to work in a particular way.

30.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 01534.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    132
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    121
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    346
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    270
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    241
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    291
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    495
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    115
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    169
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    363
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    219
  • 90 or more minutes
    102

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 01534 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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