02090 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 02090, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

02090 is a zip code in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, which covers Dedham, Norwood, and Westwood, with a total population of 16,066 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 02090 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 02090.

The estimated population of people living in 02090 is 16,066, with a median age of 44.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 02090 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
16,066
 -1% +2.91%
2020
16,229
+0.46%
-
2019
16,154
+1.73%
-
2018
15,880
+1.72%
-
2017
15,612
 - -

Population of 02090 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 02090 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
78.3%
88.2%
 -11.22%
Black/African American
2.9%
0.3%
 +866.67%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
3.4%
1.9%
 +78.95%
Asian
11.8%
7.5%
 +57.33%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3%
1.4%
 +114.29%
Other
0.5%
0.7%
 -28.57%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 02090 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 02090 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 02090 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 02090 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 -0.22% 40.9 +0.49% 46 -0.22%
2020 44.5 -0.22% 40.7 -8.13% 46.1 +2.67%
2019 44.6 -0.67% 44.3 -0.89% 44.9 -0.44%
2018 44.9 -0.22% 44.7 -0.22% 45.1 0%
2017 45 - 44.8 - 45.1 -

The median age of the 02090 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 02090 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 1,090 -5.4% 809 +42.36% 1,032 1,195
10 to 19 1,224 -7.16% 1,302 -19.47% 1,135 1,063
20 to 29 512 +76.8% 561 -7.94% 1,018 503
30 to 39 461 +22.25% 629 +8.96% 567 675
40 to 49 1,181 -18.27% 1,309 -18% 960 1,077
50 to 59 1,303 -0.9% 1,384 +10.24% 1,281 1,525
60 to 69 810 -2.06% 644 +27.04% 788 821
70+ 1,020 -1.76% 1,373 +4.42% 998 1,428

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 02090 zip code is $171,071.00.

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 02090.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $206,705.00
  • 45 to 64
    $218,281.00
  • 65 and over
    $102,639.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 02090 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 02090, 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 02090 is currently $223,098.00.

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.

44.28% of households in 02090 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 02090 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    6.31%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    9.99%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    5.51%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    5.00%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.15%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    13.75%
  • $200,000 or more
    44.28%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 02090 is $75,396.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 02090 by the total population of 02090.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 02090 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 02090 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
    31.41%
  • Bachelor's degree
    52.45%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    2.60%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    11.72%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.82%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 02090 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 02090 zip over the age of 16 is 12,669.

Of those people, a total of 64.10% 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 02090 is 61.60%.

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 02090 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,028 25.50% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 869 63.90% 19.60%
25 to 29 years 652 83.10% 1.80%
30 to 34 years 596 89.10% 2.80%
35 to 44 years 1,638 85.10% 1.60%
45 to 54 years 2,373 86.90% 3.70%
55 to 59 years 1,478 89.20% 2.70%
60 to 64 years 1,077 75.50% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,053 47.10% 4.40%
75 years and over 1,905 7.60% 18.80%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 02090. 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 10,406 63.10% 4.60%
Black or African American 415 90.40% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 1,441 62.00% 1.60%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 205 73.70% 0.00%
Two or more races 202 62.90% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 265 64.90% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 10,296 63.20% 4.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 02090 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 02090 is 7,799, with median earnings of $92,829.00.

Women in 02090 are earning approximately 73.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 7,799 $92,829.00
Male 4,171 $106,379.00
Female 3,628 $78,646.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 02090 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 1,351 $145,893.00
Business and Financial 732 $134,583.00
Computer and Mathematical 549 $128,850.00
Architecture and Engineering 284 $70,625.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 222 $94,395.00
Community and Social Service 373 $63,170.00
Legal 243 $157,266.00
Educational and Library 586 $93,684.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 210 $76,600.00
Healthcare Practitioners 700 $106,944.00
Healthcare Support 98 $14,688.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 60 $20,278.00
Law Enforcement 67 $125,982.00
Food Preparation and Serving 307 $10,030.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 57 $70,433.00
Personal Care and Service 283 $9,856.00
Sales 758 $92,609.00
Office and Administrative Support 437 $50,568.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 8 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 49 $54,583.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 67 $115,216.00
Production 173 $40,847.00
Transportation and Material Moving 115 $55,547.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 02090 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 02090.

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 888 $166,389.00 463 $102,411.00
Business and Financial 353 $132,917.00 379 $143,750.00
Computer and Mathematical 354 $133,302.00 195 $120,881.00
Architecture and Engineering 241 $54,903.00 43 $107,656.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 84 $105,921.00 138 $93,387.00
Community and Social Service 105 $51,398.00 268 $63,920.00
Legal 176 $156,875.00 67 $183,393.00
Educational and Library 173 $156,354.00 413 $80,156.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 77 $130,871.00 133 $75,450.00
Healthcare Practitioners 205 $239,375.00 495 $102,147.00
Healthcare Support 19 $0.00 79 $13,203.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 39 $165,391.00 21 $0.00
Law Enforcement 67 $125,982.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 138 $25,873.00 169 $4,684.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 57 $70,433.00 0 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 182 $10,771.00 101 $5,729.00
Sales 519 $94,158.00 239 $63,625.00
Office and Administrative Support 124 $58,826.00 313 $43,510.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 8 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 49 $54,583.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 47 $116,078.00 20 $0.00
Production 132 $41,183.00 41 $26,080.00
Transportation and Material Moving 99 $52,031.00 16 $0.00

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 5,424 households in 02090, with an average household size of 2.94 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 4,389 families living in the 02090 zip code with an average family size of 3.37 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 02090:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,930 143 316 1,035
Average Household Size 3.47 3.5 2.46 1.03
Total Families 3,930 143 316 0
Average Household Size 3.45 3.22 2.46 0

Poverty

Of the 4,389 families living in 02090, 1.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 02090:

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 5,736 housing units in 02090.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,424 94.56%
Vacant 312 5.44%

12.55% of the total 5,736 housing units in 02090 are rental units. This is approximately 720 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,658 are occupied by the owner - or 81.21% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 02090 is $1,944.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 02090 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
    46
  • Less than $500
    91
  • $500 to $999
    63
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    0
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    232
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    138
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    61
  • $3,000 or more
    135

Property Value

The median value of a property in 02090 is $804,000.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 02090 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    93
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    0
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    16
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    17
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    200
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    3,114
  • $1,000,000 or more
    1,218

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 02090. The chart below shows the number of properties in 02090 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,003
  • 1940 to 1949
    405
  • 1950 to 1959
    905
  • 1960 to 1969
    857
  • 1970 to 1979
    712
  • 1980 to 1989
    396
  • 1990 to 1999
    654
  • 2000 to 2009
    275
  • 2010 to 2013
    529
  • 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 02090 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    221
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,217
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,541
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,445

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 02090 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 02090 that commute to work in a particular way.

33.2 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 02090.

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
    161
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    391
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    598
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    860
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    662
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    141
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    681
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    162
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    609
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,180
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    736
  • 90 or more minutes
    211

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 02090 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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