02368 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 02368, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

02368 is a zip code in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, which covers Holbrook and Randolph, with a total population of 34,696 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 02368 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 02368.

The estimated population of people living in 02368 is 34,696, with a median age of 41.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 02368 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
34,696
+1.41%
+2.11%
2020
34,214
 -1.36% -
2019
34,686
+1.33%
-
2018
34,232
+0.74%
-
2017
33,980
 - -

Population of 02368 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 02368 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
28.6%
35.9%
 -20.33%
Black/African American
40.8%
38.9%
 +4.88%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
11.6%
7.9%
 +46.84%
Asian
14.3%
12.3%
 +16.26%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.8%
2.4%
 +58.33%
Other
0.7%
2.6%
 -73.08%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 02368 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 02368 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 02368 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 02368 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 41.3 +1.23% 38.8 +4.58% 43.1 +0.47%
2020 40.8 +0.99% 37.1 +1.92% 42.9 +1.18%
2019 40.4 -2.42% 36.4 -4.46% 42.4 -4.72%
2018 41.4 -0.72% 38.1 -0.52% 44.5 +0.45%
2017 41.7 - 38.3 - 44.3 -

The median age of the 02368 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 02368 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 1,969 -45.71% 1,683 +21.98% 1,192 1,996
10 to 19 1,837 +20.66% 1,640 +12.84% 2,201 1,846
20 to 29 2,442 +18.39% 2,317 -4.69% 2,900 2,193
30 to 39 2,059 +8.71% 2,279 -0.060000000000001% 2,226 2,255
40 to 49 1,923 +2.08% 2,471 -9.44% 1,957 2,234
50 to 59 2,408 +14.89% 2,875 -12.38% 2,776 2,522
60 to 69 1,955 -5.49% 2,490 +8.64% 1,812 2,706
70+ 1,308 +25.86% 2,324 -2.97% 1,643 2,237

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 02368 zip code is $87,985.00.

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 02368.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $98,013.00
  • 45 to 64
    $105,712.00
  • 65 and over
    $53,717.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 02368 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 02368, 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 02368 is currently $111,776.00.

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.

11.98% of households in 02368 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 02368 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    13.77%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    14.10%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    15.88%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.28%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    21.31%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    9.68%
  • $200,000 or more
    11.98%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 02368 is $39,596.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 02368 by the total population of 02368.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 02368 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 02368 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
    14.14%
  • Bachelor's degree
    33.17%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    8.12%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    38.46%
  • Less than high school diploma
    6.11%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 02368 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 02368 zip over the age of 16 is 29,047.

Of those people, a total of 68.10% 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 02368 is 62.10%.

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 02368 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,586 44.80% 16.90%
20 to 24 years 2,705 79.60% 20.50%
25 to 29 years 2,388 70.80% 10.00%
30 to 34 years 2,544 90.20% 5.80%
35 to 44 years 4,107 87.20% 5.30%
45 to 54 years 4,574 86.70% 2.90%
55 to 59 years 2,745 76.90% 11.70%
60 to 64 years 2,562 66.60% 7.20%
65 to 74 years 3,543 38.30% 13.90%
75 years and over 2,293 8.80% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 02368. 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 9,926 58.70% 7.30%
Black or African American 11,765 74.50% 9.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 4,599 63.60% 4.20%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 23 100.00% 0.00%
Other 1,756 85.10% 11.90%
Two or more races 978 75.20% 18.10%
Hispanic or Latino 2,815 84.70% 7.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,372 57.20% 7.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 02368 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 02368 is 18,024, with median earnings of $44,906.00.

Women in 02368 are earning approximately 80.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 18,024 $44,906.00
Male 9,234 $52,238.00
Female 8,790 $42,240.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 02368 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 1,634 $87,800.00
Business and Financial 937 $69,498.00
Computer and Mathematical 723 $102,109.00
Architecture and Engineering 333 $95,445.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 97 $71,250.00
Community and Social Service 617 $42,010.00
Legal 182 $154,276.00
Educational and Library 1,065 $36,544.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 165 $44,083.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,095 $67,044.00
Healthcare Support 1,292 $37,959.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 155 $30,087.00
Law Enforcement 88 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 642 $21,023.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 930 $43,843.00
Personal Care and Service 595 $19,828.00
Sales 1,777 $30,515.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,207 $36,886.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 745 $52,614.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 495 $54,973.00
Production 896 $44,268.00
Transportation and Material Moving 795 $41,326.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 02368 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 02368.

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 849 $78,580.00 785 $95,861.00
Business and Financial 406 $75,294.00 531 $68,750.00
Computer and Mathematical 554 $100,938.00 169 $102,875.00
Architecture and Engineering 333 $95,445.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 47 $0.00 50 $42,404.00
Community and Social Service 121 $26,779.00 496 $55,551.00
Legal 106 $191,667.00 76 $152,500.00
Educational and Library 333 $29,227.00 732 $44,432.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 53 $0.00 112 $44,167.00
Healthcare Practitioners 253 $87,753.00 842 $66,216.00
Healthcare Support 389 $26,525.00 903 $40,043.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 47 $39,732.00 108 $23,167.00
Law Enforcement 88 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 316 $21,136.00 326 $17,321.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 607 $50,799.00 323 $26,607.00
Personal Care and Service 113 $22,875.00 482 $18,969.00
Sales 1,136 $34,583.00 641 $10,809.00
Office and Administrative Support 553 $33,958.00 1,654 $38,843.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 698 $44,823.00 47 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 483 $54,647.00 12 $0.00
Production 767 $44,405.00 129 $39,669.00
Transportation and Material Moving 615 $43,460.00 180 $19,299.00

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 12,167 households in 02368, with an average household size of 2.82 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 8,879 families living in the 02368 zip code with an average family size of 3.33 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 02368:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,671 662 2,546 3,288
Average Household Size 3.37 3.27 3.5 1.28
Total Families 5,671 662 2,546 0
Average Household Size 3.34 3.07 3.38 0

Poverty

Of the 8,879 families living in 02368, 8.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 02368:

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 12,565 housing units in 02368.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 12,167 96.83%
Vacant 398 3.17%

31.42% of the total 12,565 housing units in 02368 are rental units. This is approximately 3,948 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,129 are occupied by the owner - or 64.70% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 02368 is $1,768.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 02368 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
    90
  • Less than $500
    363
  • $500 to $999
    250
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    630
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,366
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    1,077
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    262
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 02368 is $372,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 02368 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    143
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    50
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    222
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    280
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,506
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    4,424
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,456
  • $1,000,000 or more
    48

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 02368. The chart below shows the number of properties in 02368 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,842
  • 1940 to 1949
    852
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,193
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,369
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,780
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,629
  • 1990 to 1999
    385
  • 2000 to 2009
    792
  • 2010 to 2013
    723
  • 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 02368 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,047
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,169
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,415
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,536

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 02368 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 02368 that commute to work in a particular way.

37.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 02368.

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
    198
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    739
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    965
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,507
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,743
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    699
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,070
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    585
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    821
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,179
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    2,451
  • 90 or more minutes
    1,208

Summary

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