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01944 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01944 covers Manchester, Massachusetts, with a population of about 5,368 and a median household income of $197,875.

Population
5,368582 per square mile
Median age
48.29.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$197,8752.0× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
2.8%9.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,396,520up 37.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,8721.1× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
84%49 points above the US average
Homeownership
70%5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
172

Where 01944 is

Manchester, Massachusetts — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,368
Median age48.2
Family households70.5%
Born outside the US5.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.4%
White (non-Hispanic)87.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Veterans6.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$197,875
Income per person$100,726
Poverty rate2.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k4.5%
$75–100k5.2%
$100–125k4.7%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more48.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,720
Mean adjusted gross income$419,812
Returns declaring $200,000 or more32%
Returns, under $25k23.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.3%
Returns, $200k or more32.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$932,000
Median gross rent$1,872
Rent as a share of household income25.4%
Owner-occupied70%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house69.9%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units12.1%
5 to 19 units11%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,396,520as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,396,520$435,215

$435,215 in 2000 to $1,396,520 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher84%
High school diploma or higher98.9%
Works from home30.5%
Drives to work alone51.1%
Takes public transport9.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity25.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.3% 10 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)1.8% 9.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.1% 3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85.1% 8.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening94.1% 8.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.7% 12.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist84.1% 22.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21% 9.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support16% 8.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity4.4% 12.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.7% 9.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity4.4% 9.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use87.3% 11.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.1% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments172
People employed1,343
Annual payroll$82,009,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 26% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss54.9 out of 100
Community resilience93.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Coastal flooding95.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave26.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Massachusetts and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMassachusettsUnited States
Median household income$197,875$101,341$78,538
Income per person$100,726$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate2.8%10%12.4%
Median home value$932,000$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,872$1,687$1,348
Homeownership70%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher84%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate8.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home30.5%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US5.6%17.7%13.9%
Median age48.24038.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBEVERLY, MA US5.8 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January36.6°F / 17.8°F3.74 in rain, 16 in snow
February38.6°F / 18°F3.61 in rain, 16.4 in snow
March45.4°F / 25.2°F4.64 in rain, 7.6 in snow
April56.6°F / 33.5°F4.2 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May66.2°F / 43.7°F3.47 in rain
June74.7°F / 53.8°F3.99 in rain
July80.1°F / 59.9°F3.43 in rain
August78.9°F / 58.4°F3.36 in rain
September71.8°F / 51.3°F3.82 in rain
October60.8°F / 40.3°F4.99 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November51.3°F / 31.4°F3.98 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December42.1°F / 23.7°F4.79 in rain, 8.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Manchester Essex Regional School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Walkability8.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

01965 Prides Crossing, MA5.3 km away
01929 Essex, MA5.6 km away
01982 South Hamilton, MA8.5 km away
01930 Gloucester, MA9 km away
01915 Beverly, MA9.1 km away
01984 Wenham, MA9.4 km away
01931 Gloucester, MA9.5 km away
01936 Hamilton, MA11 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Essex County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.23 sq mi
Water area1.24 sq mi
Population density582 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5796, -70.7674

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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