New Salem ZIP Code List — Franklin County, MA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	147	14.6%
18 and over	862	85.4%
65 and over	167	16.6%
Median age	55.6 years

Group	Count	%
White	784	69.2%
Hispanic or Latino	124	10.9%
Two or more races	121	10.7%
Other race	91	8%
Asian	10	0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0.3%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	1.7%
$10k–$15k	4.1%
$15k–$25k	8.3%
$25k–$35k	6.1%
$35k–$50k	5.3%
$50k–$75k	16.7%
$75k–$100k	22.8%
$100k–$150k	14.6%
$150k–$200k	9.7%
$200k+	10.7%
Median income	$76,739

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$329,300
Median rent / month	$1,007
Owner occupied	86.7%
Renter occupied	13.3%
Vacant	13.4%
Single-family detached	94.3%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	1.9%
Median rooms	6.3
Avg household size (owned)	2.48

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.6%
2010–2019	2.3%
2000–2009	9.9%
1990–1999	13.2%
1980–1989	9.7%
1970–1979	12.8%
1960–1969	3.6%
1950–1959	4.4%
1940–1949	1.9%
1939 or earlier	41.6%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.9%
1 bedroom	12.0%
2 bedrooms	18.7%
3 bedrooms	37.6%
4 bedrooms	18.3%
5+ bedrooms	11.6%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	0.0%
1 vehicle	26.7%
2 vehicles	35.0%
3 or more	38.3%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	2.7%
Electricity	3.6%
Propane / LP gas	4.1%
Fuel oil	60.4%
Wood	27.2%
Solar	0.5%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	269	65.3%
Cohabiting couple	10	2.4%
Male householder, no spouse	52	12.6%
Female householder, no spouse	81	19.7%
Households with children under 18	98	23.8%
Households with seniors (65+)	122	29.6%
Average household size	2.45

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	33.5%	11.5%
Married	60.2%	66.1%
Separated	0.0%	0.0%
Widowed	0.0%	6.0%
Divorced	6.2%	16.5%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	97.1%
Bachelor's or higher	30.3%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	18	9.0%
Kindergarten	2	1.0%
Elementary school	54	26.9%
High school	100	49.8%
College / grad school	27	13.4%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	34.6%
Service	11.9%
Sales & office	16.7%
Natural resources & construction	20.0%
Production & transportation	16.7%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	52.8%
Government	17.4%
Self-employed	29.8%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	66.5%
Carpool	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	2.8%
Other means	1.1%
Avg commute (minutes)	27.6

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	33.0%
Retirement income	25.7%
Supplemental Security	4.6%
Cash public assistance	0.7%
Food stamps / SNAP	1.9%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	28.0%
High cholesterol	31.0%
Heart disease	5.5%
Stroke	2.4%
Asthma	10.3%
Arthritis	24.9%
Kidney disease	2.5%
Pulmonary disease	5.1%
Cancer	7.2%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	17.2%
No physical activity	16.2%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	28.1%
Fair or poor health	9.3%
Poor mental health	12.4%
Poor physical health	8.0%
No health insurance	4.5%
Visited doctor (checkup)	76.6%
Visited dentist	75.5%
Cholesterol screening	93.5%
Teeth loss	8.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	51	5.9%

Disability	%
Any disability	13.0%
Under 18	8.8%
18–64 years	10.2%
65 and over	28.1%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	69.9%
Public insurance	41.6%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	991	98.2%
Spanish	5	0.5%
Other Indo-European	5	0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	989	98.0%
Born in same state	986	97.7%
Born in different state	652	64.6%
Foreign born	3	0.3%
Naturalized citizen	20	2.0%
Not a US citizen	7	35.0%