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Holden town, Worcester County, MA

20,064 Population
35.1 square miles 571.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Worcester County: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$56,610 ±$2,933 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Worcester County: $48,914 ±$542
  • about the same as the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$141,923 ±$10,959 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Worcester County: $95,939 ±$1,131
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

4.4% ±1.2% (879  ±239) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Worcester County: 10.3% 86,943 (±0.5% / ±3,940)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

27.3 minutes ±1.7 (221,925  ±19,642) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Worcester County: 29.2 10,775,935 (±0.3 / ±161,123)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

7,158 ±230 Number of households
  • Worcester County: 335,826 ±1,207
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.8 ±0.1 (19,825  ±29) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Worcester County: 2.5 839,576 (±0 / ±210)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

7.2% ±2.8% (292  ±114) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Worcester County: 5.1% 10,089 (±0.5% / ±925)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

7,188 ±234 Number of housing units
  • Worcester County: 355,185 ±112
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$470,700 ±$13,071 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Worcester County: $423,700 ±$3,371
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

4.9% ±1.3% (963  ±265.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Worcester County: 11.2% 96,030 (±0.4% / ±3,422.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

96.4% ±4.8% (13,355  ±721.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Worcester County: 91.2% 555,478 (±0.9% / ±5,498.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
58.2% ±3.7% (8,068  ±540.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Worcester County: 39.7% 241,579 (±0.6% / ±3,509.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.4% ±2.1% (1,884  ±421) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Worcester County: 14.6% 126,246
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

4.8% ±1.2% (716  ±185) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Worcester County: 5% 34,457 (±0.2% / ±1,338)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
716 Total veterans ±185 656 Male ±177 60 Female ±54

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