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Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA

159,149 Population
162 square miles 982.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$64,884 ±$4,573 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$130,996 ±$5,466 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

4.4% ±1.5% (6,890  ±2,328) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

36.6 minutes ±4 (2,436,845  ±323,950) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.9 93,102,016 (±0.2 / ±1,049,623)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

58,292 ±2,432 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0.1 (157,328  ±7,084) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,760,613
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.3% ±2% (1,828  ±697) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

60,936 ±2,676 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$606,600 ±$20,015 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.6% ±3.5% (24,545  ±5,677.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.2% ±2.5% (105,121  ±5,461.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
56.8% ±2.5% (63,400  ±3,977.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

27.9% ±1.7% (40,192  ±2,391.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 24.8% 1,644,572 (±0.2% / ±13,262.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

24.3% ±2.8% (38,673  ±4,732) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,263,580
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.4% ±0.8% (4,186  ±967) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,186 Total veterans ±967 3,913 Male ±929 273 Female ±212

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