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Wachusett School District, MA

46,131 Population
150.9 square miles 305.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Worcester County: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$59,090 ±$2,460 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
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$139,065 ±$9,029 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Worcester County: $95,939 ±$1,131
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.9% ±0.8% (1,770  ±353) 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)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.5 minutes ±1.9 (584,750  ±45,299) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Worcester County: 29.2 10,775,935 (±0.3 / ±161,123)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

16,675 ±421 Number of households
  • Worcester County: 335,826 ±1,207
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (45,107  ±51) 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
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±1.5% (493  ±143) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Worcester County: 5.1% 10,089 (±0.5% / ±925)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

17,059 ±443 Number of housing units
  • Worcester County: 355,185 ±112
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$479,400 ±$10,602 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
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.7% ±1.2% (3,045  ±540.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Worcester County: 11.2% 96,030 (±0.4% / ±3,422.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.9% ±3.6% (30,905  ±1,269.1) 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)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
52.9% ±2.6% (17,044  ±887.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Worcester County: 39.7% 241,579 (±0.6% / ±3,509.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

7.7% ±1.3% (3,550  ±592) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Worcester County: 14.6% 126,246
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±0.9% (1,982  ±322) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Worcester County: 5% 34,457 (±0.2% / ±1,338)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,982 Total veterans ±322 1,851 Male ±313 131 Female ±84

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