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Worcester County, MA

866,866 Population
1,510.7 square miles 573.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.3 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

$48,086 ±$1,418 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$94,099 ±$3,131 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11% ±1% (92,382  ±8,760) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30.8 minutes ±1 (11,858,120  ±456,778) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.9 93,102,016 (±0.2 / ±1,049,623)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

336,660 ±3,316 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (839,036  ±211) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 † 6,760,613 (±,198.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.3% ±1.2% (12,436  ±2,302) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,773 (±0.4% / ±5,978)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

357,234 ±149 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$433,900 ±$7,510 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.6% ±1.2% (107,851  ±10,333.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.9% ±2% (554,818  ±12,269.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,546,817 (±0.7% / ±33,154.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
41.4% ±1.3% (252,970  ±8,081.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

23.4% ±1% (192,653  ±8,591.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 25.3% 1,684,973 (±0.3% / ±21,948.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

15.3% ±9,796.4% (132,508  ±7,654) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% † 1,263,580 (±1,432.1% / ±22,521)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.5% ±0.4% (31,102  ±2,435) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
31,102 Total veterans ±2,435 28,931 Male ±2,144 2,171 Female ±767

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