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Worcester County, MA

862,927 Population
1,510.7 square miles 571.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$44,812 ±$1,235 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $54,025 ±$626
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$86,258 ±$2,877 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $94,488 ±$1,260
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.6% ±0.9% (89,192  ±7,353) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 700,156 (±0.3% / ±23,050)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

28.2 minutes ±0.6 (10,335,035  ±308,084) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 28.6 84,746,130 (±0.3 / ±1,045,915)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

338,087 ±2,709 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,797,776 ±8,835
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (835,707  ±516) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,744,191
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.4% ±0.8% (8,728  ±1,606) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 71,722 (±0.3% / ±4,699)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

355,687 ±222 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,036,303 ±363
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$393,800 ±$6,290 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $534,700 ±$4,603
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11% ±1% (94,094  ±8,387.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.3% 853,188 (±0.4% / ±25,841.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

91% ±1.9% (551,275  ±11,509.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.3% 4,518,632 (±0.7% / ±34,936.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
37.7% ±1.1% (228,258  ±6,784.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 46.7% 2,307,709 (±0.5% / ±22,481.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

21.9% ±1% (179,296  ±8,078.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 25% 1,660,772 (±0.3% / ±22,678.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

13.9% (120,257  ±7,643) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 18% 1,259,871
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.3% ±0.4% (36,264  ±2,647) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,260 (±0.1% / ±7,303)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
36,264 Total veterans ±2,647 33,654 Male ±2,482 2,610 Female ±822

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