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Barre, MA

550 Population
1.6 square miles 347.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52 ±7.6 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 40.3 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$48,113 ±$11,138 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: $47,780 ±$583
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$55,625 ±$43,248 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: $93,561 ±$1,275
  • about half the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

2.9% ±4.3% (16  ±25) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 10.3% 86,428 (±0.5% / ±3,926)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

45.5 minutes ±10.8 (16,240  ±12,176) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 29.6 10,985,600 (±0.3 / ±175,685)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

334 ±150 Number of households
  • the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 333,273 ±1,196
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
1.7 ±0.3 (550  ±269) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 2.5 834,338 (±0 / ±191)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

378 ±147 Number of housing units
  • the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 353,405 ±195
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$313,100 ±$49,168 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: $390,700 ±$3,366
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

2.9% ±6.2% (16  ±34.8) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 11.2% 95,738 (±0.5% / ±3,956.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

100% ±63.2% (514  ±213.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 91.3% 550,060 (±0.9% / ±5,579.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
55.8% ±20.1% (287  ±171.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 39% 235,094 (±0.6% / ±3,514)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

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

10% ±15.2% (55  ±88) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 13.8% 119,141
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

3.6% ±4.4% (20  ±26) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Worcester, MA Metro Area: 5.3% 36,007 (±0.2% / ±1,605)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
20 Total veterans ±26 20 Male ±26 N/A Female ±14

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