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Worcester, MA Metro Area

881,248 Population
1,510.7 square miles 583.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,350 ±$1,231 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$96,602 ±$3,484 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±1% (81,653  ±8,641) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.8 minutes ±0.6 (11,613,155  ±348,320) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

340,956 ±2,577 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (852,034  ±188) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±1% (10,043  ±2,093) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

358,354 ±87 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$465,500 ±$6,870 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.5% ±1% (91,645  ±8,771.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.1% ±1.9% (566,463  ±11,752) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
40.2% ±1.2% (249,917  ±7,709) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

24.2% ±1.2% (202,686  ±10,405.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

17% (149,973  ±8,229) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±0.4% (34,039  ±2,793) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
34,039 Total veterans ±2,793 30,204 Male ±2,646 3,835 Female ±1,191

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