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Worcester, MA-CT Metro Area

980,836 Population
2,023.6 square miles 484.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$43,924 ±$1,160 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$83,891 ±$2,680 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.7% ±0.8% (101,850  ±7,991) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

28.2 minutes ±0.6 (11,779,650  ±339,511) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

385,088 ±2,907 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (949,341  ±867) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.4% ±0.8% (9,882  ±1,700) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

405,342 ±1,127 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$377,900 ±$5,551 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11% ±0.9% (107,402  ±8,762.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

91.1% ±1.8% (627,372  ±12,384.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
36.3% ±1% (249,854  ±7,166.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

20.7% ±0.9% (193,245  ±8,490.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

13% ±0.7% (127,340  ±7,288) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.6% ±0.4% (43,794  ±3,157) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
43,794 Total veterans ±3,157 40,043 Male ±2,640 3,751 Female ±1,472

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