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Worcester County (Northeast)--Fitchburg, Leominster & Lunenburg PUMA, MA

119,288 Population
156.9 square miles 760.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,595 ±$3,370 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $55,897 ±$450
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$98,547 ±$13,798 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Massachusetts: $99,858 ±$1,355
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.3% ±3.2% (11,888  ±3,764) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 706,730 (±0.4% / ±24,578)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

28.6 minutes ±0.9 (1,461,765  ±67,923) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

45,078 ±2,120 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,800,984 ±8,760
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.2 (114,724  ±5,130) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,760,613
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.3% ±3% (1,663  ±821) 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 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

46,839 ±2,206 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,045,867 ±257
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$421,700 ±$24,501 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $570,800 ±$3,746
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.2% ±3.3% (14,418  ±3,945.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 11.8% 816,565 (±0.4% / ±25,330.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.8% ±3.7% (76,147  ±4,709.9) 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)
37.7% ±3% (31,615  ±2,940.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.8% 2,377,209 (±0.5% / ±22,965.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

22.6% ±2% (25,167  ±2,202) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 24.8% 1,644,572 (±0.2% / ±13,262.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

13.9% ±2.7% (16,576  ±3,250) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,263,580
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.2% ±1% (4,871  ±915) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.1% 234,066 (±0.1% / ±7,800)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,871 Total veterans ±915 4,469 Male ±868 402 Female ±279

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