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Worcester County (West Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA

120,497 Population
300.7 square miles 400.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,059 ±$3,834 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,789 ±$503
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$103,921 ±$12,518 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Massachusetts: $104,828 ±$1,650
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.7% ±2.7% (7,944  ±3,195) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 9.7% 671,003 (±0.3% / ±22,818)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.2 minutes ±0.4 (1,510,995  ±54,294) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

47,429 ±3,006 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,829,804 ±9,140
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (117,894  ±9,022) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,879,639
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±2.9% (1,210  ±757) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 72,892 (±0.3% / ±4,307)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

49,378 ±3,103 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,057,853 ±244
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$454,800 ±$12,031 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $607,400 ±$3,979
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8% ±1.8% (9,562  ±2,284.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 760,652 (±0.3% / ±23,233.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.4% ±8.6% (81,517  ±4,947.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,637,695 (±0.7% / ±35,243.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.4% ±2.3% (37,530  ±3,228.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 48.3% 2,449,570 (±0.5% / ±23,913.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.1% ±1.2% (10,207  ±1,339.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 25.1% 1,679,100 (±0.2% / ±11,808.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

7.9% ±1.7% (9,481  ±2,182) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.8% 1,337,811
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.7% ±1.6% (7,512  ±1,608) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Massachusetts: 4% 227,919 (±0.1% / ±7,225)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,512 Total veterans ±1,608 6,643 Male ±1,479 869 Female ±445

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