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Worcester County (South) PUMA, MA

161,256 Population
314 square miles 513.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40.3 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$44,278 ±$2,534 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $54,025 ±$626
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$89,087 ±$5,554 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $94,488 ±$1,260
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

8.8% ±1.8% (14,057  ±3,031) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.4% 700,156 (±0.3% / ±23,050)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

31.1 minutes ±0.9 (2,239,720  ±84,236) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.4 90,231,104 (±0.1 / ±461,562)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

63,118 ±3,531 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,797,776 ±8,835
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0.1 (159,453  ±9,364) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,744,191
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3% ±1.2% (1,102  ±440) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 71,722 (±0.3% / ±4,699)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

67,412 ±3,516 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,036,303 ±363
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$384,000 ±$9,814 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $534,700 ±$4,603
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

6.2% ±1.8% (9,923  ±2,855.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 12.3% 853,188 (±0.4% / ±25,841.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

92% ±1.3% (105,781  ±5,924.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.3% 4,518,632 (±0.7% / ±34,936.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
31.7% ±2.1% (36,444  ±3,107.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 46.7% 2,307,709 (±0.5% / ±22,481.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

12.4% ±1.1% (18,615  ±1,692.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 24.5% 1,627,903 (±0.2% / ±11,630.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

6.8% ±1.6% (10,900  ±2,627) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 18% 1,259,871
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7.1% ±1.2% (9,044  ±1,581) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,260 (±0.1% / ±7,303)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
9,044 Total veterans ±1,581 8,304 Male ±1,543 740 Female ±504

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