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Worcester County (South) PUMA, MA

164,236 Population
314 square miles 523.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,242 ±$2,397 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,789 ±$503
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$103,889 ±$7,398 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

6.5% ±2.1% (10,576  ±3,426) 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)

35.1 minutes ±0.8 (2,640,625  ±223,268) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 30.6 97,647,370 (±0.2 / ±950,902)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

63,180 ±2,922 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,829,804 ±9,140
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (162,187  ±9,186) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,879,639
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±2.7% (1,904  ±1,043) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 72,892 (±0.3% / ±4,307)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

66,220 ±2,976 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,057,853 ±244
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$450,200 ±$13,420 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

6.9% ±2.1% (11,143  ±3,491.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 760,652 (±0.3% / ±23,233.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.9% ±1.8% (106,549  ±5,872.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,637,695 (±0.7% / ±35,243.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
35.6% ±2.3% (41,323  ±3,390.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 48.3% 2,449,570 (±0.5% / ±23,913.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

13.5% ±1.1% (20,403  ±1,727.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 25.1% 1,679,100 (±0.2% / ±11,808.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

9.8% ±2.4% (16,136  ±4,057) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 18.8% 1,337,811
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.5% ±0.8% (5,727  ±1,006) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4% 227,919 (±0.1% / ±7,225)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,727 Total veterans ±1,006 5,481 Male ±986 246 Female ±201

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