Worcester County, MA Demographic Data
Worcester County, MA Summary
Worcester County is located in Massachusetts
- Population: 806,163
- Area: 1,579.19 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,510.77 sq. miles
- Water Area: 68.42 sq. miles
- Population Density: 510.49 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,065.62 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Worcester County, MA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
414,898
51%
50.8
Male
404,691
49%
49.2
Total Population
819,589
323,128,000
Worcester County, MA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
44,648
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
46,020
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
53,012
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
57,530
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
57,115
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
103,151
12.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
99,002
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
123,140
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
61,963
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
52,192
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
70,549
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
34,036
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
17,231
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
643,152
78.5%
77.2
Female
328,926
51.1%
51.3
Male
314,226
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
607,502
74.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
152,350
18.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
121,816
14.9%
15.2
Female
68,009
55.8%
55.8
Male
53,807
44.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Worcester County, MA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
798,510
97.4%
96.8
White
683,124
83.3%
72.6
Black or African American
39,855
4.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,532
0.2%
0.8
Asian
39,751
4.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
13,489
1.6%
1.2
Chinese
6,928
0.8%
1.3
Filipino
2,266
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
407
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1,622
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
10,119
1.2%
0.6
Other Asian
4,920
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
292
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
33,956
4.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
21,079
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
90,522
11.0%
17.8
Mexican
7,156
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
54,677
6.7%
1.7
Cuban
827
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
27,862
3.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
729,067
89.0%
82.2
Worcester County, MA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
18,110
3.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
37,402
6.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
157,340
28.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
98,776
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
48,446
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
121,015
21.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
80,175
14.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
55,512
9.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
505,752
90.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
201,190
35.9%
31.2
Worcester County, MA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
238,102
35.2%
33.7%
Now Married
309,539
45.8%
47.5
Divorced
76,944
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
12,743
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
38,581
5.7
5.8%
Worcester County, MA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
632,437
81.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
142,504
18.4%
21.6%
Spanish
61,882
8.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
45,299
5.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
22,757
2.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
12,566
1.6%
1.1%
Worcester County, MA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
16,107
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
12,252
4.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
25,826
8.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
24,859
8.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
36,678
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
46,225
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
38,462
12.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
56,093
18.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
24,531
8.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
23,800
7.8%
6.4
Median household income
69,295
57,617
Per capita income
34,757
31,128
Worcester County, MA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,151
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
30,844
7.3%
9.8
Construction
27,871
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
114,520
27.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
25,454
6.0%
6.6
Information
9,119
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
53,091
12.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
18,877
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
46,992
11.1%
11.4
Public administration
16,323
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
48,752
11.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18,528
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10,457
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
35,899
8.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
173,454
41.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
44,601
10.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
95,110
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
73,915
17.5%
18.1%
Worcester County, MA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
414,883
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
328,889
79.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
32,368
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8,383
2.0%
5.1
Walked
12,698
3.1%
2.7
Other means
7,402
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
25,143
6.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.1
26.6
Worcester County, MA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
28,825
9.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
104,535
34.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
114,951
37.7%
37.1
3 or more
56,522
18.5%
21.0
Worcester County, MA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
304,833
92.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
196,530
64.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
108,303
35.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
25,975
7.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Worcester County, MA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
330,808
1 room
5,324
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
10,593
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
26,995
8.2%
9.1
4 rooms
47,826
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
64,354
19.5%
19.8
6 rooms
63,977
19.3%
17.8
7 rooms
41,361
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
34,250
10.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
36,128
10.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Worcester County, MA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
330,808
1-unit, detached
186,226
56.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
20,954
6.3%
5.9
2-units
26,816
8.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
39,685
12.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
18,333
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
11,193
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
24,423
7.4%
9.0
Mobile home
3,104
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
74
0.0%
0.1
Worcester County, MA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
99,579
30.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
18,934
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
34,330
10.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
27,647
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
39,717
12.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
44,218
13.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
31,636
9.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
26,876
8.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,457
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,414
0.7%
1.4%
Worcester County, MA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
99,828
32.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8,415
2.8%
4.7
Electricity
50,576
16.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
131,196
43.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
621
0.2%
0.1
Wood
8,045
2.6%
1.9
Solar energy
360
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
5,485
1.8%
0.5
No fuel used
307
0.1%
1.1
Worcester County, MA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
138,975
47295100.0
Less than $500
514
0.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
9,696
7.0%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
14,760
10.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
15,891
11.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
25,633
18.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
33,728
24.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
38,753
27.9%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
59,637
43.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25,519
18.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
18,683
13.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
9,956
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
24,902
18.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
278
0.0%
0.0%
Worcester County, MA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
103,358
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
505
0.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
988
1.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,057
2.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
7,949
7.7%
11.9%
Less than $500
12,556
12.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
36,263
35.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
43,040
41.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
4,945
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
968
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
14,037
14.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
12,179
12.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,238
12.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13,529
13.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9,450
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
38,658
38.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
8,212
0.0%
0.0%
Worcester County, MA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
196,530
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,729
1.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,400
2.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
13,223
6.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
30,321
15.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
63,502
32.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
59,127
30.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20,543
10.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,685
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
269,700
205,000
