Worcester County, Massachusetts

Interactive maps and statistics for Worcester County, Massachusetts: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Massachusetts and the United States.

Worcester County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for total population (69th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Worcester County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	867,788	7,044,056	334,922,499	69th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,939	$103,960	$80,734	208th of 3,221
Median Age	40.2	40.0	38.9	2059th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.7%	47.3%	35.7%	290th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$423,700	$562,100	$332,700	246th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,426	$1,762	$1,413	293rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.3%	10.0%	12.5%	2363rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.2%	5.2%	1039th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	574.4	903.0	n/a	298th of 3,222
Foreign Born	14.5%	18.0%	14.1%	199th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.0	n/a	n/a	483rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.8%	62.5%	65.2%	2680th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.2	29.1	26.4	630th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.6%	18.6%	15.1%	374th of 3,222
Uninsured	3.0%	n/a	n/a	3128th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.7%	45.9%	46.9%	1914th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.6%	n/a	n/a	296th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Worcester County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.7%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.0	52.7	61.4

Age in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Worcester County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	40.2	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.0%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Worcester County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	335,826	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.5%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.5%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.8%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.7%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	34.9%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Worcester County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,914	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.9%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.5%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.3%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.3%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.7%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.9%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Worcester County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	355,185	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.7%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.9%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.5%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.2%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,438	$5,992	n/a

Education in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Worcester County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.3%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.3%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.9%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.8%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Worcester County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.5%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.5%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.4%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.2%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.3%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Worcester County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.0%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.7%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.9%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	77.7%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.5%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.2%	19.5%	16.7%

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