Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA)

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• • 618,29171.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 110,35512.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 43,2165.0%Asian alone
  • 41,6934.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 35,2454.1%Two or more races
  • 12,1641.4%Some other race alone
  • 6320.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 4330.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $406,348

Here:	$406,348
State:	$524,317

Townhouses or other attached units: $341,546

Here:	$341,546
State:	$498,452

In 2-unit structures: $287,166

Here:	$287,166
State:	$501,689

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $353,895

Here:	$353,895
State:	$524,084

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $193,005

Here:	$193,005
State:	$506,140

Mobile homes: $102,524

Here:	$102,524
State:	$126,973

Health of residents in Worcester County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Worcester County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,841 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,676 (1.3%)

Area name: Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Worcester County is $646 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $993 a month.

Cities in this county include: Worcester, Leominster, Fitchburg, Shrewsbury, Milford, Gardner, Southbridge Town, Auburn, Holden, Grafton.

2019 air pollution in Worcester County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.280 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Curry County, Oregon , Rich County, Utah , Clinton County, Michigan , Green County, Wisconsin , Lincoln County, Idaho , Jackson County, South Dakota , Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska , Stephenson County, Illinois .

Current college students: 46,184
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 115,723 (54.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 43,5292010 or later
• 29,5962000 to 2009
• 20,9701990 to 1999
• 13,6521980 to 1989
• 6,5131970 to 1979
• 13,833Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 203,514
• One, attached: 24,588
• Two: 25,200
• 3 or 4: 39,657
• 5 to 9: 19,993
• 10 to 19: 12,245
• 20 to 49: 10,845
• 50 or more: 16,239
• Mobile homes: 1,539
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Worcester County with a mortgage: 155,260 (22,746 second mortgage, 465 home equity loan, 19,905 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,748

Religion statistics for Worcester County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Worcester County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4214: April 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4214, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4110: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4110, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3350: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3343: November 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 3343, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Massachusetts Severe Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4051: January 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4051, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Storm
• Massachusetts Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3330: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3330, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1994: June 15, 2011, FEMA Id: 1994, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Massachusetts Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3315: September 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 3315, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Massachusetts Severe Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1895: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1895, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Massachusetts Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 18, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1813: January 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1813, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.71% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($76,229 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($100 average AGI)

Worcester County:	0.02%
Massachusetts average:	0.01%

2.76% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($48,274 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($27,855 average AGI)

Worcester County:	1.94%
Massachusetts average:	2.58%

from Middlesex County, MA	1.47% ($89,300 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA	0.34% ($92,805)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.30% ($86,618)
from Essex County, MA	0.16% ($67,827)
from Providence County, RI	0.15% ($62,471)
from Hampden County, MA	0.13% ($51,216)
from Bristol County, MA	0.11% ($61,660)

4.84% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($87,252 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($199 average AGI)

Worcester County:	0.03%
Massachusetts average:	0.02%

2.06% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($36,024 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($51,029 average AGI)

Worcester County:	2.75%
Massachusetts average:	3.43%

to Middlesex County, MA	0.87% ($84,464 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA	0.23% ($87,004)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.21% ($97,580)
to Hampden County, MA	0.17% ($56,804)
to Providence County, RI	0.15% ($57,379)
to Windham County, CT	0.15% ($62,837)
to Barnstable County, MA	0.12% ($177,005)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 5.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Worcester County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 167,366 (42,122 living alone), Female householders: 166,069 (46,374 living alone)

• 162,615 spouses (160,395 opposite-sex spouses), 23,987 unmarried partners, (22,702 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 239,071 children (225,390 natural, 4,593 adopted, 9,088 stepchildren), 14,355 grandchildren, 7,781 brothers or sisters, 13,661 parents, 582 foster children, 12,844 other relatives, 25,337 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 28,361

Size of family households: 91,877 2-persons, 54,243 3-persons, 46,412 4-persons, 17,515 5-persons, 5,516 6-persons, 4,366 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 88,496 1-person, 20,303 2-persons, 3,346 3-persons, 1,041 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 184 6-persons.

113,062 married couples with children.
45,911 single-parent households (9,445 men, 36,466 women).

78.7% of residents of Worcester speak English at home.
9.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $4,251,858,000 ($5,455 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $219,003,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,608,532,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,092,100,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,660,000
Federal grants: $1,078,794,000
Federal procurement contracts: $225,628,000 ($132,534,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $237,144,000 ($31,498,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $18,089,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $351,932,000
Federal Government insurance: $213,109,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 336.69 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

• Year house built in Worcester County, Massachusetts
• 7112020 or later
• 18,8892010 to 2019
• 35,0812000 to 2009
• 31,5871990 to 1999
• 44,2141980 to 1989
• 37,4021970 to 1979
• 32,9361960 to 1969
• 40,6771950 to 1959
• 20,0851940 to 1949
• 92,2591939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Worcester County, Massachusetts
• 8211 room
• 5342 rooms
• 4,3483 rooms
• 17,3364 rooms
• 34,5185 rooms
• 50,2066 rooms
• 41,3997 rooms
• 32,8448 rooms
• 41,3839+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Worcester County, Massachusetts
• 4,2271 room
• 7,8222 rooms
• 24,3103 rooms
• 27,5954 rooms
• 22,7895 rooms
• 14,0206 rooms
• 5,4167 rooms
• 2,0988 rooms
• 1,7699+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Worcester County, Massachusetts
• 906no bedroom
• 5,7111 bedroom
• 43,7112 bedrooms
• 105,3683 bedrooms
• 55,9654 bedrooms
• 11,7285+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Worcester County, Massachusetts
• 4,438no bedroom
• 30,0371 bedroom
• 43,7002 bedrooms
• 25,4333 bedrooms
• 5,2014 bedrooms
• 1,2375+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Worcester County, Massachusetts in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Worcester County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 6,335no vehicle
• 54,7051 vehicle
• 101,2262 vehicles
• 41,1073 vehicles
• 14,0554 vehicles
• 5,9615+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Worcester County in renter-occupied apartments
• 20,773no vehicle
• 55,6741 vehicle
• 26,8892 vehicles
• 4,9523 vehicles
• 8784 vehicles
• 8805+ vehicles

89.1% of Worcester County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Massachusetts.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 563,405
• Other state: 146,628
• Northeast: 87,584
• Midwest: 19,118
• South: 23,853
• West: 16,073

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 19,646
• Number of aged recipients: 3,867
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 15,779
• Number of recipients under 18: 2,469
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 13,006
• Number of recipients older than 64: 4,171
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 7,391
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 9,783

Worcester County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"