Median household income (1999): $47,906
Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,830
| This zip code | $50,830 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 01609, 01603, 01611, 01610, 01608, 01605.
Housing units in zip code 01602 with a mortgage: 3,345 (256 second mortgage, 478 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,729
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,175
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $379
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.9% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 01602 include: Church of Christ (A), Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church (B), Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church (C), Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (D), Saint Charles Borromeo Church (E), First Congregational Church (F), Mikvah Association of Worcester (G), Blessed Sacrament Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Coes Pond (A), Coes Reservoir (B), Cook Pond (C), Patch Pond (D), Patch Reservoir (E), Williams Millpond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01602 include: Bailey-Prouty Playground (1), Beaver Brook Park (2), Bennett Field (3), Rockwood Field (4), Logan Field (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 122
- 1995 to 1998: 117
- 1990 to 1994: 243
- 1980 to 1989: 850
- 1970 to 1979: 667
- 1960 to 1969: 752
- 1950 to 1959: 1,514
- 1940 to 1949: 1,407
- 1939 or earlier: 3,905
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Worcester, MA (01602): |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 89
- 2 bedrooms: 1,336
- 3 bedrooms: 3,043
- 4 bedrooms: 1,048
- 5 or more bedrooms: 308
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 50
- 1 bedrooms: 1,020
- 2 bedrooms: 1,453
- 3 bedrooms: 839
- 4 bedrooms: 56
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Vehicles available in 01602 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 248
- 1 vehicle: 2,236
- 2 vehicles: 2,737
- 3 vehicles: 464
- 4 vehicles: 124
- 5 or more vehicles: 24
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 615
- 1 vehicle: 1,824
- 2 vehicles: 828
- 3 vehicles: 124
- 4 vehicles: 22
- 5 or more vehicles: 16
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 01602:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $50,000 to $59,999: 5
- $60,000 to $69,999: 78
- $70,000 to $79,999: 161
- $80,000 to $89,999: 260
- $90,000 to $99,999: 447
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1410
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1333
- $150,000 to $174,999: 746
- $175,000 to $199,999: 261
- $200,000 to $249,999: 235
- $250,000 to $299,999: 71
- $300,000 to $399,999: 34
- $400,000 to $499,999: 22
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 01602:
- Less than $100: 23
- $100 to $149: 53
- $150 to $199: 114
- $200 to $249: 191
- $250 to $299: 75
- $300 to $349: 155
- $350 to $399: 131
- $400 to $449: 243
- $450 to $499: 306
- $500 to $549: 414
- $550 to $599: 398
- $600 to $649: 311
- $650 to $699: 268
- $700 to $749: 179
- $750 to $799: 88
- $800 to $899: 242
- $900 to $999: 28
- $1,000 to $1,249: 107
- $1,250 to $1,499: 22
- $2,000 or more: 12
- No cash rent: 69
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $284,458
- Black or African American householders: $278,702
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $304,381
- Asian householders: $257,229
- Some other race householders: $236,642
- Two or more races householders: $257,672
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $293,091
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,154
- One, attached: 528
- Two: 1,248
- 3 or 4: 1,009
- 5 to 9: 358
- 10 to 19: 438
- 20 to 49: 298
- 50 or more: 487
- Mobile homes: 57

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,288 (82%)
- Carpooled: 1,132 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 198 (2%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 25 (0%)
- Railroad: 41 (0%)
- Taxi: 26 (0%)
- Bicycle: 18 (0%)
- Walked: 379 (3%)
- Other means: 31 (0%)
- Worked at home: 206 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 186
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1236
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2422
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2026
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1635
- 25 to 29 minutes: 547
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1014
- 35 to 39 minutes: 261
- 40 to 44 minutes: 210
- 45 to 59 minutes: 706
- 60 to 89 minutes: 655
- 90 or more minutes: 240
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 22,091
- In family households: 18,213 (4,351 male householders, 1,641 female householders)
4,789 spouses, 6,351 children (6,051 natural, 120 adopted, 180 stepchildren), 223 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 196 parents, 248 other relatives, 252 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,878 (1,194 male householders (948 living alone)), 2,108 female householders (1,853 living alone)), 576 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 892 (174 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,647 2-persons, 1,455 3-persons, 1,143 4-persons, 447 5-persons, 161 6-persons, 139 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,801 1-person, 451 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
3,736 married couples with children.
1,062 single-parent households (172 men, 890 women).
77.3% of residents of 01602 zip code speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 24% well, 7% not well, 2% not at all).
11.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 24% well, 10% not well, 3% not at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 34% well, 16% not well, 6% not at all).
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% very well, 20% well, 6% not well, 4% not at all).
Foreign born population: 3,213 (13.9%)
(56.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 13.9% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Other Eastern Europe (10%)
- Greece (10%)
- Russia (8%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- Ghana (6%)
- Dominican Republic (4%)
- Canada (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 788
- 1990 to 1994: 549
- 1985 to 1989: 383
- 1980 to 1984: 373
- 1975 to 1979: 257
- 1970 to 1974: 144
- 1970 to 1974: 155
- 1965 to 1969: 564
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 4279
- Other groups: 3223
- Italian: 1899
- English: 1193
- French (except Basque): 1124
- French Canadian: 957
- Polish: 940
- Greek: 762
- United States or American: 727
- Russian: 640
- German: 617
- Subsaharan African:: 453
- Swedish: 367
- Arab:: 358
- Albanian: 302
- Armenian: 301
- Lithuanian: 300
- Scottish: 234
- Ghanian: 211
- Scotch-Irish: 170
- Lebanese: 166
- African: 153
- Syrian: 139
- Portuguese: 135
- Finnish: 126
- European: 120
- Ukrainian: 103
- British: 79
- Eastern European: 76
- Norwegian: 66
- Romanian: 64
- Canadian: 63
- Israeli: 60
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 55
- Latvian: 54
- Turkish: 51
- Iranian: 50
- Celtic: 43
- Jamaican: 42
- Brazilian: 41
- Czechoslovakian: 37
- Austrian: 34
- Palestinian: 30
- Dutch: 25
- Czech: 24
- Kenyan: 24
- Arab/Arabic: 23
- Slovak: 21
- Scandinavian: 20
- Belgian: 18
- Cape Verdean: 18
- Macedonian: 15
- Other Subsaharan African: 14
- Nigerian: 12
- Liberian: 12
- Bulgarian: 11
- Northern European: 10
- Zimbabwean: 9
- Bahamian: 9
- Danish: 7
- Hungarian: 6
- Welsh: 6
- Slovene: 5
- Swiss: 5
- West Indian: 4

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 01602 not listed on the city page:- CHANDLER MAGNET (Students: 479; Location: 525 CHANDLER STREET, WORCESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 06)
- FLAGG STREET (Students: 456; Location: 115 FLAGG STREET, WORCESTER, MA; Grades: KG - 06)
- TATNUCK (Students: 448; Location: 1083 PLEASANT STREET, WORCESTER, MA; Grades: KG - 06)
- WEST TATNUCK (Students: 281; Location: 300 MOWER STREET, WORCESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 06)
- MAY STREET (Students: 265; Location: 265 MAY STREET, WORCESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 06)
- MIDLAND STREET (Students: 226; Location: 18 MIDLAND STREET, WORCESTER, MA; Grades: KG - 06)
- MILL SWAN (Students: 198; Location: 337 MILL STREET, WORCESTER, MA; Grades: PK - 06)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MIDLAND STREET (18 MIDLAND STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-348185
Organizations: WORCESTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MILL SWAN (337 MILL STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-348190
Organizations: WORCESTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MAY STREET (265 MAY STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-348175
Organizations: WORCESTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NEW YORK TWIST DRILL INC (10 MANN ST. in WORCESTER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CUTTING TOOLS, MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES, AND MACHINISTS' PRECISION MEASURING DEVICES
Business NAICS classification: CUTTING TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORY MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: JOHN BATH & COMPANY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: N T TWIST DRILL CORP JOHN BATH DIV
- OIL DOCTOR (646 CHANDLER ST in WORCESTER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: MCGRAIL ASSOC INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DOHERTY HIGH SCHOOL (299 HIGHLAND ST in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Alternative names: DOHERTY MEMORIAL HIGH
- MR CLEAN (326 PLEASANT ST in WORCESTER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ROBERT & NANCY BAGLEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- OKES AUTO REPAIR SERVICE (1117 PLEASANT ST in WORCESTER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: OKE F W BACKSTROM JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PARKWAY TRANSMISSIONS (21 INTERVALE RD in WORCESTER, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: NORMAN ROBIDOUX (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DYNAIR FUELING INC (375 AIRPORT DR in WORCESTER, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: IFC AVIATION INCORPORATED (CONTACT/OWNER)
- YESHIVA ACHEI TMIMIM ACADEMY (22 NEWTON AVE in WORCESTER, MA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: YESHIVA ACADEMY
- BRUNELLE DUMP (CATARACT ST in WORCESTER, MA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Median worth of mobile homes: $48,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (52%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15163
- Northeast: 2474
- Midwest: 572
- South: 742
- West: 280
61% of the 01602 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 19,988. Population change in the 1990s: +3,153 (+15.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 471
| Here: | 19.0% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 256
| Here: | 23.3% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 360
| Here: | 21.3% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (WORCESTER, MA):
- AVATAR COMPUTING, INC (149 WINIFRED AVE; small business): $1,333,109 in 21 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Technical Representation Services -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment, Technical Assistance, ADP System Acquisition Support Services. Includes preparation of statement of work, benchmarks, specifications, etc., Patent and Trademark Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $50,520; 2001: $62,880; 2002: $127,469; 2003: $164,144; 2004: $258,218; 2005: $321,882; 2006: $347,996.
Biggest contracts:
$342,996 with Army for Technical Representation Services -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. Signed on 2006-04-13. Completion date: 2004-04-13.
$231,953, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-15. Completion date: 2004-04-13.
$202,385, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-15. Completion date: 2005-04-13.
$163,644, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2004-04-13.
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (486 CHANDLER ST): $454,957 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$320,000 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2005-08-19. Completion date: 2005-08-19.
$117,105, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-06. Completion date: 2004-04-06.
$17,852, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-05. Completion date: 2003-06-05.
- SIV TECHNOLOGIES INC (58 COMMODORE ROAD): $150,805 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2004
$100,000 with Army for Other Environmental Protection -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-08-12. Completion date: 2004-08-11.
$35,200 with Army for Fuels and Lubricants -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-05-14. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$15,605 with Army for Land Surveys, Cadastral Services (non-construction). Signed on 2004-08-24. Completion date: 2004-11-22.
- T F KEEFE CO INC (28 ZENITH DR; small business): $112,773 in 11 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Other Professional Services, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Other Salvage Services by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $3,124; 2003: $0; 2004: $18,846; 2005: $31,312; 2006: $59,491.
Biggest contracts:
$24,939 with Navy for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2006-04-21. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$18,846, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-27. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$17,509, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-01. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
$13,306, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 7)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 8)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 3, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 5)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 8)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 666 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 179 people in nursing homes
- 18 people in religious group quarters
- 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
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