Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in zip code 01604 with a mortgage: 5,323 (680 second mortgage, 1,124 home equity loan, 445 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,130
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,812
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $598
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
17.0%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 01604: Perkins Industrial Park (A), Worcester Station (B), Washington Square (C), Worcester Fire Department Southeast Station (D), Worcester Fire Department Franklin Street Station (E), Worcester Academy Library (F), North High School Library (G), Worcester Fire Department (H), New England Science Center (I), Doctor J Dumphy Memorial Library (J), Worcester Science Center (K), Worcester Union Station (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 01604 include: Shaavai Torah Synagogue East (A), Saint Stephens Church (B), Saint George Orthodox Cathedral (C), Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (D), Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (E), Lakeview Congregational Church (F), Covenant United Methodist Church (G), Belmont Street Community Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01604 include: Chandler Hill Park (1), Woodford Street Historic District (2), Ramshorn Island Park (3), Providence Street Historic District (4), Ingleside Avenue Historic District (5), Houghton Street Historic District (6), Lake Park (7), Quinsicamond State Park (8), Fay Street Historic District (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
4,141 married couples with children.
4,491 single-parent households (1,653 men, 2,838 women).
69.8% of residents of 01604 zip code speak English at home.
59.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% very well, 27% well, 20% not well, 29% not at all).
27.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% very well, 18% well, 15% not well, 33% not at all).
24.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (15% very well, 32% well, 16% not well, 37% not at all).
39.9% of residents speak other language at home (35% very well, 23% well, 27% not well, 15% not at all).
Foreign born population: 8,167 (20.9%) (37.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
20.9%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Brazil (12%)
Vietnam (11%)
Italy (7%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Ghana (4%)
Poland (4%)
India (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 4,201
1990 to 1999: 2,405
1980 to 1989: 1,748
Before 1980: 1,718
Races in zip code 01604:
White population: 25,903 Black population: 4,033 American Indian population: 248 Asian population: 2,793 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 571 Some other race population: 1,089 Two or more races population: 1,902 Hispanic or Latino population: 6,890
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 11,666
Italian: 5,596
Irish: 4,588
French (except Basque): 3,121
Afghan: 2,733
Liberian: 2,658
Haitian: 2,597
Jamaican: 2,186
Subsaharan African: 1,887
West Indian: 1,835
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 1,545
Polish: 1,500
English: 1,070
Brazilian: 1,027
Ghanaian: 964
Dutch West Indian: 909
Kenyan: 873
French Canadian: 845
American: 753
Lithuanian: 728
Albanian: 694
Arab: 678
Lebanese: 585
Swedish: 583
Dutch: 551
African: 531
Ethiopian: 480
German: 477
Nigerian: 454
Greek: 340
Arab: 221
Swiss: 215
Romanian: 215
Scottish: 213
Israeli: 198
Russian: 178
Hungarian: 172
Syrian: 168
British West Indian: 163
Slavic: 162
European: 159
Norwegian: 152
Armenian: 146
Barbadian: 144
Other Subsaharan African: 138
Welsh: 130
Czech: 129
British: 125
Canadian: 124
Finnish: 116
Portuguese: 95
Iraqi: 94
Other Arab: 84
Austrian: 83
Guyanese: 78
Palestinian: 77
Scandinavian: 75
Iranian: 63
Scotch-Irish: 60
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 55
Belgian: 49
Celtic: 45
Ukrainian: 40
Estonian: 29
Moroccan: 27
Danish: 21
Slovak: 16
Egyptian: 14
Czechoslovakian: 13
Cape Verdean: 10
Latvian: 9
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 01604 not listed on the city page:
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
METSO AUTOMATION USA INC (640 LINCOLN STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL VALVES; VALVES AND PIPE FITTINGS Business NAICS classification: INDUSTRIAL VALVE MANUFACTURING.; OTHER METAL VALVE AND PIPE FITTING MANUFACTURING. Organizations: JAMESBURY CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JAMESBURY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: JAMESBURY INC, METSO AUTOMATION USA INC., JAMESBURY DIV, METSO AUTOMATION USA INC., NELES JAMESBURY CORP, NELES JAMESBURY INC LINCOLN ST PLT
WORCESTER, CITY OF (DPW) (20 EAST WORCESTER STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9137, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-9137, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Alternative names: WORCESTER DPW
ADVANCE PLATING CORP (363 FRANKLIN ST. in WORCESTER, MA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MV5087994168, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING Organizations: ADVANCE PLATING CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HI TECH PLATING CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HI-TECH GOLD PLATING CORP, HI TECH PLATING CORP
JIFFY LUBE 1193 (1003 GRAFTON ST in WORCESTER, MA)
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MAD985276880, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: MACNASH CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE, MACNASH CORPORATION DBA JIFFY LUBE
MA DEQE OFFICE OF INCIDENT RESPON (241 SOUTHBRIDGE STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: EASTERN CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JOSEPH KANGISSER & RICHARD C JONES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DEQE OFFICE OF INCIDENT RESPONSE, EASTERN CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES INC, MA DEQE INCIDENT RESPONSE EASTERN CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES INC
N E D CORPORATION (18 GRAFTON STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: CUTTING TOOLS, MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES, AND MACHINISTS' PRECISION MEASURING DEVICES Business NAICS classification: SAW BLADE AND HANDSAW MANUFACTURING. Organizations: WYATT,TODD,BURCHALL,LAFORTE (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OSGOOD BRADLEY BLDG CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NED CORPORATION
KINEFAC CORP (10 PLASTICS STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: MACHINE TOOL (METAL CUTTING TYPES) MANUFACTURING.; MACHINE TOOL (METAL FORMING TYPES) MANUFACTURING.; SPECIAL DIE AND TOOL, DIE SET, JIG, AND FIXTURE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: PROPERTY: GREISFORD CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
ADAMS STREET (28 ADAMS STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-348010 Organizations: WORCESTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ECOTARIUM (222 HARRINGTON WAY in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES Organizations: NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE CENTER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE CENTER
LAKE VIEW (133 COBURN AVENUE in WORCESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-348145 Organizations: WORCESTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES (13 DARTMOUTH STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-348065 Organizations: WORCESTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MASS STEEL TREATING (118 HARDING ST in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: METAL HEAT TREATING Organizations: GKN LTD LONDON ENGLAND (CONTACT/OWNER)
COCA COLA BUILDING (333 SHREWSBURY ST in WORCESTER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: COCA COLA BOTTLING CO OF NEW ENGLAND (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COCA COLA BOTTLING CO OF NEW ENG
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (47%)
Electricity (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
Other fuel (4%)
Coal or coke (3%)
Wood (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 29,036. Population change in the 1990s: +4,695 (+16.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 24,292
Northeast: 2,611
Midwest: 485
South: 689
West: 367
57% of the 01604 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,274
Here:
20.7%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 807
Here:
26.5%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,740
Here:
50.6%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (WORCESTER, MA):
DAVID CLARK COMPANY INCORPORAT (360 FRANKLIN ST; small business) : $77,589,024 in 713 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Headsets, Handsets, Microphones and Speakers, Space Survival Equipment, Specialized Flight Clothing and Accessories, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, NASA, Army, and others Signed by year:2000: $3,415,612; 2001: $4,230,348; 2002: $12,986,045; 2003: $18,037,524; 2004: $15,655,248; 2005: $13,911,621; 2006: $7,385,297.
Biggest contracts:
$3,106,678 with Defense Logistics Agency for Headsets, Handsets, Microphones and Speakers. Signed on 2004-03-09. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
$2,667,193, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-09. Completion date: 2004-05-28.
$2,399,432 with Air Force for Space Survival Equipment. Signed on 2004-03-24. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$1,944,540, same as above.Signed on 2001-02-06. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
GENERAL WIRE PRODUCTS INC (425 SHREWSBURY ST; small business) : $556,253 in 27 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Fiber Optic Cables, Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment, Wire and Cable, Electrical, Telephone and Telegraph Equipment, and moreby Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, Navy, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $132,230; 2002: $50,740; 2003: $14,000; 2004: $248,990; 2005: $110,293; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$85,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Fiber Optic Cables. Signed on 2004-04-14. Completion date: 2006-10-31.
$50,740 with Air Force for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment. Signed on 2002-06-28. Completion date: 2002-06-28.
$49,110 with Defense Logistics Agency for Wire and Cable, Electrical. Signed on 2004-03-05. Completion date: 2004-05-20.
$38,105 with Air Force for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-14. Completion date: 2005-10-14.
RICHARDS, EWAN (37 WALL ST STE B; small business) : $66,352 in 4 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
$23,760 with Navy for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in ME. Signed on 2004-10-20. Completion date: 2005-10-19.
$18,328, same as above.Signed on 2002-10-22. Completion date: 2003-10-21.
$18,324 with Navy for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2003-10-22.
$5,940 with Navy for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in ME. Signed on 2005-11-01. Completion date: 2005-10-19.
R&P PAINTING (155 COBURN AVE; small business) : $31,035 in 11 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $3,595; 2003: $2,490; 2004: $6,200; 2005: $18,750; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$21,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2005-08-02. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$7,500 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings. Signed on 2005-04-12. Completion date: 2005-05-28.
$6,750 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2005-09-09.
$6,200 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings. Signed on 2004-05-03. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
MOUNEIMNEH, LEILA A (11 BRACKETT #4; small business) : $29,762 in 3 contractsin 2006
$18,378 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2006-06-22. Completion date: 2007-03-19.
$10,384, same as above.Signed on 2006-03-15. Completion date: 2007-03-19.
$1,000, same as above.Signed on 2006-05-08. Completion date: 2007-03-19.
FOLEY INC (200 SUMMER ST; small business) : $26,260 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$16,500 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2004-12-10. Completion date: 2005-02-15.
$9,760 with Army for Engine Instruments. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-06-02. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
NEWS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, (24 JOLMA RD; small business) : $17,371 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
$9,338 with Army for Print/Binding Services. Signed on 2006-02-23. Completion date: 2006-04-03.
$8,033 with Army for Stationery and Record Forms. Signed on 2004-12-23. Completion date: 2005-04-01.
BRAND -NU JANITORIAL SERVICE (139 LAKE AVE; small business)
$15,220 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-05-07. Completion date: 2003-09-14.
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY STORE LLC (65 WATER ST; small business) : $7,620 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$5,040 with Army for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2005-03-25. Completion date: 2005-04-05.
$2,580 with Army for Batteries, Nonrechargeable. Signed on 2004-08-26. Completion date: 2004-09-16.
AMORELLO, A F & SONS INC (115 SW CUTOFF; small business)
$7,344 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Mineral Construction Materials, Bulk. Signed on 2003-07-15. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)