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 01605 with a mortgage: 3,381 (327 second mortgage, 807 home equity loan, 168 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,376
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,916
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $619
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
35.2%
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 01605: Goddard Industrial Park (A), Green Hill Golf Course (B), Massachusetts Biotech Research Park (C), Lincoln Plaza (D), Lincoln Square (E), Worcester Fire Department Burncoat Station (F), Worcester Fire Department Headquarters (G), AdCare Hospital of Worcester (H), Worcester Technical Institute Library (I), Worcester State Hospital Library and Learning Resources Center (J), North Worcester Aid Society (K), Lamar Soutter Library (L), Homer Gage Medical Library (M), Great Brook Valley Branch Worcester Public Library (N), Worcester Police Department (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 01605 include: Russian Orthodox Church (A), Our Lady of Fatima Church (B), First Assembly of God Church (C), Bethany Gospel Chapel (D), Belmont Street Baptist Church (E), Belmont Street African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (F), Armenian Apostolic Church (G), Adams Square Congregational Church (H), Adams Square Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01605 include: Burncoat Park (1), Institute Park (2), Greater Brook Valley Playground (3), Green Hill Park (4), Morgan Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
3,306 married couples with children.
3,905 single-parent households (1,115 men, 2,790 women).
69.7% of residents of 01605 zip code speak English at home.
50.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% very well, 37% well, 30% not well, 10% not at all).
21.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (28% very well, 32% well, 26% not well, 13% not at all).
23.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% very well, 29% well, 20% not well, 19% not at all).
56.7% of residents speak other language at home (17% very well, 26% well, 57% not well).
Foreign born population: 5,795 (24.7%) (48.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
24.7%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Ghana (14%)
Dominican Republic (9%)
Brazil (8%)
Vietnam (7%)
Other Western Africa (7%)
Haiti (6%)
Other Eastern Africa (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 3,116
1990 to 1999: 2,402
1980 to 1989: 1,683
Before 1980: 1,375
Races in zip code 01605:
White population: 13,129 Black population: 4,311 American Indian population: 129 Asian population: 1,860 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 34 Some other race population: 267 Two or more races population: 745 Hispanic or Latino population: 7,507
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 9,126
Irish: 2,551
Italian: 2,262
Afghan: 2,077
Kenyan: 2,059
French (except Basque): 1,556
Subsaharan African: 1,489
Liberian: 1,472
English: 1,147
Cape Verdean: 977
Swedish: 654
Ghanaian: 636
Brazilian: 623
German: 584
French Canadian: 569
African: 530
Lithuanian: 505
American: 501
Other Subsaharan African: 480
Celtic: 463
Polish: 444
Hungarian: 427
Albanian: 400
Scottish: 343
Armenian: 289
European: 287
Arab: 245
Iraqi: 229
Belgian: 229
Greek: 226
Other Arab: 222
Nigerian: 211
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 195
Haitian: 182
Palestinian: 180
Dutch: 179
Russian: 169
Lebanese: 164
Finnish: 163
Iranian: 162
Swiss: 159
Syrian: 158
Moroccan: 153
Jamaican: 150
Portuguese: 145
Slavic: 129
Austrian: 115
Czech: 107
Canadian: 94
Danish: 93
Norwegian: 87
British: 73
Guyanese: 72
Turkish: 72
Scandinavian: 64
Scotch-Irish: 63
Ukrainian: 63
Egyptian: 58
Sudanese: 52
British West Indian: 50
Eastern European: 46
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 44
Arab: 41
Welsh: 37
West Indian: 36
Romanian: 33
Australian: 30
Northern European: 25
Croatian: 24
Barbadian: 21
Cypriot: 20
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 01605 not listed on the city page:
SEVEN HILLS CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 647; Location: 51 GAGE STREET, WORCESTER, MA; Grades: KG - 08)
WAWECUS ROAD SCHOOL (Students: 175; Location: 20 WAWECUS RD, WORCESTER, MA; Grades: KG - 06)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
WORCESTER VOCATIONAL TECH HIGH SCHOOL (2 GROVE STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1180538, AIR PROGRAM, NEI-1180708, NEI-1180915, CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: CITY OF WORCESTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
, WORCESTER VOCATIONAL HIGH SCH (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WORC VOC TECH H.S., WORC VOC TECH HIGH, WORCESTER VOC HIGH, WORCESTER VOCATIONAL HIGH SCH, WORCESTER VOCATIONAL TECH H S
NELSON PLACE (35 NELSON PL in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1180819, AIR PROGRAM (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-348200 CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: NELSON PLACE SCHOOL (CONTACT/OWNER)
, WORCESTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: NELSON PLACE SCHOOL
ABBOTT BIORESEARCH CENTER INC (100 RESEARCH DRIVE in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES Alternative names: BASF BIORESEARCH
NEW GARDEN PARK LLC (31 GARDEN ST in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING Alternative names: NEW ENGLAND PLATING, NEW ENGLAND PLATING COMPANY INC, NEW GARDEN PARK FORMERLY NEW ENGLAND PLATING
ABBOTT BIORESEARCH CENTER (381 PLANTATION ST in WORCESTER, MA)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Organizations: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
BODY SHOP WORLD (700 PLANTATION ST in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS Business NAICS classification: OTHER AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: RONALD W WAGNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BODY SHOP WORLD BY WAGNER, BODY SHOP WORLD WAGN
MORGAN CONSTRUCTION (40 CRESCENT ST. in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC and NAICS classification: ROLLING MILL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Organizations: MORGAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BODYCOTE THERMAL PROCESSING INC (284 GROVE STREET. in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC and NAICS classification: METAL HEAT TREATING Alternative names: LINDBERG HEAT TREAT, LINDBERG HEAT TREATING CO
ACCELERATED LEARNING LAB (15 CLAREMONT STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-348275 Organizations: WORCESTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LAIDLAW EDUCATION SERVICES (42 HARLOW ST in WORCESTER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: LAIDLAW TRANSIT INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, RYDER STUDENT TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CRESCENT ORR LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PETERSON SPRING CO COMMONWEALTH PLT, Peterson Spring Commonwealth Plant, RYDER STUDENT TRASNSPORTATION
L&J OF NEW ENGLAND (15 SAGAMORE RD. in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Organizations: L & J OF NEW ENGLAND INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: L & J OF NEW ENGLAND INC, L & J OF NEW ENGLAND INC.
CITY VIEW (80 PROSPECT STREET in WORCESTER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-348053 Organizations: WORCESTER (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LINCOLN VILLAGE (COUNTRY CLUB BOULEVARD in WORCESTER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND MANAGERS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 01605:
Holiday Inn Worcester, 500 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA 01605 , Phone: (508) 852-4000, Fax: (508) 854-0781
Days Inn, 50 Oriol Dr, Worcester, MA 01605 , Phone: (800) 932-3297
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (26%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
Other fuel (3%)
Wood (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Population in 1990: 25,695. Population change in the 1990s: -1,402 (-5.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 15,083
Northeast: 2,263
Midwest: 230
South: 813
West: 216
53% of the 01605 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% 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): 1,874
Here:
34.0%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 575
Here:
21.5%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,282
Here:
60.3%
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):
BIOSOURCE INCORPORATED (1 PARKTON AVE; small business) : $5,555,373 in 7 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D), Drugs and Biologicals by Army, National Institutes of Health Signed by year:2000: $1,093,541; 2001: $3,382,725; 2002: $0; 2003: $296,365; 2004: $782,742; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$2,182,725 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in CT. Signed on 2001-12-19. Completion date: 2002-01-31.
$1,200,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-01-18. Completion date: 2002-01-31.
$1,093,541 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-07-01. Completion date: 2001-01-31.
$600,314 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Taking place in CT. Signed on 2004-02-25. Completion date: 2002-01-31.
TELECAST FIBER SYSTEMS, INC (102 GROVE ST; small business) : $386,351 in 10 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Fiber Optic Devices, Fiber Optic Cables, Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne, Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, and moreby NASA, Department of Defense, Air Force, Army, and others Signed by year:2000: $117,000; 2001: $111,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $62,172; 2004: $27,512; 2005: $60,417; 2006: $8,250.
Biggest contracts:
$117,000 with NASA for Fiber Optic Devices. Signed on 2000-07-15. Completion date: 2004-11-15.
$111,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2004-11-15.
$62,172 with Department of Defense for Fiber Optic Cables. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2003-09-24. Completion date: 2003-10-24.
$43,415 with NASA for Fiber Optic Devices. Signed on 2005-08-19. Effective on 2005-08-18. Completion date: 2005-10-28.
Q-ONE BIOTECH, INC (381 PLANTATION STREET; small business) : $155,330 in 5 contractsfrom 2001 to 2002
Contracts for Laboratory Testing Services, Other Professional Services by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $153,010; 2002: $2,320; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$80,055 with Army for Laboratory Testing Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2001-12-05. Completion date: 2002-08-29.
$36,970 with Army for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2001-10-26. Completion date: 2002-01-14.
$35,985 with Army for Laboratory Testing Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2001-08-31. Completion date: 2002-08-29.
$2,320 with Army for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2002-12-04. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
CUTLER COMPUTER CORP (330 TACOMA ST STE 5; small business) : $101,390 in 4 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
$46,348 with Army for ADPE System Configuration. Signed on 2001-07-18. Completion date: 2001-08-31.
$42,492, same as above.Signed on 2000-01-19. Completion date: 2000-02-29.
$8,050 with Army for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2004-10-15. Completion date: 2004-10-29.
$4,500 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. Signed on 2004-11-29. Completion date: 2005-10-23.
COURTYARD MARRIOTT WORCESTER (72 GROVE ST; small business)
$30,840 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-07-15. Completion date: 2004-09-12.
GLSYNTHESIS INC (1 INNOVATION DR, STE 4) : $18,225 in 4 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$8,700 with Army for Chemicals. Signed on 2005-08-31. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$4,800, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-16. Completion date: 2005-09-01.
$4,200, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-21. Completion date: 2005-10-14.
$525 with National Institute of Standards and Technology for Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
A L PURINTON CORPORATION (203 GROVE STREET; small business) : $16,670 in 4 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
$12,437 with Army for Communications Security Equipment and Components. Signed on 2005-02-22. Completion date: 2005-03-18.
$4,233 with Geological Survey for ADP Software. Signed on 2004-09-21. Completion date: 2004-10-21.
$2,903 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2005-05-06. Completion date: 2005-05-23.
$-2,903, same as above.Signed on 2006-06-26. Completion date: 2005-05-23.
COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES SOLUT (363 PLANTATION STREET; small business)
$16,500 with Air Force for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2004-12-17. Completion date: 2004-12-27.
TRUCKLEASE CORPORATION (46 WEST BOLYSTON STREET; small business) : $4,078 in 2 contractsin 2003
$3,000 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment. Taking place in ME. Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2003-06-28.
$1,078, same as above.Signed on 2003-07-25. Completion date: 2003-06-28.
KEF INC (650 LINCOLN ST; small business) : $3,943 in 2 contractsin 2005
$2,822 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2005-02-25. Completion date: 2005-04-22.
$1,121 with Army for Nuts and Washers. Signed on 2005-06-17. Completion date: 2005-08-26.
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: 2 establishments)
Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (over 1000: 1, 10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (250-499: 2, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 100-249: 3)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 16, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 31)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (500-999: 1)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing (500-999: 1)