Median household income (1999): $17,688
Estimated median household income in 2005: $18,767
| This zip code |  $18,767 | | Massachusetts: |  $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 01610, 01609, 01604, 01605, 01607, 01603.
Housing units in zip code 01608 with a mortgage: 14 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,450
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $375
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 43.7% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 22.3% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
| Here: | 3.3 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.4 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 22
- 1990 to 1994: 87
- 1980 to 1989: 96
- 1970 to 1979: 151
- 1960 to 1969: 164
- 1950 to 1959: 50
- 1940 to 1949: 91
- 1939 or earlier: 687
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Worcester, MA (01608):
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 30
- 2 bedrooms: 8
- 3 bedrooms: 21
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 143
- 1 bedrooms: 428
- 2 bedrooms: 307
- 3 bedrooms: 214
- 4 bedrooms: 77
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 01608 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 16
- 1 vehicle: 43
- 2 vehicles: 7
- 3 vehicles: 7
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 499
- 1 vehicle: 519
- 2 vehicles: 150
- 3 vehicles: 6
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 01608:
- $25,000 to $29,999: 7
- $50,000 to $59,999: 7
- $500,000 to $749,999: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 01608:
- Less than $100: 40
- $100 to $149: 87
- $150 to $199: 53
- $200 to $249: 36
- $250 to $299: 104
- $300 to $349: 30
- $350 to $399: 80
- $400 to $449: 146
- $450 to $499: 151
- $500 to $549: 111
- $550 to $599: 110
- $600 to $649: 24
- $650 to $699: 19
- $700 to $749: 32
- $750 to $799: 38
- $800 to $899: 74
- $900 to $999: 29
- No cash rent: 10
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $619,831
- Black or African American householders: $60,876
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 34
- One, attached: 25
- Two: 23
- 3 or 4: 121
- 5 to 9: 288
- 10 to 19: 88
- 20 to 49: 190
- 50 or more: 579
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 539 (53%)
- Carpooled: 124 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 125 (12%)
- Railroad: 16 (2%)
- Taxi: 12 (1%)
- Walked: 184 (18%)
- Other means: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 13
- 5 to 9 minutes: 166
- 10 to 14 minutes: 76
- 15 to 19 minutes: 184
- 20 to 24 minutes: 179
- 25 to 29 minutes: 75
- 30 to 34 minutes: 156
- 35 to 39 minutes: 15
- 40 to 44 minutes: 39
- 45 to 59 minutes: 26
- 60 to 89 minutes: 61
- 90 or more minutes: 18
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,101
- In family households: 2,449 (261 male householders, 468 female householders)
334 spouses, 1,123 children (1,081 natural, 0 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 23 other relatives, 70 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 652 (327 male householders (251 living alone)), 185 female householders (161 living alone)), 140 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 121 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 226 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 169 4-persons, 98 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 412 1-person, 76 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
289 married couples with children.
598 single-parent households (44 men, 554 women).
26.1% of residents of 01608 zip code speak English at home.
57.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 27% well, 18% not well, 8% not at all).
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 34% well, 12% not well, 3% not at all).
6.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% very well, 51% well, 7% not well, 17% not at all).
3.4% of residents speak other language at home (61% very well, 29% well, 10% not well).
Foreign born population: 920 (28.8%)
(18.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 28.8% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Dominican Republic (23%)
- Vietnam (12%)
- Colombia (8%)
- El Salvador (8%)
- Ghana (8%)
- India (6%)
- Brazil (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 479
- 1990 to 1994: 179
- 1985 to 1989: 134
- 1980 to 1984: 77
- 1975 to 1979: 25
- 1970 to 1974: 22
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 4
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 1957
- Subsaharan African:: 116
- Irish: 83
- Italian: 59
- Ghanian: 56
- United States or American: 53
- African: 43
- Brazilian: 42
- Swedish: 31
- Swiss: 30
- Yugoslavian: 26
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 25
- West Indian: 25
- English: 24
- Arab:: 20
- Lebanese: 20
- Russian: 20
- French Canadian: 19
- Romanian: 19
- Polish: 14
- Kenyan: 12
- Scottish: 11
- Lithuanian: 10
- German: 7
- Greek: 7
- Hungarian: 7
- Iranian: 6
- Albanian: 6
- French (except Basque): 5
- Nigerian: 5
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (41%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 825
- Northeast: 339
- Midwest: 61
- South: 105
- West: 18
41% of the 01608 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 3,646. Population change in the 1990s: -451 (-12.4%).
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): 20
| Here: | 4.0% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
| Here: | 15.3% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 77
| Here: | 58.8% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (100-249: 1, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 8, 5-9: 19, 1-4: 83)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 3, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Life Insurance Carriers (500-999: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (500-999: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Information: Newspaper Publishers (500-999: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 1, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 2, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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85 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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