Worcester County, Massachusetts (MA)

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• • 615,38371.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 112,85613.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 46,0295.3%Asian alone
  • 41,3734.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 39,1554.5%Two or more races
  • 7,3020.8%Some other race alone
  • 7430.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 860.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $447,621

Here:	$447,621
State:	$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $343,592

Here:	$343,592
State:	$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $323,295

Here:	$323,295
State:	$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $332,295

Here:	$332,295
State:	$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $232,758

Here:	$232,758
State:	$555,768

Mobile homes: $113,885

Here:	$113,885
State:	$170,209

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:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,985 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,730 (1.2%)

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.

2023 air pollution in Worcester County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.277 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 18.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.8 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: 37.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 120,257 (55.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 48,7372010 or later
• 30,7122000 to 2009
• 17,5461990 to 1999
• 13,6521980 to 1989
• 6,5131970 to 1979
• 13,833Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 192,289
• One, attached: 23,417
• Two: 30,202
• 3 or 4: 43,275
• 5 to 9: 20,025
• 10 to 19: 15,986
• 20 to 49: 13,007
• 50 or more: 13,827
• Mobile homes: 3,659

Housing units in Worcester County with a mortgage: 145,188 (21,329 second mortgage, 607 home equity loan, 17,754 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,283

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 2022: 8.9

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 2020: 8.7

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 2021: 5.0

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: 163,831 (43,574 living alone), Female householders: 174,256 (49,126 living alone)

• 156,710 spouses (153,868 opposite-sex spouses), 28,470 unmarried partners, (27,146 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 232,484 children (219,651 natural, 5,667 adopted, 7,166 stepchildren), 11,946 grandchildren, 10,484 brothers or sisters, 14,832 parents, 529 foster children, 13,510 other relatives, 28,655 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 27,220

Size of family households: 93,366 2-persons, 53,687 3-persons, 46,380 4-persons, 14,998 5-persons, 5,588 6-persons, 3,069 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 92,700 1-person, 22,415 2-persons, 3,819 3-persons, 1,640 4-persons, 172 6-persons, 253 7-or-more-persons.

108,573 married couples with children.
49,551 single-parent households (15,652 men, 33,899 women).

78.1% of residents of Worcester speak English at home.
9.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

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
• 2,8082020 or later
• 18,5072010 to 2019
• 30,6222000 to 2009
• 29,8421990 to 1999
• 43,7081980 to 1989
• 41,0021970 to 1979
• 33,3031960 to 1969
• 36,5001950 to 1959
• 19,5161940 to 1949
• 99,8791939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Worcester County, Massachusetts
• 8191 room
• 1,2452 rooms
• 5,0113 rooms
• 18,9504 rooms
• 36,6465 rooms
• 47,6306 rooms
• 36,8107 rooms
• 28,5668 rooms
• 39,3469+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Worcester County, Massachusetts
• 4,4591 room
• 10,4862 rooms
• 24,8133 rooms
• 28,9124 rooms
• 25,7525 rooms
• 14,7926 rooms
• 7,6897 rooms
• 3,1808 rooms
• 2,9819+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Worcester County, Massachusetts
• 1,078no bedroom
• 6,6381 bedroom
• 46,8282 bedrooms
• 97,9873 bedrooms
• 50,1634 bedrooms
• 12,3295+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Worcester County, Massachusetts
• 4,951no bedroom
• 35,7071 bedroom
• 45,1282 bedrooms
• 29,8953 bedrooms
• 5,9374 bedrooms
• 1,4465+ 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
• 5,749no vehicle
• 54,1051 vehicle
• 95,3462 vehicles
• 39,0413 vehicles
• 16,0174 vehicles
• 4,7655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Worcester County in renter-occupied apartments
• 23,147no vehicle
• 64,0341 vehicle
• 28,3482 vehicles
• 5,4633 vehicles
• 1,4424 vehicles
• 6305+ vehicles

89.0% of Worcester County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Massachusetts.

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

• This state: 559,447
• Other state: 151,390
• Northeast: 89,004
• Midwest: 18,610
• South: 28,389
• West: 15,387

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+)"