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Worcester Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Worcester Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

205,319

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.3%
5 - 17:
14.2%
18 - 24:
15.1%
25 - 34:
16.3%
35 - 54:
23.8%
55 - 64:
11.9%
Over 65 Years:
13.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
10.9%
10.9%
85.9%
85.9%
33.1%
33.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Worcester
USA
$33,592
$33,592
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Worcester
USA
$63,011
$63,011
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Transportation
Administration
Finance
Public Service
Wholesale
19.4%
19.4%
13.5%
13.5%
11.5%
11.5%
10.0%
10.0%
6.8%
6.8%
6.7%
6.7%
5.3%
5.3%
4.9%
4.9%
4.8%
4.8%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
51.8%
51.8%
24.6%
24.6%
11.9%
11.9%
6.8%
6.8%
4.8%
4.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
French
English
Polish
German
French Canadian
Ghanian
Swedish
Albanian
Brazilian
African
Portuguese
Haitian
Scottish
Russian
Greek
Jamaican
Lithuanian
Iraqi
13.7%
13.7%
8.9%
8.9%
5.7%
5.7%
4.9%
4.9%
4.0%
4.0%
3.1%
3.1%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Vietnamese
Portuguese
Other Indo-European
Arabic
French
Chinese
Langs. of India
Greek
Polish
Italian
Other Asian languages
French Creole
Native American languages
Russian
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Urdu
61.6%
61.6%
18.9%
18.9%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Worcester Residents

23.3%