Worcester, Massachusetts Neighborhood Info

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Worcester, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	172,648	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	worcester

Worcester, Massachusetts Population

	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
Male	82,914	48.02%	49.06%
Female	89,734	51.98%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.4		35.3

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	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	131,921	76.41%	74.31%
21 years and over	120,586	69.85%	69.97%
62 years and over	27,784	16.09%	14.66%
65 years and over	24,389	14.13%	12.43%

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	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
White	133,124	77.11%	75.14%
Black or African American	11,892	6.89%	12.32%
Asian	8,402	4.87%	3.64%
Some other race	13,369	7.74%	5.46%
Two or more races	5,861	3.39%	2.43%

Worcester, Massachusetts Housing

	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	67,028		105,480,101
Family households (families)	39,228	58.52%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	27,800	41.48%	31.94%

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	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	70,723		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,695	5.22%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	67,028	94.78%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	29,054	41.08%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	37,974	53.69%	30.77%

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	Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	170	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	5,841	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	10,515	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,245	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,316	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	450	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	54	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	119,600	119,600

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	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	13,617	20.32%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	20,958	31.27%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	9,928	14.81%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	8,292	12.37%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	5,389	8.04%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	8,844	13.19%	9.65%

Worcester, Massachusetts Education

	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	51,626		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,700	5.23%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,575	4.99%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	19,357	37.49%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	8,656	16.77%	21.38%
College or graduate school	18,338	35.52%	22.81%

Worcester, Massachusetts Economy

	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	136,269		217,168,077
In labor force	82,812	60.77%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	82,666	60.66%	63.39%
- - Employed	77,475	56.85%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,191	3.81%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	146	0.11%	0.53%
Not in labor force	53,457	39.23%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	71,841	52.72%	51.66%
In labor force	39,828	29.23%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	39,786	29.2%	29.65%
- - Employed	37,278	27.36%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	12,758	9.36%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,688		12,787,501

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	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	67,083		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	9,744	14.53%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,126	7.64%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,059	13.5%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	9,058	13.5%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,830	16.14%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	11,965	17.84%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,771	8.6%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,931	5.86%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	800	1.19%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	799	1.19%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,623		41,994

	Worcester, Massachusetts	%, Worcester, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	50,585	37.12%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	49,505		56,604
With Social Security income	18,294	13.42%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,286		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	5,359	3.93%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,405		6,320
With public assistance income	4,049	2.97%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,832		3,032
With retirement income	10,065	7.39%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,135		17,376

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