Population 809,106
State Massachusetts
Current Time
Area 1,510.77 mi²
Zip Codes 1331, 1420, 1430, 1440, 1441, 1451, 1453, 1466, 1468, 1473, 1501, 1504, 1507, 1510, 1516, 1519, 1520, 1523, 1524, 1527, 1532, 1534, 1540, 1545, 1546, 1550, 1562, 1564, 1569-1571, 1583, 1588, 1590, 1601-1610, 1613-1615, 1653-1655, 1756, 1757, 1772, 1936
Per capita income $31,609

Cities in Worcester County

Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Ashburnham, Athol, Auburn, Blackstone, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Hamilton, Harvard, Holden, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Northborough, Northbridge, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sutton, Templeton, Uxbridge, Webster, West Boylston, Westminster, Whitinsville, Worcester

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8 %
White alone, percent, 2013 88.0 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 4.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 10.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$10,057,154
Total number of firms, 2007 64,114
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 809,106
Households, 2008-2012 299,350
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.3 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 49,581
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $31,609
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 17.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 279,167
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 27.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 5.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.2 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,510.77 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 798,548
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $267,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$10,706,055
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 17,646
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 10.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $65,968
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,150,731
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 55,594
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 89.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 11.1 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.58
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.8 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 33.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 88.1 %
Population, 2010 798,552
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 36.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 528.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 79.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 66.4 %
Housing units, 2013 327,512
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,634
Building permits, 2012 1,125
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$6,913,732
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %