Statewide Claims to Fame

Worcester County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Size in square miles

Worcester County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Current population (2012)

Worcester County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Households

Worcester County is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Housing units

Worcester County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in People per household

Worcester County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Worcester County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Retail sales

Worcester County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Worcester County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Worcester County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Main Cities Within Worcester County, Massachusetts

Worcester County, Massachusetts Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Worcester County Rank Massachusetts US
Current population (2012) 806,163 2nd 6,646,144 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,510.8 1st 7,800.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 528.6 9th 839.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Worcester County Rank Massachusetts US
Residents younger than 5 5.7% 4th 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.7% 3rd 21.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 13.4% 12th 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Worcester County Rank Massachusetts US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.7% 10th 88.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 33.3% 9th 38.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Worcester County Rank Massachusetts US
Race - White 88.4% 8th 83.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 5.0% 8th 7.9% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 11th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 4.3% 5th 5.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 7th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.9% 9th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 9.8% 5th 10.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 80.3% 8th 75.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Worcester County Rank Massachusetts US
Female residents 50.7% 12th 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 10.9% 7th 14.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Worcester County Rank Massachusetts US
Housing units 328,586 2nd 2,818,940 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 36.8% 7th 41.8% 25.9%
Households 299,089 2nd 2,522,409 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.2% 8th 63.6% 66.1%
Home median value $274,900 10th $343,500 $186,200
People per household 2.6 3rd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 1,125 4th 11,111 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Worcester County Rank Massachusetts US
Income per capita $31,470 9th $35,051 $27,915
Income per household $65,772 7th $65,981 $52,762
Income below poverty line 9.9% 9th 10.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Worcester County Rank Massachusetts US
Non-farm private establishments 17,421 5th 169,146 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 270,224 4th 2,960,712 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 64,114 4th 596,790 27,092,908
Retail sales $10,057,154 3rd $88,082,966 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,634 10th $13,553 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,150,731 5th $14,917,210 $613,795,732

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