Worcester County, MA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Worcester county massachusetts dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 205,456 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 14,877 | 7.2 |
| Kindergarten | 11,234 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 91,437 | 44.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 41,724 | 20.3 |
| College or graduate school | 46,184 | 22.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 495,868 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 28,826 | 5.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 53,200 | 10.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 149,639 | 30.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 91,635 | 18.5 |
| Associate degree | 39,063 | 7.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 82,648 | 16.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 50,857 | 10.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 26.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 589,353 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 160,997 | 27.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 321,990 | 54.6 |
| Separated | 11,578 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 40,855 | 6.9 |
Female | 33,019 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 53,933 | 9.2 |
Female | 30,966 | 5.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 10,866 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,632 | 33.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 558,388 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 70,793 | 12.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 171,269 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 14,600 | 8.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 425,772 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 79,229 | 18.6 |
Percent employed | 59.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 346,543 | 81.4 |
Percent employed | 81.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 90,964 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 35,461 | 39.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 701,157 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 413,557 | 59.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 268,014 | 38.2 |
Same county | 178,763 | 25.5 |
Different county | 89,251 | 12.7 |
Same state | 43,926 | 6.3 |
Different state | 45,325 | 6.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 19,586 | 2.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 750,963 | 100.0 |
| Native | 691,900 | 92.1 |
Born in United States | 669,904 | 89.2 |
State of residence | 535,628 | 71.3 |
Different state | 134,276 | 17.9 |
Born outside United States | 21,996 | 2.9 |
| Foreign born | 59,063 | 7.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 25,065 | 3.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 25,327 | 3.4 |
Not a citizen | 33,736 | 4.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 59,063 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 18,185 | 30.8 |
| Asia | 15,857 | 26.8 |
| Africa | 4,677 | 7.9 |
| Oceania | 149 | 0.3 |
| Latin America | 13,957 | 23.6 |
| Northern America | 6,238 | 10.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 701,157 | 100.0 |
| English only | 595,964 | 85.0 |
| Language other than English | 105,193 | 15.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 41,876 | 6.0 |
Spanish | 42,732 | 6.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 19,013 | 2.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 42,780 | 6.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 13,925 | 2.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 13,472 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,345 | 1.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 750,963 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 888,253 | 118.3 |
| Arab | 5,941 | 0.8 |
| Czech1 | 1,652 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 1,553 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 6,312 | 0.8 |
| English | 85,197 | 11.3 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 111,293 | 14.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 59,958 | 8.0 |
| German | 42,351 | 5.6 |
| Greek | 8,052 | 1.1 |
| Hungarian | 1,644 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 152,808 | 20.3 |
| Italian | 100,554 | 13.4 |
| Lithuanian | 12,157 | 1.6 |
| Norwegian | 3,552 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 51,155 | 6.8 |
| Portuguese | 8,437 | 1.1 |
| Russian | 6,633 | 0.9 |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,252 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 17,800 | 2.4 |
| Slovak | 1,412 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 5,762 | 0.8 |
| Swedish | 25,742 | 3.4 |
| Swiss | 701 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 1,503 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 32,094 | 4.3 |
| Welsh | 2,500 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 2,569 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 128,669 | 17.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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