Worcester, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	172,648	100.0

Male	82,914	48.0
Female	89,734	52.0

Under 5 years	11,142	6.5
5 to 9 years	11,854	6.9
10 to 14 years	11,381	6.6
15 to 19 years	13,769	8.0
20 to 24 years	15,622	9.0
25 to 34 years	26,781	15.5
35 to 44 years	25,578	14.8
45 to 54 years	19,711	11.4
55 to 59 years	6,756	3.9
60 to 64 years	5,665	3.3
65 to 74 years	10,956	6.3
75 to 84 years	9,582	5.6
85 years and over	3,851	2.2

Median age (years)	33.4	(X)

18 years and over	131,921	76.4
Male	62,016	35.9
Female	69,905	40.5
21 years and over	120,586	69.8
62 years and over	27,784	16.1
65 years and over	24,389	14.1
Male	9,314	5.4
Female	15,075	8.7

RACE
One race	166,787	96.6
White	133,124	77.1
Black or African American	11,892	6.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	769	0.4
Asian	8,402	4.9
Asian Indian	1,021	0.6
Chinese	1,181	0.7
Filipino	147	0.1
Japanese	191	0.1
Korean	224	0.1
Vietnamese	4,764	2.8
Other Asian ¹	874	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	96	0.1
Native Hawaiian	16	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	18	0.0
Samoan	12	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	50	0.0
Some other race	12,504	7.2
Two or more races	5,861	3.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	137,758	79.8
Black or African American	13,786	8.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,700	1.0
Asian	9,138	5.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	405	0.2
Some other race	16,038	9.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	172,648	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	26,155	15.1
Mexican	706	0.4
Puerto Rican	17,091	9.9
Cuban	399	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,959	4.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	146,493	84.9
White alone	122,211	70.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	172,648	100.0
In households	161,541	93.6
Householder	67,028	38.8
Spouse	25,685	14.9
Child	47,810	27.7
Own child under 18 years	36,666	21.2
Other relatives	9,092	5.3
Under 18 years	2,939	1.7
Nonrelatives	11,926	6.9
Unmarried partner	4,318	2.5
In group quarters	11,107	6.4
Institutionalized population	2,893	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	8,214	4.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	67,028	100.0
Family households (families)	39,228	58.5
With own children under 18 years	19,450	29.0
Married-couple family	25,685	38.3
With own children under 18 years	11,510	17.2
Female householder, no husband present	10,448	15.6
With own children under 18 years	6,614	9.9
Nonfamily households	27,800	41.5
Householder living alone	22,128	33.0
Householder 65 years and over	8,166	12.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	21,199	31.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	16,818	25.1

Average household size	2.41	(X)
Average family size	3.11	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	70,723	100.0
Occupied housing units	67,028	94.8
Vacant housing units	3,695	5.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	315	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	67,028	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	29,054	43.3
Renter-occupied housing units	37,974	56.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.57	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.28	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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