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28.1% of the households in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
88% of the residents in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA are Spa Tech Institute-Westboro (207 degrees awarded in 2024) and Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District (17 degrees).
In 2024, the median property value in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was $588,300, and the homeownership rate was 72.8%.
Most people in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was 2 cars per household.
Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA borders Worcester County (Northwest)--Gardner PUMA, MA, Worcester County (Northeast)--Fitchburg, Leominster & Lunenburg PUMA, MA, Worcester City (East) PUMA, MA, Worcester County (West Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA, Worcester County (South) PUMA, MA, Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, Middlesex County--Framingham & Marlborough PUMA, MA, Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, MA, Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA, and Norfolk County (Southwest)--Franklin, Walpole & Foxborough PUMA, MA.
Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA is home to a population of 154k people, from which 88% are citizens.
As of 2024, 22.6% of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA residents were born outside of the country (34.7k people).
In 2024, there were 4.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (103k people) in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.3k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.86k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA are Portuguese (8,651 households), Spanish (7,572 households), and Hindi (3,259 households).
The resident population of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA in 2024 was 154,100 inhabitants, with 49.7% men, and 50.3% women.
The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA.
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As of 2024, 88% of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was 88.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 4.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (103k people) in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.3k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.86k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
7.71% of the people in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA are hispanic (11.9k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was India, the natal country of 9,398 Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA residents, followed by Brazil with 5,216 and Ecuador with 2,260.
As of 2024, 22.6% of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA residents (34.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was 22.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
28.1% of the households in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was Portuguese. 5.95% of the households in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA reported speaking Portuguese at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.
Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.72 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA.
97.3% of the population of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA has health coverage, with 61.4% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.443% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.
Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see an average of 990 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Massachusetts in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 42.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA declined by 6.42% from 2.85% to 2.67%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA employs 79.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA were Elementary & secondary schools (5,994 people), Construction (5,429 people), and Computer Systems Design (5,210 people), and the highest paying industries were Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers ($299,650), Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers ($239,220), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($235,341).
Males in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $101,551. The income inequality in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.472, which is lower than than the national average.
The workforce of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA in 2024 was 79,613 people, with 46% woman, and 54% men.
The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA.
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From 2023 to 2024, employment in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 78.5k employees to 79.6k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA, are Other managers (3,264 people), Software developers (3,090 people), and Chief executives & legislators (1,892 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 78.5k employees to 79.6k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA, are Elementary & secondary schools (5,994 people), Construction (5,429 people), and Computer Systems Design (5,210 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA, though some of these residents may live in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,750), Manufacturing ($144,319), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,761).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($99,331), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($89,489), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,359).
As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).
Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The student population of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 11 male students and 213 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA are White (142 and 63.4%), Hispanic or Latino (43 and 19.2%), Black or African American (23 and 10.3%), and Two or More Races (8 and 3.57%).
The largest universities in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA by number of degrees awarded are Spa Tech Institute-Westboro (207 and 92.4%) and Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District (17 and 7.59%).
The most popular majors in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (162 and 72.3%), Massage Therapy (45 and 20.1%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (17 and 7.59%).
In 2024 there were 224 students enrolled in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA, 4.91% men and 95.1% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 126 records, of which 96.8% were women and 3.17% men.
In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 162 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA according to their major.
In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Spa Tech Institute-Westboro with 207 degrees awarded.
In 2024, 9 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA, which is 0.0419 times less than the 215 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 142 degrees mean that there were 3.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 43 degrees awarded.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2024, 1.1% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.825% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (35.8k), Graduate Degree (30.8k), and High School or Equivalent (21.1k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
The median property value in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was $588,300 in 2024, which is 1.77 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $550,100 to $588,300, a 6.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA is 72.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA have an average commute time of 32.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 72.8% of the housing units in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 57.7k households in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA grew to $131,043 from the previous year's value of $129,580.
The following chart displays the households in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.032% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 65.2% of workers in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.1%) and those who carpooled to work (5.98%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA have a longer commute time (32.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.52% of the workforce in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA have 2 cars.
5.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA (8.03k out of 153k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Worcester County (East Central)--Outside Worcester City PUMA, MA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.