West End vs Worcester

A side-by-side comparison of West End and Worcester: population, income, housing, and more.

West End and Worcester are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West End has the higher population (1,744 vs 1,017 in Worcester). Worcester has the higher median household income ($76,731 vs $72,647 in West End). West End has the higher median home value ($145,400 vs $140,900 in Worcester).

Population, income & housing

	West End	Worcester
Population	1,744	1,017
Median age	45.5 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,647	$76,731
Median home value	$145,400	$140,900
Median gross rent	$1,347	—
Housing units	736	368
Homeownership rate	81.9%	98.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West End	Worcester
Population	2,046 → 1,744 (-14.8%)	889 → 1,017 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$50,165 → $72,647 (+44.8%)	$46,159 → $76,731 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$139,000 → $145,400 (+4.6%)	$107,100 → $140,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $1,347 (+92.7%)	$892 → $837 (-6.2%)

West End

Population

2,0461,744

Median household income

$50,165$72,647

Median home value

$139,000$145,400

Median gross rent

$699$1,347

Worcester

Population

8891,017

Median household income

$46,159$76,731

Median home value

$107,100$140,900

Median gross rent

$892$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West End	Worcester
Under 5	3.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	19.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	15.6%
35 to 44	8.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	18.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	15.0%	7.0%
75 and over	2.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West End	Worcester
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	77.2%
Black or African American	4.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West End	Worcester
No high school diploma	14.4%	5.3%
High school graduate	20.5%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West End	Worcester
Drove alone	81.4%	74.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	9.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West End	Worcester
1-unit, detached	78.7%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	West End	Worcester
Poverty rate	19.3%	33.6%
Average household size	2.41	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1957	1938