Worcester

Population: 205,501
Median household income: $67,544
Median home value: $339,500

Worcester, a community in Worcester County, Massachusetts, has 205,501 residents. Its median household income of $67,544 runs below the Worcester County figure of $93,561.

From 2019 to 2023, Worcester's population grew 11.0% from 185,143 to 205,501, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $227,100 to $339,500.

34.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 42.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 205,501
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $67,544
Median home value: $339,500
Median gross rent: $1,415
Housing units: 85,371
Homeownership rate: 42.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

185,143205,501

Median household income

$48,139$67,544

Median home value

$227,100$339,500

Median gross rent

$1,095$1,415

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	185,143	$48,139	$227,100	$1,095
2020	185,186	$51,647	$241,800	$1,115
2021	203,867	$56,746	$259,800	$1,179
2022	204,191	$63,011	$305,600	$1,312
2023	205,501	$67,544	$339,500	$1,415

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2414.6%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,544	5.6%
5 to 17	29,095	14.2%
18 to 24	30,026	14.6%
25 to 34	34,852	17.0%
35 to 44	25,539	12.4%
45 to 54	22,989	11.2%
55 to 64	24,199	11.8%
65 to 74	16,263	7.9%
75 and over	10,994	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	103,835	50.5%
Black or African American	23,518	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	222	0.1%
Asian	14,219	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	138	0.1%
Some other race	2,667	1.3%
Two or more races	9,710	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51,192	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,323	14.3%
High school graduate	37,582	27.9%
Some college or associate's	31,959	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	27,104	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18,868	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit2.7%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66,075	65.8%
Carpooled	11,653	11.6%
Public transit	2,731	2.7%
Walked	5,488	5.5%
Bicycle	200	0.2%
Worked from home	10,747	10.7%
Other means	3,481	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27,689	30.9%
15 to 29 min	32,111	35.8%
30 to 44 min	15,293	17.1%
45 to 59 min	5,854	6.5%
60+ min	8,681	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 19.8% (38,069 of 192,504)

	Count	Share
Family households	45,409	57.4%
Nonfamily households	33,680	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	79,089	92.6%
Vacant	6,282	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,510	42.4%
Renter-occupied	45,579	57.6%

1-unit, detached32.0%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units33.5%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units14.1%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,333	32.0%
1-unit, attached	5,180	6.1%
2 to 4 units	28,620	33.5%
5 to 19 units	11,877	13.9%
20 or more units	12,014	14.1%
Mobile home & other	347	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2582000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 37 sq mi
Water area: 1.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.2695, -71.8078