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Zip Code 01603 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: MA - Massachusetts

🏑 City: Worcester

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Worcester County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 508, 774

Income

The median income of households in 01603 was $63,646. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 7.8
$15,000 to $24,999 9.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.6
$35,000 to $49,999 10.6
$50,000 to $74,999 16.6
$75,000 to $99,999 11.3
$100,000 to $149,999 17.7
$150,000 to $199,999 8.2
$200,000 or more 5.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 55958
Female 53264

An estimated 76.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,525. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 76.6
Social Security 30.2
Retirement income 13.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.2
Cash public assistance income 9.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 17.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 17.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.1

In 2019-2023, 31.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 35.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 46.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01603 in 2019-2023, 94.6% had health insurance coverage and 5.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56.2% and public coverage was 49.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.5%.


In 2019-2023, 01603 had a total population of 21,034 - 10,518 (50%) females and 10,516 (50%) males. The median age was 35.4 years. An estimated 18.3% of the population was under 18 years, 41.7% was 19 to 44 years, 24.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01603 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 624 715
5 to 9 409 369
10 to 14 649 451
15 to 19 629 564
20 to 24 888 1073
25 to 29 870 682
30 to 34 1310 1135
35 to 39 868 470
40 to 44 746 745
45 to 49 653 753
50 to 54 662 729
55 to 59 511 619
60 to 64 608 698
65 to 69 366 395
70 to 74 298 501
75 to 79 163 323
80 to 84 207 165
85 and over 55 131

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 53.9% were White; 12.1% were Black or African American; 1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 01603 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 01603 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 8,133 households in 01603. The average household size was 2.52 people.

Married-couple households made up 31.3% of the households in 01603 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.7% of all households, while 24.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.2% of all households.

In 01603, 28.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 31.3
Cohabiting Couples 11.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.8% of males and 33% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 47.5 40.2
Now married, except separated 32.8 33
Separated 4.8 3.2
Widowed 2.2 8.3
Divorced 12.6 15.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01603, 478 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 22.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 75.4% of the people living in 01603 were U.S. natives. 54.3% of the 01603 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 24.6% of 01603 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 58.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01603 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 01603.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 34
Asia 34.5
Europe 13.9
Africa 16.9
Northern America 0.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01603 in 2019-2023, 43.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 21.6% of people at least five years old; 17.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 21.6
Other Indo-European languages 7.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 9.3
Other languages 4.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 85 % of the people at least one year old living in 01603 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 85
Different house, same county 9
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 2
Abroad 2.6

Education

In 2019-2023, 82.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01603 was 5,145 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 286 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,656. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,203.

Educational Attainment of People in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.1
High school diploma or equivalency 28.8
Some college, no degree 21.7
Associate's degree 8.1
Bachelor's degree 16.4
Graduate or professional degree 7.8

Disability

In 01603, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 16.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.3% of people under 18 years old, to 15.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01603, 62.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,007 82.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,321 12.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 583 5.3

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01603 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 4.9
Manufacturing 12.7
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 11.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.1
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.3
Other Services, except public administration 7
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01603 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,531 32.3
Service occupations 2,631 24
Sales and office occupations 1,967 18
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 798 7.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,014 18.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.5% of 01603 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 14.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.4
Walked 4.5
Other means 3.1
Worked from home 7

In 2019-2023, 01603 had a total of 8,504 housing units. Of these housing units, 40.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 59% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 40.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 59
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 50% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01603 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 50.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 01603 had 8,133 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 371 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 48.4% while renters occupied 51.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.74 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

12% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 21.1% and another 12.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01603:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01603 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 61.2
Electricity 24.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 13.1
All other fuels 1.4
No fuel used 0.2

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01603 was $287,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68.9 % had a mortgage. 31.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,975 and for owners without a mortgage it was $758.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01603 was $1,339. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.