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01608

Worcester, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,932
Median household income
$45,687
People below poverty
41.3%
Median home value
$153,600

Income

The median income of households in 01608 was $45,687. An estimated 16% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 16
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6
$15,000 to $24,999 9.8
$25,000 to $34,999 3
$35,000 to $49,999 26.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.2
$75,000 to $99,999 8.5
$100,000 to $149,999 9.9
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 or more 1.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51938
Female 41183

An estimated 82.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 4.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,439. 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 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82.4
Social Security 16.8
Retirement income 4.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.8
Cash public assistance income 3.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 41.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 57.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 35.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 38.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 41.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 57.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 35.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 38.1

In 2020-2024, 27.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 19.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01608 in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.3% and public coverage was 46.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, 01608 had a total population of 4,932 - 2,444 (49.6%) females and 2,488 (50.4%) males. The median age was 28.7 years. An estimated 16.5% of the population was under 18 years, 56.8% was 19 to 44 years, 18.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 6.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01608 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 200 67
5 to 9 117 161
10 to 14 92 66
15 to 19 49 143
20 to 24 335 543
25 to 29 434 349
30 to 34 460 265
35 to 39 105 177
40 to 44 83 48
45 to 49 61 69
50 to 54 138 187
55 to 59 233 86
60 to 64 106 53
65 to 69 37 88
70 to 74 0 36
75 to 79 9 36
80 to 84 16 14
85 and over 13 56

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 34.4% were White; 6.7% were Black or African American; 4.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 17.1% were Asian; 5.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 26.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 44.5% of the people in 01608 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 26.2% of the people in 01608 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,336 households in 01608. The average household size was 1.99 people.

Married-couple households made up 7.4% of the households in 01608 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.8% of all households, while 39.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 29.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 45.7% of all households.

In 01608, 17.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 11.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 7.4
Cohabiting Couples 13.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 14.9% of males and 12% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 70.3 63.8
Now married, except separated 14.9 12
Separated 4.9 10.2
Widowed 0.8 4.1
Divorced 9.2 9.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01608, 54 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 70.2% of the people living in 01608 were U.S. natives. 42.8% of the 01608 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 29.8% of 01608 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 29.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 28.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01608 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01608.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 41.3
Asia 47.7
Europe 1
Africa 8.7
Northern America 1.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01608 in 2020-2024, 50 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 33.7% of people at least five years old; 26% 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 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 33.7
Other Indo-European languages 6.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 7.9
Other languages 2.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 64.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 01608 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 64.5
Different house, same county 18.1
Different county, same state 4.9
Different state 9.2
Abroad 3.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 38.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01608 was 1,632 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 19 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 331. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,282.

Educational Attainment of People in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.7
High school diploma or equivalency 24.4
Some college, no degree 14
Associate's degree 4.4
Bachelor's degree 18
Graduate or professional degree 20.5

Disability

In 01608, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 12.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01608, 56.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,985 84.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 219 9.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 139 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01608 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 3.5
Manufacturing 8
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 5.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.7
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 39.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.3
Other Services, except public administration 7.4
Public administration 1.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01608 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,053 44.9
Service occupations 352 15
Sales and office occupations 398 17
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 69 2.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 471 20.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 51.4% of 01608 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 51.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.5
Walked 22.3
Other means 7
Worked from home 9.8

In 2020-2024, 01608 had a total of 2,725 housing units. Of these housing units, 5.1% 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"). 92.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 5.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 92.5
Mobile homes 2.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

16.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 34.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01608 was 3 rooms, and of these housing units 13.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01608 had 2,336 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 389 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 6% while renters occupied 94%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.82 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.

11.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 24.4% and another 0% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01608:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 27
Electricity 60.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 7.8
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 3.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01608 was $153,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.3 % had a mortgage. 59.7% 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 $1,864 and for owners without a mortgage it was $NaN.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01608 was $1,491. 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.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.