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01610

Worcester, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
30,444
Median household income
$51,472
People below poverty
30.5%
Median home value
$308,700

Income

The median income of households in 01610 was $51,472. An estimated 10.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.9
$10,000 to $14,999 8.2
$15,000 to $24,999 10.7
$25,000 to $34,999 9.3
$35,000 to $49,999 10.4
$50,000 to $74,999 16.7
$75,000 to $99,999 11.7
$100,000 to $149,999 10.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.5
$200,000 or more 5.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52360
Female 45807

An estimated 75.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 10 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,114. 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 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.5
Social Security 24.3
Retirement income 10
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 14.2
Cash public assistance income 4.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 30.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 30.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 29.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 30.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 30.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 30.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 29.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 30.5

In 2020-2024, 39.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01610 in 2020-2024, 94.4% had health insurance coverage and 5.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 48.1% and public coverage was 51.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.9%.


In 2020-2024, 01610 had a total population of 30,444 - 15,442 (50.7%) females and 15,002 (49.3%) males. The median age was 26.6 years. An estimated 21.6% of the population was under 18 years, 43.4% was 19 to 44 years, 17.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 7.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01610 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1502 901
5 to 9 935 841
10 to 14 779 715
15 to 19 1722 2163
20 to 24 2274 2545
25 to 29 1195 1478
30 to 34 1412 956
35 to 39 907 905
40 to 44 588 958
45 to 49 690 387
50 to 54 784 728
55 to 59 681 770
60 to 64 575 662
65 to 69 318 286
70 to 74 220 428
75 to 79 200 117
80 to 84 109 384
85 and over 111 218

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 40.1% were White; 14.1% were Black or African American; 1.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6% were Asian; 6.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 25% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 42.5% of the people in 01610 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 32.2% of the people in 01610 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,744 households in 01610. The average household size was 2.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 26.8% of the households in 01610 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.1% of all households, while 24.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.8% of all households.

In 01610, 36% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 26.8
Cohabiting Couples 10.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26.4% of males and 23.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 63.9 60
Now married, except separated 26.4 23.4
Separated 3.5 3.4
Widowed 0.2 4.4
Divorced 5.9 8.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01610, 324 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 73.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 71.6% of the people living in 01610 were U.S. natives. 41.5% of the 01610 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 28.4% of 01610 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 38.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 44.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01610 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 01610.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 58.3
Asia 16
Europe 7.8
Africa 17.5
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01610 in 2020-2024, 52.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 34.6% of people at least five years old; 25% 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 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 34.6
Other Indo-European languages 8.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.1
Other languages 5.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 77.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 01610 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 77.2
Different house, same county 9.9
Different county, same state 3.9
Different state 6.2
Abroad 2.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 76 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 24% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01610 was 11,419 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 267 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,238. College or graduate school enrollment was 6,914.

Educational Attainment of People in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 24
High school diploma or equivalency 35.2
Some college, no degree 16.5
Associate's degree 5.5
Bachelor's degree 12.3
Graduate or professional degree 6.5

Disability

In 01610, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.9% of people under 18 years old, to 15.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 47% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01610, 55.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,883 87.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,206 8.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 532 3.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01610 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 4
Manufacturing 9.2
Wholesale trade 3.5
Retail trade 13.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.5
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01610 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,134 30.3
Service occupations 3,700 27.1
Sales and office occupations 2,229 16.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,232 9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,349 17.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 59.4% of 01610 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 59.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.3
Walked 11.1
Other means 8.4
Worked from home 7.3

In 2020-2024, 01610 had a total of 10,679 housing units. Of these housing units, 12.7% 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"). 87.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 12.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 87.2
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 59% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01610 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 44.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01610 had 9,744 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 935 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 19.2% while renters occupied 80.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.75 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.55.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 24.2% and another 10.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01610:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01610 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 62.7
Electricity 32.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.2
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01610 was $308,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.2 % had a mortgage. 34.8% 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 $2,447 and for owners without a mortgage it was $683.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01610 was $1,523. 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.