Living in Wachusett School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 15,478 households are located in Wachusett School District area. Among them, 5,298 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.24 people. The total number of children in the region is 13,975 and 12,117 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (701) of residents are non-citizens and 9% (3,751) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Wachusett School District, Massachusetts
Household	15,478
Population	43,201
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,298 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	13,975
Total Students	12,117
Pre-Kindergarten	621
Kindergarten	627
Grade 1-8	4,384
Grade 9-12	3,046
College/Graduate School	3,439
Veterans	33,867
Non-citizen	701
Non-English Home Language	3,751
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

35,533 residents are over the age of 16 and 24,768 people are in labor force. Among them, 24,737 people are in civilian labor force and 31 are in armed labor force. 23,928 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wachusett School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,580	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,117	85.31%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,594	6.76%
Public transportation	92	0.39%
Walked	188	0.80%
Other method	128	0.54%
Worked from home	1,461	6.20%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,928	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,053	54.55%
Service	3,330	13.92%
Sales and office	3,897	16.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,389	5.80%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,259	9.44%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,928	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	105	0.44%
Construction	1,355	5.66%
Manufacturing	2,813	11.76%
Wholesale trade	556	2.32%
Retail trade	2,024	8.46%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	915	3.82%
Information	512	2.14%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,640	6.85%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,840	11.87%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,479	31.26%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,774	7.41%
Other services, except public administration	1,038	4.34%
Public administration	877	3.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,928	-
Private wage and salary workers	18,320	76.56%
Government workers	4,208	17.59%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,364	5.70%
Unpaid family workers	36	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $134,650 for the 15,478 households in Wachusett School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $54,492. 43,498 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 98.99%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,478	-
Less than $10,000	241	1.56%
$10,000 - $14,999	277	1.79%
$15,000 - $24,999	398	2.57%
$25,000 - $34,999	725	4.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,287	8.32%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,814	11.72%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,038	13.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,316	21.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,585	16.70%
More than $200,000	2,797	18.07%
Median Household Income	$113,845	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$134,650	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,794	-
Less than $10,000	52	0.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	66	0.56%
$15,000 - $24,999	165	1.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	402	3.41%
$35,000 - $49,999	735	6.23%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,185	10.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,435	12.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,821	23.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,248	19.06%
More than $200,000	2,685	22.77%

Median Family Income	$130,215	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$152,913	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$54,492	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$83,512	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$83,512	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	43,942	-
With health insurance coverage	43,498	98.99%
Public coverage	11,906	27.09%
Private health insurance	38,246	87.04%
Without health insurance coverage	444	1.01%

Housing

There are 16,268 housing units in Wachusett School District area, Massachusetts with 15,478 units (95.14%) occupied. 13,790 houses (89.09%) are occupied by owner and 1,688 houses (10.91%) are rented. The average housing value is $328,000 and the average rental cost is $1,113. 451 houses (2.77%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,250 houses (19.98%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,268	-
Occupied	15,478	95.14%
Owner Occupied	13,790	89.09%
Renter Occupied	1,688	10.91%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	14,030	86.24%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	632	3.88%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,512	9.29%
Mobile Homes	87	0.53%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	7	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,268	-
Built 2014 or later	451	2.77%
Built 2010 - 2013	482	2.96%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,870	11.49%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,867	11.48%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,061	12.67%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,474	15.21%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,493	9.18%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,320	14.26%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,250	19.98%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,268	-
1 room	67	0.41%
2 rooms	146	0.90%
3 rooms	664	4.08%
4 rooms	1,246	7.66%
5 rooms	1,900	11.68%
6 rooms	3,069	18.87%
7 rooms	3,084	18.96%
8 rooms	2,838	17.45%
9 rooms or more	3,254	20.00%
Median Number of Rooms	6.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,268	-
no bedroom	67	0.41%
1 bedroom	1,040	6.39%
2 bedrooms	2,632	16.18%
3 bedrooms	7,011	43.10%
4 bedrooms	4,842	29.76%
5 bedrooms or more	676	4.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,790	-
Less than $50,000	76	0.55%
$50,000 - $99,999	155	1.12%
$100,000 - $149,999	209	1.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	731	5.30%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,578	33.20%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,686	48.48%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,237	8.97%
$1,000,000 or more	118	0.86%
Median House Value	$328,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,533	-
Less than $500	171	11.15%
$500 - $999	477	31.12%
$1,000 - $1,499	443	28.90%
$1,500 - $1,999	326	21.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	84	5.48%
$2,500 - $2,999	32	2.09%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,113	-

Demographic

A total of 44,182 people lives in Wachusett School District area, Massachusetts with 22,080 male and 22,102 female. The males to female ratio is 49.98 to 50.02. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	44,182	-
Male	22,080	49.98%
Female	22,102	50.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	44,182	-
Under 5 years	2,207	5.00%
5 - 9 years	2,551	5.77%
10 - 14 years	3,250	7.36%
15 - 19 years	3,699	8.37%
20 - 24 years	2,064	4.67%
25 - 34 years	4,034	9.13%
35 - 44 years	5,296	11.99%
45 - 54 years	7,323	16.57%
55 - 59 years	3,237	7.33%
60 - 64 years	3,113	7.05%
65 - 74 years	4,898	11.09%
75 - 84 years	1,922	4.35%
85 years and older	588	1.33%
Median Age	43.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	44,182	-
One Race	43,505	98.47%
White	41,700	94.38%
Black or African American	701	1.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native	12	0.03%
Asian	886	2.01%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	13	0.03%
Other	193	0.44%

Two or more races	677	1.53%
White and Black or African American	182	0.41%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	49	0.11%
White and Asian	227	0.51%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Wachusett School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic