Living in Worcester School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 71,595 households are located in Worcester School District area. Among them, 18,519 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.21 people. The total number of children in the region is 47,992 and 53,630 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

11% (18,435) of residents are non-citizens and 36% (60,848) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Worcester School District, Massachusetts
Household	71,595
Population	170,732
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	18,519 (26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	47,992
Total Students	53,630
Pre-Kindergarten	1,943
Kindergarten	2,098
Grade 1-8	15,319
Grade 9-12	8,819
College/Graduate School	25,451
Veterans	150,165
Non-citizen	18,435
Non-English Home Language	60,848
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

154,224 residents are over the age of 16 and 93,051 people are in labor force. Among them, 92,933 people are in civilian labor force and 118 are in armed labor force. 87,722 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	86,132	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	61,419	71.31%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,924	10.36%
Public transportation	2,982	3.46%
Walked	5,887	6.83%
Other method	2,354	2.73%
Worked from home	4,566	5.30%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	87,722	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	31,740	36.18%
Service	19,746	22.51%
Sales and office	18,371	20.94%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,493	6.26%
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,372	14.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	87,722	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	155	0.18%
Construction	4,961	5.66%
Manufacturing	7,950	9.06%
Wholesale trade	1,701	1.94%
Retail trade	10,979	12.52%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,995	4.55%
Information	1,533	1.75%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,729	5.39%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	8,350	9.52%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	28,861	32.90%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,791	8.88%
Other services, except public administration	4,130	4.71%
Public administration	2,587	2.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	87,722	-
Private wage and salary workers	72,647	82.82%
Government workers	10,308	11.75%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,535	5.17%
Unpaid family workers	232	0.26%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,613 for the 71,595 households in Worcester School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $32,938. 177,760 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.09%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	71,595	-
Less than $10,000	7,472	10.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,124	7.16%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,146	11.38%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,211	8.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	9,746	13.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,382	15.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,455	10.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,144	12.77%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,852	5.38%
More than $200,000	3,063	4.28%
Median Household Income	$48,139	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,613	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	37,789	-
Less than $10,000	2,682	7.10%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,356	3.59%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,272	8.66%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,266	8.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,749	12.57%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,508	17.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,533	12.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,219	16.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,998	7.93%
More than $200,000	2,206	5.84%

Median Family Income	$63,893	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$82,585	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,938	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,595	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,595	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	183,089	-
With health insurance coverage	177,760	97.09%
Public coverage	87,824	47.97%
Private health insurance	110,365	60.28%
Without health insurance coverage	5,329	2.91%

Housing

There are 78,438 housing units in Worcester School District area, Massachusetts with 71,595 units (91.28%) occupied. 29,553 houses (41.28%) are occupied by owner and 42,042 houses (58.72%) are rented. The average housing value is $227,100 and the average rental cost is $1,095. 509 houses (0.65%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 42,981 houses (54.80%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	78,438	-
Occupied	71,595	91.28%
Owner Occupied	29,553	41.28%
Renter Occupied	42,042	58.72%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	24,838	31.67%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,506	5.74%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	48,930	62.38%
Mobile Homes	136	0.17%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	28	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	78,438	-
Built 2014 or later	509	0.65%
Built 2010 - 2013	590	0.75%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,623	4.62%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,560	4.54%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,638	9.74%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,037	7.70%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,135	6.55%
Built 1950 - 1959	8,365	10.66%
Built 1949 or earlier	42,981	54.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	78,438	-
1 room	2,632	3.36%
2 rooms	2,917	3.72%
3 rooms	8,936	11.39%
4 rooms	14,207	18.11%
5 rooms	18,400	23.46%
6 rooms	16,675	21.26%
7 rooms	7,110	9.06%
8 rooms	3,544	4.52%
9 rooms or more	4,017	5.12%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	78,438	-
no bedroom	2,806	3.58%
1 bedroom	12,620	16.09%
2 bedrooms	26,406	33.66%
3 bedrooms	27,316	34.82%
4 bedrooms	7,593	9.68%
5 bedrooms or more	1,697	2.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	29,553	-
Less than $50,000	747	2.53%
$50,000 - $99,999	907	3.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,491	8.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,531	22.10%
$200,000 - $299,999	12,680	42.91%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,150	17.43%
$500,000 - $999,999	875	2.96%
$1,000,000 or more	172	0.58%
Median House Value	$227,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	40,659	-
Less than $500	6,053	14.89%
$500 - $999	9,780	24.05%
$1,000 - $1,499	19,133	47.06%
$1,500 - $1,999	4,604	11.32%
$2,000 - $2,499	782	1.92%
$2,500 - $2,999	245	0.60%
$3,000 or more	62	0.15%
Median Rental Costs	$1,095	-

Demographic

A total of 185,143 people lives in Worcester School District area, Massachusetts with 90,836 male and 94,307 female. The males to female ratio is 49.06 to 50.94. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	185,143	-
Male	90,836	49.06%
Female	94,307	50.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	185,143	-
Under 5 years	9,349	5.05%
5 - 9 years	9,275	5.01%
10 - 14 years	10,017	5.41%
15 - 19 years	16,123	8.71%
20 - 24 years	18,865	10.19%
25 - 34 years	29,839	16.12%
35 - 44 years	21,744	11.74%
45 - 54 years	23,146	12.50%
55 - 59 years	11,059	5.97%
60 - 64 years	10,539	5.69%
65 - 74 years	13,699	7.40%
75 - 84 years	7,398	4.00%
85 years and older	4,090	2.21%
Median Age	34.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	185,143	-
One Race	177,803	96.04%
White	128,042	69.16%
Black or African American	24,604	13.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,124	0.61%
Asian	13,695	7.40%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	111	0.06%
Other	10,227	5.52%

Two or more races	7,340	3.96%
White and Black or African American	3,248	1.75%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	434	0.23%
White and Asian	1,134	0.61%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	202	0.11%

Living in Worcester School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic