Fitchburg State's Living Circumstances

Fitchburg School District Overview

Fitchburg State University located in Fitchburg School District area. A total of 14,965 households are located in Fitchburg School District area. Among them, 4,564 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.23 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 11,762 and 10,993 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.92% (1,915) of residents are non-citizens and 28.14% (10,950) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Fitchburg School District, Massachusetts
Household	14,965
Population	38,912
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,564 (30.50%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,762
Total Students	10,993
Pre-Kindergarten	767
Kindergarten	671
Grade 1-8	4,125
Grade 9-12	1,943
College/Graduate School	3,487
Veterans	31,438
Non-citizen	1,915
Non-English Home Language	10,950
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

32,434 residents are over the age of 16 and 21,461 people are in labor force. Among them, 21,407 people are in civilian labor force and 54 are in armed labor force. 19,626 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,081	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,268	74.78%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,198	11.52%
Public transportation	500	2.62%
Walked	637	3.34%
Other method	746	3.91%
Worked from home	732	3.84%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,626	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,766	29.38%
Service	4,344	22.13%
Sales and office	4,518	23.02%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,762	8.98%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,236	16.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,626	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	30	0.15%
Construction	1,292	6.58%
Manufacturing	2,770	14.11%
Wholesale trade	461	2.35%
Retail trade	2,613	13.31%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	934	4.76%
Information	116	0.59%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	972	4.95%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,657	8.44%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,335	27.18%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,834	9.34%
Other services, except public administration	792	4.04%
Public administration	820	4.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,626	-
Private wage and salary workers	16,097	82.02%
Government workers	2,887	14.71%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	637	3.25%
Unpaid family workers	5	0.03%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $70,654 for the 14,965 households in Fitchburg School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $32,124. 38,810 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.42%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,965	-
Less than $10,000	870	5.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	937	6.26%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,244	8.31%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,504	10.05%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,898	12.68%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,075	20.55%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,071	13.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,078	13.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	742	4.96%
More than $200,000	546	3.65%
Median Household Income	$57,207	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$70,654	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,212	-
Less than $10,000	399	4.33%
$10,000 - $14,999	353	3.83%
$15,000 - $24,999	623	6.76%
$25,000 - $34,999	785	8.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,073	11.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,749	18.99%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,527	16.58%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,592	17.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	643	6.98%
More than $200,000	468	5.08%

Median Family Income	$69,817	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,932	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,124	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,882	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,882	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,253	-
With health insurance coverage	38,810	96.42%
Public coverage	20,039	49.78%
Private health insurance	23,734	58.96%
Without health insurance coverage	1,443	3.58%

Housing

There are 16,575 housing units in Fitchburg School District area, Massachusetts with 14,965 units (90.29%) occupied. 8,010 houses (53.52%) are occupied by owner and 6,955 houses (46.48%) are rented. The average housing value is $196,600 and the average rental cost is $1,016. 36 houses (0.22%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,257 houses (49.82%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,575	-
Occupied	14,965	90.29%
Owner Occupied	8,010	53.52%
Renter Occupied	6,955	46.48%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,022	42.37%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,013	6.11%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,400	50.68%
Mobile Homes	140	0.84%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,575	-
Built 2014 or later	36	0.22%
Built 2010 - 2013	58	0.35%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,279	7.72%
Built 1990 - 1999	699	4.22%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,401	8.45%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,474	8.89%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,799	10.85%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,572	9.48%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,257	49.82%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,575	-
1 room	733	4.42%
2 rooms	457	2.76%
3 rooms	1,365	8.24%
4 rooms	3,186	19.22%
5 rooms	3,966	23.93%
6 rooms	2,979	17.97%
7 rooms	1,670	10.08%
8 rooms	1,069	6.45%
9 rooms or more	1,150	6.94%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,575	-
no bedroom	780	4.71%
1 bedroom	1,975	11.92%
2 bedrooms	5,116	30.87%
3 bedrooms	6,399	38.61%
4 bedrooms	1,573	9.49%
5 bedrooms or more	732	4.42%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,010	-
Less than $50,000	187	2.33%
$50,000 - $99,999	214	2.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,231	15.37%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,536	31.66%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,736	34.16%
$300,000 - $499,999	999	12.47%
$500,000 - $999,999	64	0.80%
$1,000,000 or more	43	0.54%
Median House Value	$196,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,770	-
Less than $500	931	13.75%
$500 - $999	2,368	34.98%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,475	36.56%
$1,500 - $1,999	763	11.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	148	2.19%
$2,500 - $2,999	85	1.26%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,016	-

Demographic

A total of 40,702 people lives in Fitchburg School District area, Massachusetts with 20,317 male and 20,385 female. The males to female ratio is 49.92 to 50.08. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	40,702	-
Male	20,317	49.92%
Female	20,385	50.08%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	40,702	-
Under 5 years	2,536	6.23%
5 - 9 years	2,748	6.75%
10 - 14 years	2,569	6.31%
15 - 19 years	2,867	7.04%
20 - 24 years	3,774	9.27%
25 - 34 years	5,528	13.58%
35 - 44 years	5,005	12.30%
45 - 54 years	5,192	12.76%
55 - 59 years	2,895	7.11%
60 - 64 years	2,101	5.16%
65 - 74 years	3,142	7.72%
75 - 84 years	1,527	3.75%
85 years and older	818	2.01%
Median Age	35.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	40,702	-
One Race	38,731	95.16%
White	32,703	80.35%
Black or African American	2,018	4.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native	169	0.42%
Asian	956	2.35%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	2,885	7.09%

Two or more races	1,971	4.84%
White and Black or African American	779	1.91%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	238	0.58%
White and Asian	81	0.20%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.02%