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Worcester Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 750,963
Land Area (2000): 3,918.817 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 170.822 square kilometers
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Area Code(s): 413, 508, 774, 978

Worcester Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	486,932	2002	Not Available	2005	777,330
2000	503,378	2003	770,995	2006	Not Available
2001	506,160	2004	774,568	2007	790,004

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,213,664	80.72%
Rural, Farm	4,758	0.32%
Rural, Non-farm	285,090	18.96%

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Worcester Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
: 403,372
: $14,225,507,000 / $3,419,126,000
Worcester Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	248,326	231,807	16,519	6.65%	67
1991	247,089	223,510	23,579	9.54%	96
1992	246,471	224,204	22,267	9.03%	90
1993	248,030	230,579	17,451	7.04%	71
1994	248,523	235,036	13,487	5.43%	54
1995	245,626	233,229	12,397	5.05%	50
1996	247,888	237,379	10,509	4.24%	43
1997	253,678	244,206	9,472	3.73%	37
1998	258,005	249,548	8,457	3.28%	33
1999	258,155	249,710	8,445	3.27%	33
2000	265,894	258,708	7,186	2.70%	27
2001	269,839	259,722	10,117	3.75%	38
2002	273,998	259,115	14,883	5.43%	54
2003	275,810	259,211	16,599	6.02%	60
2004	274,748	259,744	15,004	5.46%	55
2005	273,666	259,809	13,857	5.06%	51
2006	276,161	262,335	13,825	5.01%	50
2007	275,357	262,086	13,271	4.82%	48
2008	274,655	260,066	14,589	5.31%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	248,196	233,725	14,471	5.83%	58
Feb 1990	248,197	233,240	14,957	6.03%	60
Mar 1990	248,190	232,842	15,348	6.18%	62
Apr 1990	247,622	233,057	14,565	5.88%	59
May 1990	248,308	233,286	15,022	6.05%	60
Jun 1990	250,365	233,931	16,434	6.56%	66
Jul 1990	248,492	231,177	17,315	6.97%	70
Aug 1990	248,001	230,504	17,497	7.06%	71
Sep 1990	246,666	228,882	17,784	7.21%	72
Oct 1990	248,128	231,057	17,071	6.88%	69
Nov 1990	248,933	230,292	18,641	7.49%	75
Dec 1990	248,810	229,690	19,120	7.68%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	247,100	224,574	22,526	9.12%	91
Feb 1991	247,681	224,598	23,083	9.32%	93
Mar 1991	248,559	224,548	24,011	9.66%	97
Apr 1991	246,623	224,616	22,007	8.92%	89
May 1991	246,458	223,135	23,323	9.46%	95
Jun 1991	249,943	225,313	24,630	9.85%	99
Jul 1991	248,439	222,627	25,812	10.39%	104
Aug 1991	246,427	221,940	24,487	9.94%	99
Sep 1991	245,435	220,734	24,701	10.06%	101
Oct 1991	246,174	222,823	23,351	9.49%	95
Nov 1991	246,762	224,071	22,691	9.20%	92
Dec 1991	245,469	223,145	22,324	9.09%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	246,713	222,028	24,685	10.01%	100
Feb 1992	247,001	222,729	24,272	9.83%	98
Mar 1992	246,948	223,146	23,802	9.64%	96
Apr 1992	246,124	224,290	21,834	8.87%	89
May 1992	244,150	222,102	22,048	9.03%	90
Jun 1992	249,986	226,478	23,508	9.40%	94
Jul 1992	246,688	223,601	23,087	9.36%	94
Aug 1992	246,758	224,570	22,188	8.99%	90
Sep 1992	243,813	221,778	22,035	9.04%	90
Oct 1992	245,492	225,466	20,026	8.16%	82
Nov 1992	247,236	227,266	19,970	8.08%	81
Dec 1992	246,747	226,995	19,752	8.00%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	248,250	226,859	21,391	8.62%	86
Feb 1993	248,186	228,125	20,061	8.08%	81
Mar 1993	248,552	228,987	19,565	7.87%	79
Apr 1993	246,770	229,315	17,455	7.07%	71
May 1993	247,482	230,142	17,340	7.01%	70
Jun 1993	251,310	232,919	18,391	7.32%	73
Jul 1993	248,590	230,784	17,806	7.16%	72
Aug 1993	247,818	231,070	16,748	6.76%	68
Sep 1993	245,318	228,827	16,491	6.72%	67
Oct 1993	247,777	231,999	15,778	6.37%	64
Nov 1993	248,050	233,485	14,565	5.87%	59
Dec 1993	248,257	234,431	13,826	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	249,052	232,339	16,713	6.71%	67
Feb 1994	248,800	232,815	15,985	6.42%	64
Mar 1994	247,527	232,042	15,485	6.26%	63
Apr 1994	247,040	233,452	13,588	5.50%	55
May 1994	247,640	234,742	12,898	5.21%	52
Jun 1994	251,168	237,305	13,863	5.52%	55
Jul 1994	247,921	233,991	13,930	5.62%	56
Aug 1994	247,539	234,498	13,041	5.27%	53
Sep 1994	244,896	232,654	12,242	5.00%	50
Oct 1994	248,598	236,950	11,648	4.69%	47
Nov 1994	250,957	239,634	11,323	4.51%	45
Dec 1994	251,138	240,010	11,128	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	246,875	232,763	14,112	5.72%	57
Feb 1995	247,482	233,863	13,619	5.50%	55
Mar 1995	247,964	234,324	13,640	5.50%	55
Apr 1995	244,221	231,556	12,665	5.19%	52
May 1995	243,293	231,261	12,032	4.95%	49
Jun 1995	245,674	232,551	13,123	5.34%	53
Jul 1995	246,391	232,890	13,501	5.48%	55
Aug 1995	245,903	233,617	12,286	5.00%	50
Sep 1995	243,032	230,936	12,096	4.98%	50
Oct 1995	244,835	234,037	10,798	4.41%	44
Nov 1995	245,989	235,391	10,598	4.31%	43
Dec 1995	245,852	235,553	10,299	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	245,669	232,876	12,793	5.21%	52
Feb 1996	246,129	234,150	11,979	4.87%	49
Mar 1996	247,176	235,253	11,923	4.82%	48
Apr 1996	245,601	234,955	10,646	4.33%	43
May 1996	247,092	236,393	10,699	4.33%	43
Jun 1996	249,313	238,289	11,024	4.42%	44
Jul 1996	247,582	236,436	11,146	4.50%	45
Aug 1996	247,432	237,407	10,025	4.05%	41
Sep 1996	246,860	236,977	9,883	4.00%	40
Oct 1996	249,542	240,902	8,640	3.46%	35
Nov 1996	251,043	242,368	8,675	3.46%	35
Dec 1996	251,211	242,536	8,675	3.45%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	250,727	239,468	11,259	4.49%	45
Feb 1997	251,078	240,162	10,916	4.35%	43
Mar 1997	253,275	242,188	11,087	4.38%	44
Apr 1997	252,161	242,828	9,333	3.70%	37
May 1997	252,753	243,485	9,268	3.67%	37
Jun 1997	255,612	245,506	10,106	3.95%	40
Jul 1997	253,432	243,472	9,960	3.93%	39
Aug 1997	253,702	244,267	9,435	3.72%	37
Sep 1997	251,714	242,395	9,319	3.70%	37
Oct 1997	254,624	246,801	7,823	3.07%	31
Nov 1997	257,135	249,504	7,631	2.97%	30
Dec 1997	257,919	250,393	7,526	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	256,292	246,500	9,792	3.82%	38
Feb 1998	256,877	247,442	9,435	3.67%	37
Mar 1998	257,956	248,208	9,748	3.78%	38
Apr 1998	257,750	250,322	7,428	2.88%	29
May 1998	257,941	250,120	7,821	3.03%	30
Jun 1998	260,572	251,374	9,198	3.53%	35
Jul 1998	257,246	248,120	9,126	3.55%	35
Aug 1998	256,620	248,271	8,349	3.25%	33
Sep 1998	255,815	247,221	8,594	3.36%	34
Oct 1998	257,966	250,439	7,527	2.92%	29
Nov 1998	259,588	252,436	7,152	2.76%	28
Dec 1998	261,440	254,121	7,319	2.80%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	260,169	250,291	9,878	3.80%	38
Feb 1999	260,284	250,749	9,535	3.66%	37
Mar 1999	260,230	250,866	9,364	3.60%	36
Apr 1999	258,642	250,411	8,231	3.18%	32
May 1999	258,369	250,180	8,189	3.17%	32
Jun 1999	261,020	251,420	9,600	3.68%	37
Jul 1999	257,563	247,810	9,753	3.79%	38
Aug 1999	256,777	247,756	9,021	3.51%	35
Sep 1999	253,799	246,084	7,715	3.04%	30
Oct 1999	256,099	249,232	6,867	2.68%	27
Nov 1999	257,424	250,773	6,651	2.58%	26
Dec 1999	257,481	250,950	6,531	2.54%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	268,094	258,889	9,205	3.43%	34
Feb 2000	267,762	259,139	8,623	3.22%	32
Mar 2000	267,456	258,993	8,463	3.16%	32
Apr 2000	266,322	259,619	6,703	2.52%	25
May 2000	264,863	258,118	6,745	2.55%	25
Jun 2000	268,342	260,706	7,636	2.85%	28
Jul 2000	265,381	257,710	7,671	2.89%	29
Aug 2000	265,345	258,373	6,972	2.63%	26
Sep 2000	262,216	255,545	6,671	2.54%	25
Oct 2000	263,838	258,074	5,764	2.18%	22
Nov 2000	264,449	258,571	5,878	2.22%	22
Dec 2000	266,656	260,755	5,901	2.21%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	267,602	258,636	8,966	3.35%	34
Feb 2001	267,347	258,609	8,738	3.27%	33
Mar 2001	268,440	258,965	9,475	3.53%	35
Apr 2001	268,952	260,752	8,200	3.05%	30
May 2001	269,413	260,877	8,536	3.17%	32
Jun 2001	272,663	262,444	10,219	3.75%	37
Jul 2001	270,828	260,137	10,691	3.95%	39
Aug 2001	269,206	258,204	11,002	4.09%	41
Sep 2001	269,702	258,415	11,287	4.18%	42
Oct 2001	270,497	259,538	10,959	4.05%	41
Nov 2001	271,325	259,855	11,470	4.23%	42
Dec 2001	272,087	260,227	11,860	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	272,112	256,956	15,156	5.57%	56
Feb 2002	273,590	258,527	15,063	5.51%	55
Mar 2002	272,807	257,587	15,220	5.58%	56
Apr 2002	272,761	258,765	13,996	5.13%	51
May 2002	273,392	259,645	13,747	5.03%	50
Jun 2002	276,584	260,836	15,748	5.69%	57
Jul 2002	274,215	258,580	15,635	5.70%	57
Aug 2002	274,892	259,567	15,325	5.57%	56
Sep 2002	274,051	258,944	15,107	5.51%	55
Oct 2002	274,153	260,063	14,090	5.14%	51
Nov 2002	274,352	259,819	14,533	5.30%	53
Dec 2002	275,069	260,092	14,977	5.44%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	276,708	258,781	17,927	6.48%	65
Feb 2003	276,450	258,653	17,797	6.44%	64
Mar 2003	276,096	258,507	17,589	6.37%	64
Apr 2003	274,704	258,766	15,938	5.80%	58
May 2003	275,139	258,486	16,653	6.05%	61
Jun 2003	279,017	260,683	18,334	6.57%	66
Jul 2003	276,290	258,703	17,587	6.37%	64
Aug 2003	275,184	258,569	16,615	6.04%	60
Sep 2003	273,254	256,897	16,357	5.99%	60
Oct 2003	275,386	260,322	15,064	5.47%	55
Nov 2003	275,891	261,015	14,876	5.39%	54
Dec 2003	275,599	261,148	14,451	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	276,511	258,795	17,716	6.41%	64
Feb 2004	275,365	258,452	16,913	6.14%	61
Mar 2004	275,448	258,341	17,107	6.21%	62
Apr 2004	273,866	259,168	14,698	5.37%	54
May 2004	274,300	259,388	14,912	5.44%	54
Jun 2004	278,562	262,539	16,023	5.75%	58
Jul 2004	275,898	260,097	15,801	5.73%	57
Aug 2004	275,254	260,851	14,403	5.23%	52
Sep 2004	271,341	257,485	13,856	5.11%	51
Oct 2004	272,621	259,716	12,905	4.73%	47
Nov 2004	274,049	261,248	12,801	4.67%	47
Dec 2004	273,755	260,848	12,907	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	273,449	257,824	15,625	5.71%	57
Feb 2005	272,877	257,360	15,517	5.69%	57
Mar 2005	272,504	257,654	14,850	5.45%	54
Apr 2005	271,970	258,789	13,181	4.85%	48
May 2005	273,391	259,940	13,451	4.92%	49
Jun 2005	276,609	262,420	14,189	5.13%	51
Jul 2005	274,721	260,320	14,401	5.24%	52
Aug 2005	273,919	260,696	13,223	4.83%	48
Sep 2005	271,797	258,136	13,661	5.03%	50
Oct 2005	273,677	261,127	12,550	4.59%	46
Nov 2005	274,937	261,809	13,128	4.77%	48
Dec 2005	274,142	261,632	12,510	4.56%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	274,863	260,028	14,835	5.40%	54
Feb 2006	274,280	259,318	14,962	5.46%	55
Mar 2006	274,684	260,250	14,434	5.25%	53
Apr 2006	273,841	260,617	13,224	4.83%	48
May 2006	274,928	261,580	13,348	4.86%	49
Jun 2006	279,096	264,706	14,390	5.16%	52
Jul 2006	277,506	262,481	15,025	5.41%	54
Aug 2006	277,772	263,772	14,000	5.04%	50
Sep 2006	274,738	260,885	13,853	5.04%	50
Oct 2006	276,666	264,384	12,282	4.44%	44
Nov 2006	277,707	264,924	12,783	4.60%	46
Dec 2006	277,848	265,080	12,768	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	277,020	261,244	15,776	5.69%	57
Feb 2007	275,739	260,904	14,835	5.38%	54
Mar 2007	276,333	262,335	13,998	5.07%	51
Apr 2007	273,942	261,323	12,619	4.61%	46
May 2007	275,259	262,269	12,990	4.72%	47
Jun 2007	279,403	265,375	14,028	5.02%	50
Jul 2007	275,986	261,647	14,339	5.20%	52
Aug 2007	274,891	261,847	13,044	4.75%	47
Sep 2007	273,541	260,538	13,003	4.75%	48
Oct 2007	273,068	261,732	11,336	4.15%	42
Nov 2007	274,646	263,356	11,290	4.11%	41
Dec 2007	274,455	262,461	11,994	4.37%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	276,863	261,590	15,273	5.52%	55
Feb 2008	274,984	260,598	14,386	5.23%	52
Mar 2008	275,564	261,496	14,068	5.11%	51
Apr 2008	272,430	261,026	11,404	4.19%	42
May 2008	272,596	258,900	13,696	5.02%	50
Jun 2008	278,201	262,369	15,832	5.69%	57
Jul 2008	275,812	260,117	15,695	5.69%	57
Aug 2008	274,528	259,157	15,371	5.60%	56
Sep 2008	270,916	255,339	15,577	5.75%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Worcester Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	37,382	9.64%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	24,400	6.29%
3.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	24,016	6.19%
4.	Educational Services	23,346	6.02%
5.	Health Care	18,436	4.75%
6.	Public Administration	17,450	4.50%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	15,852	4.09%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	14,638	3.77%
9.	Finance and Insurance	14,106	3.64%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	11,246	2.90%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	9,832	2.53%
12.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	9,372	2.42%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	9,352	2.41%
14.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	7,708	1.99%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	7,514	1.94%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	6,246	1.61%
17.	Other Transportation	6,064	1.56%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	5,596	1.44%
19.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	5,582	1.44%
20.	Chemical Manufacturing	5,328	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	65,206	18.85%
2.	Educational Services	49,404	14.28%
3.	Finance and Insurance	25,358	7.33%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	19,786	5.72%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	17,054	4.93%
6.	Social Assistance	12,420	3.59%
7.	Public Administration	11,990	3.47%
8.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	11,116	3.21%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	8,738	2.53%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	8,632	2.50%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	7,252	2.10%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	6,968	2.01%
13.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	5,866	1.70%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	5,608	1.62%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	4,728	1.37%
16.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	4,100	1.19%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	4,040	1.17%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	4,038	1.17%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,016	1.16%
20.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	3,950	1.14%

Worcester Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	22,702	5.85%
2.	Other Management Occupations	19,118	4.93%
3.	Computer Specialists	16,942	4.37%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	15,844	4.08%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	15,308	3.95%
6.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	15,068	3.88%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	14,848	3.83%
8.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	14,564	3.75%
9.	Engineers	13,172	3.40%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	12,574	3.24%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	11,322	2.92%
12.	Top Executives	9,686	2.50%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	9,474	2.44%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	9,212	2.37%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	8,776	2.26%
16.	Operations Managers Non Finance	8,360	2.16%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	7,736	1.99%
18.	Carpenters	7,660	1.97%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	6,992	1.80%
20.	Other Construction Trades	6,922	1.78%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	20,838	6.02%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	20,812	6.02%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	17,900	5.17%
4.	Registered Nurses	16,420	4.75%
5.	Other Management Occupations	12,918	3.73%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	11,258	3.25%
7.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	10,892	3.15%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	10,800	3.12%
9.	Cashiers	9,902	2.86%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	9,640	2.79%
11.	Business Operations Specialists	9,522	2.75%
12.	Other Production Occupations	9,170	2.65%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	8,602	2.49%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	8,578	2.48%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	7,848	2.27%
16.	Customer Service Representatives	7,508	2.17%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	7,036	2.03%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	6,904	2.00%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	6,676	1.93%
20.	Computer Specialists	6,302	1.82%

Worcester Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	628,696	54.26%
15-35 hours	161,984	13.98%
1-14 hours	38,908	3.36%
No regular hours	329,091	28.40%

Worcester Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	19,737	2.81%
5 AM-5:29 AM	18,652	2.66%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	31,653	4.51%
6 AM-6:29 AM	64,936	9.25%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	83,082	11.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM	108,698	15.49%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	105,261	15.00%
8 AM-8:29 AM	82,724	11.79%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	37,819	5.39%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	32,024	4.56%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	12,290	1.75%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	6,155	0.88%
Noon-3:59 PM	53,698	7.65%
4 PM-11:59 PM	44,999	6.41%

Worcester Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	23,641	3.37%
5-9	79,546	11.34%
10-14	108,216	15.42%
15-19	102,265	14.57%
20-24	94,799	13.51%
25-29	42,060	5.99%
30-34	83,097	11.84%
35-39	22,068	3.14%
40-44	25,888	3.69%
45-59	59,732	8.51%
60-89	43,820	6.24%
At least 90	16,596	2.37%

Worcester Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	5,174	0.74%	445,353	63.47%
30-44	1,946	0.28%	129,107	18.40%
45-59	730	0.10%	59,002	8.41%
At least 60	4,104	0.58%	56,312	8.02%

Worcester Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	842	0.12%
Car / truck / van, carpool	67,095	9.30%
Car / truck / van, solo	595,694	82.55%
Motorcycle	386	0.05%
Other	4,020	0.56%
Public transportation	11,954	1.66%
Walked	21,737	3.01%
Worked at home	19,854	2.75%

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Worcester Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 568,436 (1,451,444 people)
: 387,624 (1,203,266 people)
: 169,190
: 828,311
Worcester Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	50,317	8.84%
$10,000-$14,999	34,238	6.02%
$15,000-$19,999	31,431	5.52%
$20,000-$24,999	30,798	5.41%
$25,000-$29,999	31,651	5.56%
$30,000-$34,999	31,152	5.47%
$35,000-$39,999	29,030	5.10%
$40,000-$44,999	29,548	5.19%
$45,000-$49,999	27,168	4.77%
$50,000-$59,999	52,849	9.29%
$60,000-$74,999	65,157	11.45%
$75,000-$99,999	71,460	12.56%
$100,000-$124,999	39,478	6.94%
$125,000-$149,999	17,811	3.13%
$150,000-$199,999	14,854	2.61%
$200,000 or more	12,083	2.12%

Worcester Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	74,409	26.21%
Family, 2 people	75,897	26.73%
Nonfamily, 2 people	14,027	4.94%
Family, 3 people	45,810	16.13%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,011	0.71%
Family, 4 people	43,574	15.35%
Nonfamily, 4 people	748	0.26%
Family, 5 people	18,590	6.55%
Nonfamily, 5 people	202	0.07%
Family, 6 people	5,821	2.05%
Nonfamily, 6 people	59	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	2,731	0.96%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	48	0.02%

Worcester Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	455,663	29.48%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	218,848	14.16%
Public Assistance	18,672	1.21%
Retirement	92,778	6.00%
Self Employment	59,971	3.88%
Social Security	150,538	9.74%
Supplemental Security	28,073	1.82%
Wage / Salary	443,219	28.68%
Other	77,782	5.03%

Worcester Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	157,220	51.87%
With children under 18	145,867	48.13%

Worcester Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	45,988	8.10%
Married	334,477	58.91%
Never Married	171,669	30.23%
Widowed	15,689	2.76%

Worcester Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	61,935	10.12%
Married	333,594	54.49%
Never Married	150,545	24.59%
Widowed	66,103	10.80%

Worcester Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Worcester Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Worcester Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	60,528	5.41%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	128,520	11.49%
High school diploma or equivalent	337,113	30.13%
Some college, no degree	228,755	20.44%
Associate degree	83,247	7.44%
Bachelors degree	178,058	15.91%
Graduate or professional degree	102,785	9.19%

Worcester Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	16,107	2.14%	13,688	1.82%	29,795	3.97%
Kindergarten	19,473	2.59%	3,034	0.40%	22,507	3.00%
Grades 1-4	83,315	11.09%	8,735	1.16%	92,050	12.26%
Grades 5-8	82,506	10.99%	8,456	1.13%	90,962	12.11%
Grades 9-12	73,319	9.76%	10,210	1.36%	83,529	11.12%
Undergrad college	40,275	5.36%	33,640	4.48%	73,915	9.84%
Graduate or professional school	8,587	1.14%	9,922	1.32%	18,509	2.46%
Total	323,582	43.09%	87,685	11.68%	411,267	54.77%

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Worcester Metro Area Business Information Back to top
: 28,123
Worcester Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,146	1,291
2002	1,042	949
2003	1,786	1,532
2004	1,684	2,079

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Worcester Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Worcester Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,320,158	90.77%
Below Poverty Level	134,286	9.23%

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Worcester Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,118
Worcester Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.964	0.411	0.033	0.803	6.210	0.000	5.539	18.085	3.044	26.667
2000	4.454	0.443	0.012	0.715	5.624	0.000	4.537	16.675	2.861	24.073
2001	3.341	0.391	0.016	0.814	4.562	0.000	4.234	14.221	3.015	21.469
2002	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2003	3.014	0.256	0.019	0.772	4.061	0.000	5.112	13.411	2.809	21.332
2004	2.587	0.359	0.018	0.834	3.798	0.000	4.865	12.719	2.725	20.309
2005	2.528	0.399	0.012	0.754	3.692	0.000	4.660	12.607	2.413	19.680
2006	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2007	2.768	0.271	0.023	0.676	3.738	0.000	4.728	12.468	1.978	19.175

Worcester Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	16,009
2000	14,949
2001	13,176

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Worcester Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Worcester Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	106,034	14.12%
10-19 Years	106,631	14.20%
20-29 Years	88,707	11.81%
30-39 Years	122,826	16.36%
40-49 Years	120,307	16.02%
50-59 Years	82,312	10.96%
60-69 Years	49,393	6.58%
70-79 Years	45,196	6.02%
80-89 Years	24,738	3.29%
90+ Years	4,819	0.64%

Worcester Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	366,921	48.86%
Female	384,042	51.14%

Worcester Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	649,227	86.45%
Hispanic/Latino	50,864	6.77%
Asian	19,561	2.60%
African-American	18,257	2.43%
Multiracial	9,681	1.29%
Other Race	1,686	0.22%
Amerindian	1,499	0.20%
Pacific Islander	188	0.03%

Worcester Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	305,565	19.13%
2.	French Non-Basque	222,681	13.94%
3.	Italian	201,224	12.60%
4.	English	170,753	10.69%
5.	French Canadian	119,876	7.51%
6.	Polish	102,386	6.41%
7.	German	84,862	5.31%
8.	United States Or American	64,286	4.03%
9.	Swedish	51,587	3.23%
10.	Scottish	35,713	2.24%

Worcester Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,193,360	85.13%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	85,487	6.10%
3.	French	26,671	1.90%
4.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	11,172	0.80%
5.	Polish	10,486	0.75%
6.	Vietnamese	10,330	0.74%
7.	Italian	7,775	0.55%
8.	Chinese	6,028	0.43%
9.	Other Indo European	5,760	0.41%
10.	African	5,686	0.41%

Worcester Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,385,351	92.14%
Naturalized immigrant	50,686	3.37%
Not a citizen	67,475	4.49%

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Worcester Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Worcester Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Worcester County

Worcester Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ashburnham	Harvard	Rutland
Athol	Holden	Shrewsbury
Auburn	Hopedale	South Ashburnham
Baldwinville	Hubbardston	South Barre
Barre	Jefferson	South Grafton
Berlin	Lancaster	South Lancaster
Blackstone	Leicester	Southborough
Bolton	Leominster	Southbridge
Boylston	Linwood	Spencer
Brookfield	Lunenburg	Sterling
Charlton	Manchaug	Still River
Charlton City	Mendon	Sturbridge
Charlton Depot	Milford	Sutton
Cherry Valley	Millbury	Templeton
Clinton	Millville	Upton
Cordaville	New Braintree	Uxbridge
Douglas	North Brookfield	Warren
Dudley	North Grafton	Webster
East Brookfield	North Oxford	West Boylston
East Douglas	North Uxbridge	West Brookfield
East Princeton	Northborough	West Millbury
East Templeton	Northbridge	West Warren
Fayville	Oakham	Westborough
Fiskdale	Oxford	Westminster
Fitchburg	Paxton	Wheelwright
Fort Devens	Petersham	Whitinsville
Gardner	Phillipston	Winchendon
Gilbertville	Princeton	Winchendon Springs
Grafton	Rochdale	Worcester
Hardwick	Royalston

Worcester (172,648)	North Grafton (6,380)	Fiskdale (2,156)
Leominster (41,303)	Rutland (6,353)	East Brookfield (2,097)
Fitchburg (39,102)	Whitinsville (6,340)	Rochdale (2,020)
Shrewsbury (31,640)	Southborough (6,266)	North Oxford (1,937)
Milford (26,799)	Hopedale (5,907)	Baldwinville (1,852)
Gardner (20,770)	Sturbridge (5,681)	South Lancaster (1,742)
Westborough (17,997)	Upton (5,642)	Oakham (1,673)
Southbridge (17,214)	Lancaster (5,638)	Phillipston (1,621)
Webster (16,415)	Mendon (5,286)	Gilbertville (1,263)
Auburn (15,901)	Harvard (5,230)	Royalston (1,254)
Holden (15,621)	Barre (5,113)	Petersham (1,180)
Grafton (14,894)	Templeton (4,947)	West Warren (1,087)
Northborough (14,013)	Warren (4,776)	Fort Devens (1,017)
Clinton (13,435)	Douglas (4,726)	South Ashburnham (1,013)
Oxford (13,352)	North Brookfield (4,683)	New Braintree (927)
Millbury (12,784)	Ashburnham (4,533)	Fayville (444)
Spencer (11,691)	Paxton (4,386)	Still River (230)
Athol (11,299)	Bolton (4,148)	East Templeton (137)
Charlton (11,263)	Boylston (4,008)	Charlton Depot
Uxbridge (11,156)	Hubbardston (3,909)	Winchendon Springs
Leicester (10,471)	West Brookfield (3,804)	Wheelwright
Dudley (10,036)	Princeton (3,353)	Charlton City
Winchendon (9,611)	Brookfield (3,051)	North Uxbridge
Lunenburg (9,401)	Jefferson (2,959)	South Grafton
Blackstone (8,804)	Millville (2,724)	Manchaug
Sutton (8,250)	Hardwick (2,622)	East Princeton
West Boylston (7,481)	Cordaville (2,515)	Linwood
Sterling (7,257)	Berlin (2,380)	South Barre
Westminster (6,907)	Cherry Valley (2,365)	West Millbury
Northbridge (6,842)	East Douglas (2,319)