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People QuickFacts |
Worcester County |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
783,806 | 6,497,967 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
4.5% | 2.3% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
749,973 | 6,349,113 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.2% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
23.6% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
12.3% | 13.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.9% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
90.9% | 86.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
3.8% | 7.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
3.6% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.3% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
8.3% | 8.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
83.6% | 79.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
59.0% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.9% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
15.0% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.5% | 84.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
26.9% | 33.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
129,290 | 1,084,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.8 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
316,082 | 2,722,190 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
64.1% | 61.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
39.2% | 42.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$146,000 | $185,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
283,927 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$61,791 | $62,383 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,983 | $25,952 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
9.5% | 10.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Worcester County |
Massachusetts |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
18,508 | 175,4631 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
287,398 | 3,044,0801 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-2.0% | -1.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
49,102 | 453,998 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
58,991 | 563,539 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.4% | 2.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.3% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.8% | 2.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.1% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
10,452,765 | 77,996,586 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
13,411,687 | 127,129,789 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,093,458 | 73,903,837 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,517 | $11,525 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
939,888 | 11,789,582 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
909 | 9,883 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
4,952,072 | 61,027,9831 |