Worcester County, Massachusetts
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health: 250 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Boston
Population:
- Total Population: 750,963
- Males: 366,413
- Females: 384,550
Ethnicity:
- White: 649,000
- Black/African American: 18,542
- Hispanic: 50,931
- Native American/Eskimo: 1,390
- Asian: 18,813
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 163
- Other: 1,632
- 2 or more: 10,492
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (595,965)
- Spanish (42,730)
- French (13,305)
- Portuguese (5,555)
- Polish (5,245)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 59,063
- Canada (6,206)
- Vietnam (4,605)
- Brazil (3,146)
- United Kingdom (2,704)
- Poland (2,693)
- India (2,615)
- Dominican Republic (2,551)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (309,267)
- Jewish Estimate (19,500)
- United Church of Christ (19,088)
- Episcopal Church (10,492)
- United Methodist Church, The (8,735)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 223,446
- Sensory: 21,105
- Physical: 51,104
- Mental: 33,241
- Self-care: 15,888
- Go outside home: 42,368
- Employment: 57,240
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 3,632
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 283,927
- Utility gas: 86,387
- Bottled or LP gas: 7,712
- Electricity: 39,586
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 143,201
- Coal or Coke: 552
- Wood: 4,502
- Solar Energy: 60
- Other fuel: 1,158
- No fuel used: 769
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 552,310
- No vehicle: 53,313
- 1 or more vehicle: 498,997
Education Attainment:
- No School: 4,893
- No High School: 23,933
- Some High School: 53,200
- High School: 149,639
- Some College: 91,635
- Associate's Degree: 39,063
- College Degree: 82,648
- Master's Degree: 36,587
- Professional Degree: 8,783
- Doctoral Degree: 5,487
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 283,927
- Owners with phone: 181,545
- Owners without phone: 552
- Renters with phone: 99,247
- Renters without phone: 2,583
10 closest counties:
- Windham County, Connecticut
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Providence County, Rhode Island
- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Tolland County, Connecticut
- Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- Kent County, Rhode Island
- Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
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Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WYDN ( TV) WORCESTER, MA
- WCHC (88.1 FM) WORCESTER, MA
- WYCM (90.1 FM) CHARLTON, MA
- WICN (90.5 FM) WORCESTER, MA
- WCUW (91.3 FM) WORCESTER, MA
- WXPL (91.3 FM) FITCHBURG, MA
- WXRB (95.1 FM) DUDLEY, MA
- WXLO (104.5 FM) WORCESER, MA
- WVNE (760 AM) WORCESTER, MA
- WCMX (1000 AM) LUNENBURG, MA
- WGAW (1340 AM) GARDNER, MA
- WMRC (1490 AM) MILFORD, MA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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