Worcester, Massachusetts Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Worcester is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Households

Worcester is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Housing units

Worcester is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 42 other cities in Retail sales

Worcester is 2nd in Massachusetts out of 53 other cities in Current population (2012)

Worcester is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 38 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Worcester is 4th in Massachusetts out of 42 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Worcester is 6th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Size in square miles

Worcester is 9th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Two or More

Worcester is 10th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Worcester is 10th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Worcester	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Current population (2012)	182,669	2nd	6,646,144	313,914,040
Size in square miles	37.4	6th	7,800.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4,844.5	21st	839.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Worcester	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	22nd	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.1%	53rd	21.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.7%	101st	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Worcester	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.9%	93rd	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	30.1%	69th	38.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Worcester	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Race - White	69.4%	103rd	83.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	11.6%	10th	7.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	22nd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	6.1%	29th	5.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	92nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.0%	9th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	20.9%	10th	10.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	59.6%	105th	75.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Worcester	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Female residents	51.3%	86th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	20.6%	23rd	14.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Worcester	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Housing units	74,645	2nd	2,818,940	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	60.9%	25th	41.8%	25.9%
Households	70,248	2nd	2,522,409	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	46.6%	99th	63.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$234,400	97th	$343,500	$186,200
People per household	2.4	72nd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Worcester	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Income per capita	$24,544	97th	$35,051	$27,915
Income per household	$45,846	99th	$65,981	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.0%	13th	10.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Worcester	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	11,799	4th	596,790	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,923,315	2nd	$88,082,966	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,958	27th	$13,553	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$302,038	3rd	$14,917,210	$613,795,732