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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Worcester is $24,447, which is lower than the state average of $36,441 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Worcester median household income is $46,105, which has grown by 29.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 34.34% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Worcester residents spend 23.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #210

Worcester, MA	24,447 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Worcester, MA	29,919 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Worcester, MA	32,691 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Worcester, MA	26,028 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #209

Worcester, MA	46,105 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Worcester, MA	62,542 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #138

Worcester, MA	29.42%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Worcester, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.93%	$12,378, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.66%	$14,632, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.52%	$4,844, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.13%	$24,425, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Worcester, MA	56,988 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Worcester, MA	74,311 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Worcester, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$49,107, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$42,189, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$23,845, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$50,589, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$18,529, see rank	$36,701	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$37,201, see rank	$81,103	$53,370
One Race, Other	$20,976, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,327, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Worcester, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$22,429, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,590, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,622, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$27,666, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Worcester, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	147,274, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	69,055, 46.89%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	46,992, 68.05%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	23, 0.03%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	46,969, 68.02%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	41,587, 88.54%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,382, 11.46%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	22,063, 31.95%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	78,219, 53.11%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	45,183, 57.76%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	61, 0.08%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	45,122, 57.69%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	40,843, 90.52%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,279, 9.48%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	33,036, 42.24%, see rank	36.65%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Worcester, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	80,390, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	59,611, 74.15%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,977, 11.17%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,645, 3.29%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	4,923, 6.12%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	1,196, 1.49%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,038, 3.78%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Worcester, MA	23.7 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Worcester, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	82,430	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	41,587, 50.45%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,912, 33.45%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8,260, 19.86%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,169, 17.24%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	55, 0.13%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,936, 7.06%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,613, 18.31%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	40,843, 49.55%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15,775, 38.62%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	10,326, 25.28%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,965, 29.30%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	53, 0.13%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	111, 0.27%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,576, 6.31%, see rank	4.29%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Worcester, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	82,430, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	121, 0.15%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	3,652, 4.43%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,572, 10.40%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,049, 2.49%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9,393, 11.40%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,447, 4.18%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	1,441, 1.75%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,163, 5.05%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,179, 9.92%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	26,802, 32.51%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,974, 8.46%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,285, 3.99%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,352, 5.28%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Worcester, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	37,852	22.02%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,904	17.39%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.