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Language Spoken At Home in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 752,438 | 100% |
English only | 618,583 | 82.2% |
Language other than English | 133,855 | 17.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 55,691 | 7.4% |
Spanish | 55,628 | 7.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 25,200 | 3.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 47,648 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,643 | 2.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 19,191 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,628 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 11,388 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,220 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 799,277 | 100% |
American | 28,938 | 3.6% |
Arab | 8,181 | 1.0% |
Czech | 1,272 | 0.2% |
Danish | 1,831 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 6,673 | 0.8% |
English | 87,045 | 10.9% |
French (except Basque) | 116,233 | 14.5% |
French Canadian | 52,031 | 6.5% |
German | 52,926 | 6.6% |
Greek | 10,006 | 1.3% |
Hungarian | 2,428 | 0.3% |
Irish | 175,196 | 21.9% |
Italian | 111,103 | 13.9% |
Lithuanian | 12,321 | 1.5% |
Norwegian | 3,952 | 0.5% |
Polish | 52,453 | 6.6% |
Portuguese | 13,142 | 1.6% |
Russian | 9,420 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,079 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 19,566 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 1,392 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 10,427 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 27,066 | 3.4% |
Swiss | 1,139 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 1,948 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,404 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5,517 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 299,350 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 201,432 | 67.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 95,241 | 31.8% |
Married-couple family | 151,603 | 50.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 67,962 | 22.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 13,387 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,014 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 36,442 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,265 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 97,918 | 32.7% |
Householder living alone | 79,335 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 30,090 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 102,615 | 34.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 72,331 | 24.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 772,040 | 100% |
Householder | 299,350 | 38.8% |
Spouse | 151,489 | 19.6% |
Child | 240,831 | 31.2% |
Other relatives | 39,622 | 5.1% |
Nonrelatives | 40,748 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 19,747 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 316,002 | 100% |
Never married | 112,310 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 162,190 | 51.3% |
Separated | 4,940 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 8,393 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 28,169 | 8.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 331,566 | 100% |
Never married | 95,716 | 28.9% |
Now married, except separated | 159,756 | 48.2% |
Separated | 6,769 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 31,359 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 37,966 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 10,033 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,279 | 32.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 14,258 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,415 | 31.0% |
Less than 1 year | 1,126 | 7.9% |
1 or 2 years | 860 | 6.0% |
3 or 4 years | 717 | 5.0% |
5 or more years | 1,712 | 12.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,415 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,691 | 61.0% |
Who are married | 3,243 | 73.5% |
School Enrollment in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 216,109 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 14,665 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 9,562 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 84,847 | 39.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 45,879 | 21.2% |
College or graduate school | 61,156 | 28.3% |
Educational Attainment in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 535,755 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 22,317 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 36,197 | 6.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 152,078 | 28.4% |
Some college, no degree | 95,614 | 17.8% |
Associate's degree | 48,608 | 9.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 111,116 | 20.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 69,825 | 13.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.8% |
Veteran Status in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 611,954 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 55,594 | 9.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 786,816 | 100% |
With a disability | 88,181 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 186,012 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,455 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 503,248 | 100% |
With a disability | 44,891 | 8.9% |
65 years and over | 97,556 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,835 | 35.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 789,974 | 100% |
Same house | 695,601 | 88.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 89,972 | 11.4% |
Same county | 62,743 | 7.9% |
Different county | 27,229 | 3.4% |
Same state | 14,950 | 1.9% |
Different state | 12,279 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 4,401 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 799,277 | 100% |
Native | 710,357 | 88.9% |
Born in United States | 687,530 | 86.0% |
State of residence | 548,145 | 68.6% |
Different state | 139,385 | 17.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 22,827 | 2.9% |
Foreign born | 88,920 | 11.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 88,920 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 43,975 | 49.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 44,945 | 50.5% |
Year of Entry in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 111,747 | 100% |
Native | 22,827 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 517 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 22,310 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 88,920 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3,076 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 85,844 | 96.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Worcester
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 88,920 | 100% |
Europe | 18,903 | 21.3% |
Asia | 25,958 | 29.2% |
Africa | 10,637 | 12.0% |
Oceania | 333 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 27,961 | 31.4% |
Northern America | 5,128 | 5.8% |