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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Worcester County is $32,072, which is lower than the state average of $36,441 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Worcester County median household income is $65,453, which has grown by 36.72% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 34.34% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Worcester County residents spend 28.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 28.8 minutes and is higher 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, #9

Worcester County	32,072 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 County	36,863 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 County	44,490 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 County	30,811 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, #7

Worcester County	65,453 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Worcester County	83,806 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #5

Worcester County	36.72%
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 County		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.62%	$12,200, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.48%	$17,163, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.13%	$4,717, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.67%	$22,669, 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 County	82,736 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Worcester County	99,709 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 County	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$67,622, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$46,576, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,017, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$85,542, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,750, see rank	$36,701	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$47,404, see rank	$81,103	$53,370
One Race, Other	$30,304, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,502, 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 County	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$32,341, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$72,821, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$81,407, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$35,600, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Worcester County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	647,366, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	315,648, 48.76%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	227,352, 72.03%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	330, 0.10%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	227,022, 71.92%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	205,055, 90.32%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	21,967, 9.68%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	88,296, 27.97%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	331,718, 51.24%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	209,281, 63.09%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	129, 0.04%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	209,152, 63.05%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	193,811, 92.67%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,341, 7.33%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	122,437, 36.91%, 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 County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	390,615, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	319,948, 81.91%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	34,253, 8.77%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6,148, 1.57%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	10,816, 2.77%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	3,402, 0.87%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	16,048, 4.11%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Worcester County	28.2 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 County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	398,866	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	205,055, 51.41%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	76,696, 37.40%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	30,390, 14.82%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35,235, 17.18%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	658, 0.32%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,062, 8.32%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34,178, 16.67%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	193,811, 48.59%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85,709, 44.22%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	38,715, 19.98%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	58,746, 30.31%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	249, 0.13%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	361, 0.19%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,714, 5.01%, 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 County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	398,866, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,817, 0.46%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	22,607, 5.67%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	52,737, 13.22%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	10,414, 2.61%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	45,993, 11.53%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15,505, 3.89%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	7,902, 1.98%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25,756, 6.46%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	43,403, 10.88%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	108,962, 27.32%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	30,447, 7.63%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	15,924, 3.99%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,399, 4.36%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Worcester County	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	90,347	11.56%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16,852	8.38%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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