# Worcester County, Massachusetts demographics

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Worcester County, Massachusetts (county FIPS 25027) has a median household income of $95,939 (±$1,131) and a total population of 867,788 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 87 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 867,788 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 40.2 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 335,826 | ±1,207 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $95,939 | ±$1,131 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $423,700 | ±$3,371 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,426 | ±$19 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 65.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 34.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 39.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 10.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 25027 |
| Land area | 1,510.68 sq mi |
| Water area | 68.48 sq mi |
| Population density | 574 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [01331](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01331) | 3.6% | 99.7% | Yes |
| [01368](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01368) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01005](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01005) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01475](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01475) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01507) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01452](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01452) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01366](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01366) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01430](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01430) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01516](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01516) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01473](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01473) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01541](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01541) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01543](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01543) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01562](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01562) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01590](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01590) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01564](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01564) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01420](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01420) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01569](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01569) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01585](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01585) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01523](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01523) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01462](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01462) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01453](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01453) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01566](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01566) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01440](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01440) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01468](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01468) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [01068](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01068) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01535](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01535) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01568](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01568) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01451](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01451) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01571](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01571) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01531](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01531) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01545](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01545) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01581](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01581) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01550](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01550) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01740](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01740) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01540](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01540) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01520](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01520) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01037](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01037) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01532](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01532) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01756](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01756) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01505) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01524](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01524) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01522](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01522) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01527](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01527) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01506](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01506) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01612](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01612) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01501) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01757](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01757) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01772](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01772) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01503](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01503) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [01083](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01083) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01583](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01583) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01082](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01082) | 0.8% | 26.7% |  |
| [01570](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01570) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01518) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [01504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01504) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01519](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01519) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01515](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01515) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [01534](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01534) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01436](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01436) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01536](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01536) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [01588](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01588) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [01537](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01537) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [01031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01031) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01092](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01092) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01604](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01604) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01606](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01606) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01602](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01602) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01605](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01605) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01510](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01510) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [01434](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01434) | 0.4% | 82.8% | Yes |
| [01747](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01747) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01529](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01529) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01603](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01603) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01542](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01542) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [01609](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01609) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01560](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01560) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01611](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01611) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01607](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01607) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [01610](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01610) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [01094](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01094) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [01608](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01608) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [01010](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01010) | 0% | 1.3% |  |
| [01745](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01745) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [01438](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01438) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [01074](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01074) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [01561](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01561) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [01525](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/01525) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:027&in=state:25
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
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```

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