Worcester, Massachusetts demographics

Worcester, MA demographics: median age 33.9; 35.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Worcester city, Massachusetts · Incorporated city · GEOID 2582000. The survey estimates a population of 207,055 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Worcester is 33.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.5 years. There are 79,501 households (±1,153). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.9 ±0.5	40.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 207,055
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Under 18	40,564 ±1,567	19.6% ±0.8 pp	19.4%	22.0%
18–34	66,322 ±1,933	32.0% ±0.9 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	72,550 ±2,247	35.0% ±1.1 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	27,619 ±1,187	13.3% ±0.6 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 207,055
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Male	102,718 ±1,492	49.6% ±0.7 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	104,337 ±1,489	50.4% ±0.7 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 207,055
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
White alone	110,362 ±3,113	53.3% ±1.5 pp	68.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	26,696 ±1,709	12.9% ±0.8 pp	6.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,038 ±426	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	14,845 ±1,430	7.2% ±0.7 pp	7.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	143 ±110 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	16,591 ±1,800	8.0% ±0.9 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	37,380 ±2,910	18.1% ±1.4 pp	11.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 207,055
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	154,762 ±2,368	74.7% ±1.1 pp	86.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	52,293 ±2,366	25.3% ±1.1 pp	13.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 79,501
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Married-couple family	26,802 ±1,097	33.7% ±1.3 pp	45.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	5,651 ±688	7.1% ±0.9 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	12,749 ±917	16.0% ±1.1 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	24,863 ±1,396	31.3% ±1.7 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	9,436 ±889	11.9% ±1.1 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 79,501
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Households with people under 18	23,112 ±952	29.1% ±1.1 pp	27.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	56,389 ±1,613	70.9% ±1.7 pp	72.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 79,501
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	24,863 ±1,396	31.3% ±1.7 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	24,018 ±1,435	30.2% ±1.8 pp	33.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	14,037 ±946	17.7% ±1.2 pp	16.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	10,308 ±888	13.0% ±1.1 pp	13.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,594 ±506	4.5% ±0.6 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,776 ±345	2.2% ±0.4 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	905 ±192	1.1% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 207,055
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Native	155,139 ±2,245	74.9% ±1.1 pp	82.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	51,916 ±2,246	25.1% ±1.1 pp	18.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 195,294
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
English only	118,158 ±2,455	60.5% ±1.2 pp	74.9%	77.7%
Spanish	36,979 ±2,239	18.9% ±1.1 pp	9.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2,096 ±611	1.1% ±0.3 pp	1.9%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	420 ±260 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2,316 ±665	1.2% ±0.3 pp	1.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	15,194 ±1,761	7.8% ±0.9 pp	6.1%	2.0%
Korean	230 ±96	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,110 ±406	1.1% ±0.2 pp	2.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	5,188 ±987	2.7% ±0.5 pp	0.7%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	111 ±70 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,400 ±412	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.3%	1.1%
Arabic	2,723 ±865	1.4% ±0.4 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	8,369 ±1,012	4.3% ±0.5 pp	1.0%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 135,831
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	19,426 ±1,443	14.3% ±1.0 pp	8.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	37,151 ±1,759	27.4% ±1.3 pp	22.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	21,110 ±1,419	15.5% ±1.0 pp	14.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	10,346 ±827	7.6% ±0.6 pp	7.5%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	27,694 ±1,428	20.4% ±1.0 pp	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20,104 ±1,390	14.8% ±1.0 pp	21.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 204,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Same house	170,123 ±2,500	83.0% ±1.2 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	17,753 ±1,869	8.7% ±0.9 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	7,620 ±923	3.7% ±0.5 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,303 ±602	3.1% ±0.3 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	3,076 ±788	1.5% ±0.4 pp	0.9%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.9% of Worcester residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally. 91.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Worcester	Massachusetts	U.S.	Compared with Massachusetts
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.9% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.0% ±0.5 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.1% ±0.4 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Worcester . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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