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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Worcester Area is $31,558, which is lower than the state average of $36,441 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Worcester Area median household income is $64,629. On average Worcester Area residents spend 28.0 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, #55

Worcester Area	31,558 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 Area	36,058 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 Area	43,275 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 Area	30,348 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, #34

Worcester Area	64,629 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Worcester Area	82,290 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Worcester Area	1.43%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Worcester Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Massachusetts and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.97%	$11,968, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.66%	$17,290, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.26%	$4,648, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.10%	$22,718, 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 Area	81,092 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Worcester Area	97,537 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 Area	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$66,713, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$46,920, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,712, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$84,763, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,049, see rank	$36,701	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$53,700, see rank	$81,103	$53,370
One Race, Other	$30,194, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$37,810, 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 Area	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$32,181, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$71,790, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$79,791, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$36,176, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Worcester Area	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	743,152, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	362,589, 48.79%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	261,469, 72.11%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	550, 0.15%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	260,919, 71.96%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	234,998, 90.07%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	25,921, 9.93%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	101,120, 27.89%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	380,563, 51.21%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	240,651, 63.24%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	154, 0.04%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	240,497, 63.20%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	222,196, 92.39%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,301, 7.61%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	139,912, 36.76%, 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 Area	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	447,119, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	366,534, 81.98%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	39,642, 8.87%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6,508, 1.46%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	12,585, 2.81%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	3,876, 0.87%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17,974, 4.02%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Worcester Area	28.0 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 Area	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	457,194	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	234,998, 51.40%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85,103, 36.21%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35,387, 15.06%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	40,067, 17.05%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,191, 0.51%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19,845, 8.44%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	40,272, 17.14%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	222,196, 48.60%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	96,020, 43.21%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	45,509, 20.48%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	67,619, 30.43%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	420, 0.19%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	444, 0.20%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,768, 5.30%, 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 Area	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	457,194, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,905, 0.64%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	26,095, 5.71%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	60,272, 13.18%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12,153, 2.66%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	53,741, 11.75%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	18,151, 3.97%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	8,666, 1.90%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	28,208, 6.17%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	47,976, 10.49%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	125,077, 27.36%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36,015, 7.88%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	18,183, 3.98%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19,752, 4.32%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Worcester Area	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	103,293	11.55%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	19,473	8.43%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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