Hampshire County vs. Worcester County

	Hampshire County (MA)	Worcester County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	161,355	830,839
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	158,056	798,383
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	158,080	798,552
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.4%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	14.7%	21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	53.3%	50.7%
White alone, percent	88.0%	85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.4%	6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.8%	11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.4%	76.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,323	44,391
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	11.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	64,057	336,485
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.8%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$277,200	$269,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,779	$1,891
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$710	$715
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,083	$1,027
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	32.6%	36.7%
Building permits, 2018	368	1,596
Households, 2014-2018	58,665	307,294
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.0%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.4%	84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.4%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.5%	35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	2.8%	3.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.8%	66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	264,441	1,266,930
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	875,918	6,350,013
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,096,283	10,475,792
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,806,978	7,126,758
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,749,972	10,916,535
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,951	$13,541
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.2	29.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,044	$71,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,605	$36,169
Persons in poverty, percent	11.1%	9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,585	18,451
Total employment, 2017	50,556	305,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,945,669	15,397,755
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-18.9%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,521	56,134
All firms, 2012	16,416	61,953
Men-owned firms, 2012	9,143	36,840
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,666	19,245
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,011	7,583
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,937	52,298
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,569	6,519
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	14,216	52,634
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.7%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	299.8	528.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	527.26	1,510.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hampshire county (MA) and Worcester county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.