Middlesex County vs. Worcester County

	Middlesex County (MA)	Worcester County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,614,714	830,839
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.4%	4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,503,123	798,383
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,503,085	798,552
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.3%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	50.7%
White alone, percent	78.5%	85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.9%	6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	12.9%	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	8.3%	11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.6%	76.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	59,816	44,391
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.0%	11.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	641,398	336,485
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.4%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$476,500	$269,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,529	$1,891
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$923	$715
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,541	$1,027
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	44.5%	36.7%
Building permits, 2018	4,309	1,596
Households, 2014-2018	600,032	307,294
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.5%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	26.4%	19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.2%	89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.2%	84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.1%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	55.2%	35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.7%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.0%	3.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.7%	66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,940,307	1,266,930
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	15,136,621	6,350,013
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	22,760,719	10,475,792
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	46,631,358	7,126,758
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,344,600	10,916,535
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,885	$13,541
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.9	29.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$97,012	$71,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,669	$36,169
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	44,711	18,451
Total employment, 2017	893,022	305,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	70,163,577	15,397,755
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	146,222	56,134
All firms, 2012	153,958	61,953
Men-owned firms, 2012	88,608	36,840
Women-owned firms, 2012	51,807	19,245
Minority-owned firms, 2012	24,102	7,583
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	124,407	52,298
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	13,412	6,519
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	134,199	52,634
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.1%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,837.9	528.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	817.82	1,510.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

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