Cheshire County vs. Worcester County

Cheshire County (NH)Worcester County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)76,493830,839
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.8%4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)77,122798,383
Population, Census, April 1, 201077,117798,552
Persons under 5 years, percent4.4%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.9%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.9%15.6%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.7%
White alone, percent95.5%85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.7%5.4%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.9%11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.9%76.1%
Veterans, 2014-20185,63344,391
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.3%11.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)35,722336,485
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.8%65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$190,600$269,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,678$1,891
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$768$715
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$946$1,027
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.5%36.7%
Building permits, 20181621,596
Households, 2014-201830,319307,294
Persons per household, 2014-20182.372.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.6%88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.9%19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.4%89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.7%84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.6%35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.3%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%3.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.1%66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.1%62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)128,6761,266,930
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)334,7216,350,013
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,101,59210,475,792
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)637,4387,126,758
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,692,50410,916,535
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$22,023$13,541
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.429.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,057$71,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,136$36,169
Persons in poverty, percent10.2%9.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,92118,451
Total employment, 201726,755305,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,175,13915,397,755
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.8%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,87656,134
All firms, 20127,62561,953
Men-owned firms, 20124,56436,840
Women-owned firms, 20121,86919,245
Minority-owned firms, 20122067,583
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,05752,298
Veteran-owned firms, 20127756,519
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,40852,634
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.6%28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010109.1528.6
Land area in square miles, 2010706.661,510.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

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