Household Types in Worcester, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family233.761054%46.901878%33.761054%33.8%23,36423.4k15.767875%12.492179%15.767875%15.8%10,91210.9k5.696203%4.195805%5.696203%5.7%3,94235.310098%28.639460%35.310098%35.3%24,43624.4k9.464771%7.770677%9.464771%9.5%6,550
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads55.385866%69.306498%55.385866%55.4%9,53836.443877%24.387245%36.443877%36.4%6,2768.170257%6.306257%8.170257%8.2%1,407

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.884400%27.334675%24.884400%24.9%17,22117.2k74.667649%72.182263%74.667649%74.7%51,67351.7k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Black3Other3Hispanic5Mixed3-9.570419%-10.793910%-15.198477%-13.349647%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-48.912452%49%51.087548%59.013135%51.087548%51%3,678-10.695296%-4.118601%-38.865357%-10.409156%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-64.088410%64%35.911590%49.366323%35.911590%36%44,38444.4k-25.329193%-9.279503%-28.434783%-6.658385%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-69.701863%70%30.298137%28.629629%30.298137%30%8,050-27.105490%-10.146594%-30.928428%-6.812302%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-74.992814%75%25.007186%30.021067%25.007186%25%3,479-30.217096%-5.305292%-33.649932%-7.028494%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-76.200814%76%23.799186%34.002970%23.799186%24%7,370-26.928221%-10.075791%-34.864021%-6.598306%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-78.466340%78%21.533660%34.952056%21.533660%22%2,243
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Worcester

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
12%22%31%40%49%58%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%61%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1%9%16%24%31%39%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%24%34%44%54%64%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.8%11.7%15.6%19.6%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%18%29%40%51%63%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Worcester

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%29%43%58%73%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%61%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%18%32%46%60%75%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%
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Household Types by Place in the Worcester Area

There are 46 places in the Worcester Area. This section compares Worcester to all of the places in the Worcester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester, selected other places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Worcester
0%20%40%60%80%Count#BrooklynCordavilleSturbridgeS AshburnhamNorthboroughQuinebaugS LancasterN BrookfieldRutlandE BrookfieldBaldwinvilleUptonS WoodstockLunenburgWaureganPetershamWorcesterHopedaleWorcesterMilfordMoosupUnited StatesFiskdaleWestboroughNew EnglandOxfordWhitinsvilleNortheastMassachusettsN Grosvenor DalePlainfield VlgW BrookfieldLeominsterEast BrooklynFitchburgSpencerSouth WindhamWarrenSouthbridge TownClintonGardnerWebsterWinchendonEast DouglasBrookfieldWorcesterWorcesterAtholBarrePutnamDanielsonWillimanticDevens80.882353%80.882353%81%110177.479580%77.479580%77%664269.402110%69.402110%69%592363.636364%63.636364%64%196463.216348%63.216348%63%1,423561.180680%61.180680%61%342658.241758%58.241758%58%371754.883721%54.883721%55%472853.837719%53.837719%54%491952.452026%52.452026%52%2461051.597052%51.597052%52%4201151.136364%51.136364%51%6301250.716846%50.716846%51%2831350.000000%50.000000%50%3951449.877751%49.877751%50%2041549.541284%49.541284%50%541649.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.333333%49.333333%49%7401749.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k49.146962%49.146962%49%4,9261849.055118%49.055118%49%6231948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.158915%48.158915%48%4972048.124639%48.124639%48%8342147.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.733105%47.733105%48%1,1162247.120000%47.120000%47%1,1782347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.781145%44.781145%45%2662444.748858%44.748858%45%3922543.380855%43.380855%43%2132643.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332742.241379%42.241379%42%2942841.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782939.844708%39.844708%40%9753037.981651%37.981651%38%2073137.743191%37.743191%38%1943237.483541%37.483541%37%2,5623336.772217%36.772217%37%1,0803436.701156%36.701156%37%3,0153535.725394%35.725394%36%1,6083635.248042%35.248042%35%5403734.730539%34.730539%35%3483834.042553%34.042553%34%1123933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k33.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4033.651620%33.651620%34%1,1634133.392857%33.392857%33%1874232.323232%32.323232%32%9604329.264305%29.264305%29%5374424.635879%24.635879%25%1,3874520.425532%20.425532%20%4846
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Worcester to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Worcester
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonMethuen TownGloucesterBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroWorcesterBarnstable TownWorcesterAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW Springfield TownChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellWorcesterWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston69.973284%69.973284%70%6,024169.324254%69.324254%69%8,043268.545141%68.545141%69%7,152366.481994%66.481994%66%7,440461.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k553.271243%53.271243%53%9,266651.335288%51.335288%51%6,478750.897073%50.897073%51%7,007850.884624%50.884624%51%9,491950.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141049.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001149.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561249.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k49.014715%49.014715%49%5,6961348.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501448.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1647.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.817563%46.817563%47%5,5021845.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.716251%39.716251%40%4,6193239.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3438.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3735.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883835.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473934.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k33.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Worcester to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Worcester
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonWorcesterWorcesterNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k349.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k33.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Worcester to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Worcester
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchWorcesterWorcesterEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverWorcesterWorcesterTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k33.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k33.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Worcester. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Worcester
Metro Area:
Worcester Area
ZIP Codes:
01545, 01583, 01602, 01603, 01604, 01605, 01606, 01607, 01608, 01609, 01610
Unified School District:
Worcester
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Worcester, MA-2nd Worcester
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-13th Worcester, MA-14th Worcester, MA-15th Worcester, MA-16th Worcester, MA-17th Worcester
Neighboring Towns:
Auburn, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Paxton, Shrewsbury, West Boylston
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Clinton, East Brookfield, Northborough, Oxford, Rutland, South Lancaster, Spencer, Upton, Westborough, Whitinsville