People QuickFacts Worcester Massachusetts Population, 2011 estimate 181,631 6,587,536 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 181,045 6,547,629 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.3% 0.6% Population, 2010 181,045 6,547,629 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.6% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.1% 21.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.7% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.3% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 69.4% 80.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 11.6% 6.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 6.1% 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.0% 2.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 20.9% 9.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 59.6% 76.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 83.0% 86.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 19.6% 14.5% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 32.4% 21.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 84.0% 88.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 29.6% 38.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 22.8 27.3  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 47.0% 64.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 60.6% 41.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $242,800 $352,300 Households, 2006-2010 70,441 2,512,552 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.38 2.48 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $24,326 $33,966 Median household income 2006-2010 $45,036 $64,509 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 18.3% 10.5%     Business QuickFacts Worcester Massachusetts Total number of firms, 2007 11,799 596,790 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.0% 3.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.3% 4.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.4% 3.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.8% 29.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,115,978 86,428,959 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,321,898 95,275,672 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,923,315 88,082,966 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,958 $13,553 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 302,038 14,917,210     Geography QuickFacts Worcester Massachusetts Land area in square miles, 2010 37.37 7,800.06 Persons per square mile, 2010 4,844.5 839.4 FIPS Code 82000 25 Counties Worcester County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts