Worcester County

Worcester County has 867,788 residents across 82 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $95,939, 8% below the Massachusetts figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $423,700, and 40% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

867,788residentsACS 2020–2024

$95,939median household incomeMassachusetts: $104K

$423,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Worcester County in MassachusettsZIP codes in Worcester County highlighted; the rest of Massachusetts in grey

Map of Massachusetts with Worcester County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 82 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
01005	5,204	$111K	$393K	80%	34%	93%	38 min
01031	1,676	$61K	$246K	54%	24%	94%	30 min
01037	572	$75K	$443K	89%	48%	90%	44 min
01068	1,639	$102K	$420K	92%	40%	93%	39 min
01074	368	$80K	$-666667K	25%	5%	81%	51 min
01083	2,858	$64K	$365K	62%	26%	84%	37 min
01092	1,200	$69K	$314K	62%	25%	90%	34 min
01331	13,922	$72K	$281K	75%	21%	94%	30 min
01366	1,185	$111K	$392K	94%	43%	93%	41 min
01368	1,455	$103K	$347K	96%	29%	83%	39 min
01420	41,839	$73K	$335K	54%	25%	91%	29 min
01430	6,481	$119K	$392K	96%	44%	96%	34 min
01434	1,564	$162K	$578K	67%	20%	81%	39 min
01436	3,720	$78K	$343K	77%	20%	85%	26 min
01438	330	$-666667K	$261K	51%	15%	100%	23 min
01440	21,276	$67K	$304K	59%	24%	90%	33 min
01451	5,487	$215K	$856K	91%	78%	96%	35 min
01452	4,371	$124K	$372K	94%	34%	95%	38 min
01453	43,851	$84K	$381K	62%	34%	94%	28 min
01462	11,919	$113K	$464K	81%	44%	96%	38 min
01468	4,183	$113K	$385K	94%	33%	98%	32 min
01473	8,374	$106K	$422K	88%	46%	97%	30 min
01475	10,265	$77K	$324K	77%	22%	95%	35 min
01501	16,877	$117K	$401K	80%	46%	92%	28 min
01503	3,378	$121K	$617K	77%	48%	90%	36 min
01504	9,255	$94K	$404K	73%	32%	96%	38 min
01505	4,948	$141K	$579K	79%	55%	99%	29 min
01506	3,460	$81K	$342K	88%	29%	85%	34 min
01507	13,435	$118K	$428K	85%	38%	93%	34 min
01510	15,563	$90K	$387K	55%	37%	95%	32 min
01515	2,166	$81K	$381K	83%	27%	89%	37 min
01516	9,376	$153K	$467K	85%	42%	94%	36 min
01518	2,598	$136K	$453K	72%	54%	99%	42 min
01519	8,058	$178K	$632K	78%	65%	93%	36 min
01520	16,912	$148K	$478K	86%	58%	96%	28 min
01522	3,152	$101K	$424K	80%	62%	98%	33 min
01523	8,606	$135K	$519K	85%	50%	97%	35 min
01524	6,327	$102K	$436K	92%	33%	93%	29 min
01527	13,961	$119K	$450K	75%	36%	95%	31 min
01529	3,160	$127K	$445K	87%	31%	88%	35 min
01531	973	$100K	$409K	90%	41%	86%	40 min
01532	15,750	$153K	$620K	83%	66%	99%	34 min
01534	6,230	$141K	$481K	82%	45%	97%	29 min
01535	4,760	$79K	$359K	69%	26%	86%	41 min
01536	6,860	$116K	$471K	77%	52%	91%	34 min
01537	2,278	$103K	$354K	78%	30%	99%	27 min
01540	10,979	$111K	$376K	84%	30%	88%	31 min
01541	3,529	$159K	$521K	94%	59%	98%	38 min
01542	2,615	$96K	$405K	85%	26%	85%	36 min
01543	9,353	$146K	$463K	89%	42%	97%	39 min
01545	38,876	$139K	$592K	72%	66%	96%	33 min
01550	17,928	$66K	$295K	43%	19%	90%	30 min
01560	4,984	$107K	$485K	62%	47%	95%	39 min
01562	12,008	$81K	$382K	63%	29%	91%	37 min
01564	8,183	$129K	$499K	86%	48%	97%	35 min
01566	7,362	$138K	$416K	92%	48%	95%	36 min
01568	8,011	$160K	$575K	86%	54%	91%	39 min
01569	14,304	$124K	$443K	80%	38%	95%	38 min
01570	17,748	$73K	$362K	60%	25%	89%	33 min
01571	11,929	$85K	$393K	73%	24%	92%	29 min
01581	21,944	$142K	$685K	62%	65%	97%	31 min
01583	7,606	$106K	$442K	79%	42%	95%	27 min
01585	4,810	$88K	$344K	79%	30%	96%	42 min
01588	10,258	$92K	$427K	64%	32%	93%	37 min
01590	9,422	$147K	$523K	90%	53%	92%	32 min
01602	27,092	$92K	$417K	59%	45%	93%	28 min
01603	20,868	$66K	$331K	50%	24%	92%	28 min
01604	39,812	$74K	$353K	44%	33%	92%	27 min
01605	30,579	$55K	$392K	30%	33%	89%	26 min
01606	22,844	$92K	$371K	68%	45%	94%	28 min
01607	8,706	$79K	$377K	46%	34%	96%	28 min
01608	4,932	$46K	$154K	6%	39%	94%	25 min
01609	22,047	$68K	$444K	40%	51%	89%	23 min
01610	30,444	$51K	$309K	19%	19%	86%	25 min
01611	2,299	$110K	$360K	83%	31%	90%	28 min
01612	5,002	$134K	$472K	92%	55%	96%	34 min
01740	5,737	$205K	$796K	95%	82%	99%	40 min
01745	586	$186K	$651K	100%	80%	81%	23 min
01747	6,027	$116K	$466K	80%	48%	93%	34 min
01756	6,325	$132K	$616K	87%	47%	96%	34 min
01757	30,609	$97K	$478K	66%	35%	93%	39 min
01772	9,907	$202K	$842K	87%	76%	98%	35 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

867,788 residents in 335,826 households, next to the Massachusetts figure.

21%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

48%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

355,185 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $423,700 (±$3,371).

66%

of households own their home

57%

of homes are detached single-family houses

17%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,426

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–20099%

1990–199910%

1980–198912%

1970–197911%

1960–19699%

1950–195911%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier28%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,131.

$95,939

median household income

10.3%

of people live below the poverty line

5.3%

unemployment rate

40%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

32 min

average commute to work

22%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

78%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

16%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Worcester County, Massachusetts, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.