Demographics of Worcester city, Massachusetts

Worcester city, Massachusetts had 213,862 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +11,414 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Worcester city, in four figures

213,862
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 207,055 ±50.; +5.6%
Change since July 2020: +11,414 people.; 33.9 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,102 ±$2,389
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Worcester city, Massachusetts's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Worcester city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Worcester city, Massachusetts's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Worcester city, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	202,448	100.0	100.0
2021	205,694	101.6	100.2
2022	206,772	102.1	100.7
2023	209,554	103.5	101.6
2024	211,946	104.7	102.5
2025	213,862	105.6	103.1

Population of Worcester city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	202,448	—
2021	205,694	+3,246
2022	206,772	+1,078
2023	209,554	+2,782
2024	211,946	+2,392
2025	213,862	+1,916

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.9 ±0.5: for men 33.1 ±0.7 and for women 35.1 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Worcester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	11,761 ±754	5.7% ±0.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	28,803 ±1,374	13.9% ±0.7	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	30,660 ±1,384	14.8% ±0.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	61,933 ±1,937	29.9% ±0.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	46,279 ±1,765	22.4% ±0.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	27,619 ±1,187	13.3% ±0.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,102 ±$2,389, and income per person $37,221 ±$1,159, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Worcester city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	16,333 ±1,225	20.5% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,751 ±1,114	17.3% ±1.4	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,236 ±995	15.4% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,781 ±908	12.3% ±1.1	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,169 ±1,038	16.6% ±1.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,850 ±565	8.6% ±0.7	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,381 ±617	9.3% ±0.8	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Worcester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	37,783 ±2,614	19.6% ±1.4	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	9,281 ±1,116	23.3% ±2.6	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	21,368 ±1,761	18.5% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7,134 ±750	18.8% ±1.8	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Worcester city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Worcester city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	85,876 ±1,072	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.6% ±0.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.4% ±0.9	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.8% ±1.3	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.2% ±1.3	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$374,400 ±$6,635	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,487 ±$38	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1951 ±2	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Worcester city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	52,293 ±2,366	25.3% ±1.1	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	100,716 ±2,675	48.6% ±1.3	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24,994 ±1,594	12.1% ±0.8	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14,815 ±1,428	7.2% ±0.7	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	184 ±65	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 131	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,743 ±948	1.3% ±0.5	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11,245 ±1,549	5.4% ±0.7	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Worcester city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	108,612 ±2,716	52.5% ±1.3	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	32,213 ±1,591	15.6% ±0.8	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14,314 ±1,424	6.9% ±0.7	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	51,916 ±2,246	25.1% ±1.1	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	26,668 ±1,565	12.9% ±0.8	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	25,248 ±1,853	12.2% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Worcester city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

2nd of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Worcester city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Boston city	666,442 ±55
Worcester city	207,055 ±50
Springfield city	154,749 ±56
Cambridge city	118,796 ±73
Lowell city	118,368 ±49
Brockton city	105,386 ±39
Quincy city	102,114 ±45

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Worcester city, Massachusetts

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026