Where has Worcester looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Worcester | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 867,788 | 831,925 | 64 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 6.1% | — | |
| Median household income | $95,939 | $101,841 | 36 | ||
| Poverty rate | 10.3% | 9.6% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.7% | 39.0% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 7.1% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $423,700 | $444,450 | 36 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,426 | $1,743 | 0 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 5.5% | 5.0% | 73 | ||
| Worked from home | 15.6% | 16.2% | 36 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 20.1 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 6.2 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 8.1 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 21.0 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 16.3 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.5 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 0.8 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 30.1 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, MD | 83 | 850,796 | +4.0% | $91,768 | 42.3% |
| Essex, MA | 82 | 813,054 | +7.3% | $101,883 | 43.0% |
| Prince George's, MD | 79 | 959,754 | +8.5% | $101,798 | 36.7% |
| Honolulu, HI | 75 | 1,001,146 | +2.6% | $106,195 | 38.5% |
| Middlesex, NJ | 71 | 871,290 | +5.7% | $111,549 | 45.6% |
| Essex, NJ | 71 | 863,002 | +9.3% | $80,789 | 39.1% |
| New Castle, DE | 70 | 577,961 | +5.9% | $91,166 | 39.7% |
| Will, IL | 70 | 701,462 | +2.8% | $109,984 | 37.5% |
| Union, NJ | 70 | 579,290 | +6.2% | $103,202 | 38.9% |
| Ocean, NJ | 70 | 654,362 | +12.5% | $89,863 | 34.4% |