Worcester County Information
Worcester in
Massachusetts occupies
1,579 square miles and has a 2006 population of
784,992, a change from a 2000 population of
749,973 and
709,711 in 1990.
13.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.4% percent is 25-35, and
16.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
2,935 acts of violent crime reported in
Worcester in 2004, a change from
4,192 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
21,458 people:
5.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.8%.
Read more about
Worcester, Massachusetts in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Worcester | |
| State | Massachusetts | |
| Land Area | 1,579 sq. miles | Ranked 423 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 784,992 | Ranked 67 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 781,704 | |
| Population 2000 | 749,973 | Ranked 66 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 709,711 | Ranked 59 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 91.2% | |
| African American | 3.7% | |
| Asian American | 3.6% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 2,935 | 4,192 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 13 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 274 | |
| Robberies | 622 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 2,026 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 15,006 | 17,077 |
| Burglaries | 3,615 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 9,356 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 2,035 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 400,768 | 387,841 |
| Unemployed Population | 21,458 | 10,747 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4% | 2.8% |
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