Worcester

County in Massachusetts

County

The population development of Worcester.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Worcester	County	709,705	750,963	798,552	862,104	881,248	→
Massachusetts	State	6,016,425	6,349,097	6,547,629	7,033,132	7,136,171

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Worcester.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Fitchburg	City	Worcester	41,573	39,134	40,325	41,948	42,145	→
Gardner	City	Worcester	20,168	20,793	20,233	21,282	21,381	→
Leominster	City	Worcester	37,927	41,283	40,762	43,792	44,209	→
Southbridge Town	City	Worcester	17,845	17,220	16,707	17,738	18,106	→
Worcester	City	Worcester	169,689	172,529	180,892	206,511	211,286	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	424,842
Females	437,269

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	178,526
18-64 years	542,017
65+ years	141,568

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	32,758
70-79 years	61,198
60-69 years	107,279
50-59 years	125,875
40-49 years	106,505
30-39 years	111,772
20-29 years	113,637
10-19 years	111,492
0-9 years	91,595

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	182,559
Urban	679,552

»Race« (C 2020)
White	634,240
Black/African American	48,022
Indigenous	2,712
Asian	46,421
Pacific Islander	250
Some other	55,403
2 or more	75,063

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	111,902
Other	750,209