Worcester County vs. Hampshire County

	Worcester County (MA)	Hampshire County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	830,839	161,355
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.1%	2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	798,383	158,056
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	798,552	158,080
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	3.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.0%	14.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	17.2%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	53.3%
White alone, percent	85.9%	88.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.0%	3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.9%	5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.1%	83.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	44,391	8,323
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.9%	8.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	336,485	64,057
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	65.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$269,900	$277,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,891	$1,779
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$715	$710
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,027	$1,083
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	36.7%	32.6%
Building permits, 2018	1,596	368
Households, 2014-2018	307,294	58,665
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.9%	79.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.0%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.9%	46.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.2%	2.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.4%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.5%	62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,266,930	264,441
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,350,013	875,918
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,475,792	1,096,283
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,126,758	1,806,978
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,916,535	1,749,972
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,541	$10,951
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.2	23.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$71,895	$67,044
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,169	$33,605
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	11.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	18,451	3,585
Total employment, 2017	305,842	50,556
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,397,755	1,945,669
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.7%	-18.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	56,134	13,521
All firms, 2012	61,953	16,416
Men-owned firms, 2012	36,840	9,143
Women-owned firms, 2012	19,245	5,666
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,583	1,011
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	52,298	14,937
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,519	1,569
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	52,634	14,216
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	1.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	32.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	528.6	299.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,510.77	527.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Worcester county (MA) and Hampshire county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.