Worcester is a relatively large city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 172,648 people and 41 constituent neighborhoods, Worcester is the second largest community in Massachusetts. Worcester has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities, Worcester isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Worcester are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Worcester is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Worcester who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.37%), sales jobs (9.93%), and management occupations (6.76%).

Also of interest is that Worcester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Worcester is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Worcester has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Worcester enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Worcester!

For the size of the city, public transportation in Worcester is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Worcester, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Worcester Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Worcester is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 23.32% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Worcester in 2000 was $18,614, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $74,456 for a family of four.

Worcester is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Worcester home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Worcester is White, followed by African-American. Worcester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.32% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Worcester include Irish, Italian, French, Polish, English, French Canadian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Worcester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.