Worcester County vs. Cheshire County

Worcester County (MA)Cheshire County (NH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)830,83976,493
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.1%-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)798,38377,122
Population, Census, April 1, 2010798,55277,117
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.0%17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.6%19.9%
Female persons, percent50.7%51.1%
White alone, percent85.9%95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent6.0%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent5.4%1.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.9%1.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent76.1%93.9%
Veterans, 2014-201844,3915,633
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.9%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)336,48535,722
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.0%69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$269,900$190,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,891$1,678
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$715$768
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,027$946
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201336.7%23.5%
Building permits, 20181,596162
Households, 2014-2018307,29430,319
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.9%84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201819.0%2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.7%89.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.0%81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.4%93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.9%32.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.5%9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.2%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.4%65.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.5%61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,266,930128,676
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)6,350,013334,721
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,475,7921,101,592
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,126,758637,438
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,916,5351,692,504
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,541$22,023
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.223.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$71,895$63,057
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,169$34,136
Persons in poverty, percent9.0%10.2%
Total employer establishments, 201718,4511,921
Total employment, 2017305,84226,755
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)15,397,7551,175,139
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%-1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201756,1345,876
All firms, 201261,9537,625
Men-owned firms, 201236,8404,564
Women-owned firms, 201219,2451,869
Minority-owned firms, 20127,583206
Nonminority-owned firms, 201252,2987,057
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,519775
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201252,6346,408
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.2%22.6%
Population per square mile, 2010528.6109.1
Land area in square miles, 20101,510.77706.66

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