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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

People Living in Poverty by Age, 2018-22
65 or Older45 to 6425 to 445 to 17Under 518 to 24
Massachusetts10%8%9%11%13%16%
Worcester County9%8%9%12%13%16%
Athol6%**9%**17%**6%***19%***16%**
Clinton8%***8%**4%**4%***8%***5%***
Northbridge6%**4%***8%***10%***9%***8%***
Spencer11%***9%***2%***0%***0%***2%***
Webster12%**10%**11%*23%**12%***31%**
Westborough4%***4%**5%**4%***1%***12%***
Fitchburg13%*15%*10%*15%*21%***18%**
Gardner9%**12%*15%*27%*28%***7%***
Southbridge17%**13%*20%*24%*24%**15%***
Worcester17%15%16%23%27%33%
Additional Worcester County localities
Ashburnham5%***5%***11%***15%***0%***2%***
Auburn5%**3%***4%***5%***2%***1%***
Barre7%***1%***15%***22%***35%***41%***
Berlin12%***2%***6%***0%***0%***1%***
Blackstone11%**3%***6%***2%***0%***1%***
Bolton9%***3%***1%***0%***0%***1%***
Boylston6%***4%***11%***16%***3%***9%***
Brookfield5%***10%***5%***4%***0%***15%***
Charlton2%***5%***2%***4%***0%***11%***
Douglas1%***4%***6%***0%***0%***9%***
Dudley9%***7%***6%**7%***8%***9%***
East Brookfield5%***1%***11%***15%***10%***0%***
Grafton14%***3%***5%**5%***1%***15%***
Hardwick11%***7%***7%***28%***48%***12%***
Harvard5%***8%***1%***3%***0%***6%***
Holden7%**5%**4%**2%***3%***9%***
Hopedale5%***6%***6%***1%***0%***4%***
Hubbardston7%***5%***9%***9%***17%***3%***
Lancaster7%***1%***3%***4%***0%***0%***
Leicester1%***2%***6%***10%***10%***0%***
Lunenburg6%***6%***7%***10%***16%***2%***
Mendon4%***3%***11%***15%***6%***0%***
Milford7%*6%**8%**18%**16%***3%***
Millbury7%***6%***3%***6%***2%***1%***
Millville5%***5%***10%***19%***12%***0%***
New Braintree13%***8%***13%***17%***39%***18%***
Northborough4%***4%***5%***5%***0%***1%***
North Brookfield7%***4%***7%***30%***0%***0%***
Oakham5%***8%**7%***0%***0%***0%***
Oxford8%***3%***3%***4%***5%***4%***
Paxton3%***1%***1%***2%***0%***0%***
Petersham8%***6%***6%***2%***0%***15%***
Phillipston17%***4%***3%***0%***0%***0%***
Princeton3%***3%***6%***4%***0%***8%***
Royalston6%***8%***17%***22%***8%***0%***
Rutland2%***1%***3%***0%***9%***0%***
Shrewsbury8%**4%**3%***1%***1%***8%***
Southborough8%***5%***1%***2%***0%***2%***
Sterling2%***2%***8%***0%***0%***0%***
Sturbridge5%***3%***4%***4%***12%***0%***
Sutton11%***1%***4%***3%***4%***4%***
Templeton2%***4%***10%***1%***3%***6%***
Upton4%***4%***1%***0%***0%***0%***
Uxbridge7%***3%***2%***3%***6%***0%***
Warren13%***15%***9%***4%***10%***13%***
West Boylston10%***5%***9%***9%***7%***10%***
West Brookfield6%***9%***14%***8%***0%***0%***
Westminster6%***5%***1%***1%***0%***5%***
Winchendon10%***8%**9%**20%**19%***7%***
Leominster5%*7%*11%*13%**9%***11%**

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Number of People Living in Poverty by Age, 2018-22
65 or Older45 to 6425 to 445 to 17Under 518 to 24
Massachusetts115,183145,137163,077114,77743,41790,770
Worcester County12,35418,60620,45715,1945,54911,144
Athol130**307**494**99***116***159**
Clinton167***333**203**67***73***79***
Northbridge144**188***295***272***75***101***
Spencer304***330***66***0***0***18***
Webster351**465**524*641**96***390**
Westborough104***229**305**174***17***131***
Fitchburg734*1,650*1,065*893*455***770**
Gardner348**755*803*675*291***92***
Southbridge401**687*784*667*259**321***
Worcester4,4227,2699,2646,4932,8856,970
Additional Worcester County localities
Ashburnham58***90***167***169***0***12***
Auburn158**146***145***141***16***12***
Barre60***13***179***141***64***294***
Berlin111***20***44***0***0***1***
Blackstone177**80***149***36***0***3***
Bolton70***50***11***0***0***3***
Boylston62***59***127***117***6***19***
Brookfield44***113***26***17***0***45***
Charlton41***204***43***100***0***110***
Douglas14***99***119***0***0***49***
Dudley175***221***139**149***17***96***
East Brookfield26***9***49***37***10***0***
Grafton375***168***247**165***17***245***
Hardwick57***54***48***149***31***22***
Harvard43***148***8***30***0***23***
Holden207**269**184**94***36***111***
Hopedale49***116***55***20***0***21***
Hubbardston56***57***96***48***55***12***
Lancaster103***30***53***42***0***0***
Leicester25***67***155***161***41***1***
Lunenburg111***218***201***215***78***19***
Mendon33***68***138***169***19***0***
Milford364*492**733**777**310***74***
Millbury161***252***107***132***17***8***
Millville29***58***57***93***12***1***
New Braintree30***24***29***27***11***7***
Northborough92***194***148***152***0***7***
North Brookfield61***69***68***195***0***0***
Oakham15***46**22***0***0***0***
Oxford153***106***98***80***32***40***
Paxton28***8***12***11***0***1***
Petersham25***24***12***3***0***10***
Phillipston46***29***14***0***0***0***
Princeton23***31***43***22***0***16***
Royalston17***38***47***53***8***0***
Rutland27***28***58***0***27***0***
Shrewsbury460**390**318***100***12***222***
Southborough106***153***16***47***0***14***
Sterling27***48***122***0***0***0***
Sturbridge101***87***87***83***48***0***
Sutton177***25***92***39***23***33***
Templeton29***82***225***13***20***30***
Upton63***96***18***0***0***0***
Uxbridge160***122***69***52***49***0***
Warren80***205***144***31***28***48***
West Boylston169***100***141***85***18***34***
West Brookfield59***119***115***36***0***0***
Westminster133***98***13***14***0***20***
Winchendon170***234**233**359**88***59***
Leominster389*936*1,230*809**189***391**

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




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INDICATORS TREND
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments 1
Increasing
Average Charitable Contribution 0
Maintaining
Households With Internet Access 1
Increasing
Protected Land 10 Not Applicable*
Voter Participation Rate -1
Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate 0
Maintaining
Arrest Rate by Race/Ethnicity -1
Decreasing
Change in Total Population 1
Increasing
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Foreign-Born Population 1
Increasing
Language Diversity 1
Increasing
Population by Age -1
Decreasing
Households by Type 0
Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity -1
Decreasing
Median Household Income 0
Maintaining
Household Income by Race/Ethnicity 0
Maintaining
80/20 Income Ratio 0
Maintaining
Income in Relation to Poverty Level 0
Maintaining
People Living in Poverty 0
Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Education Level 1
Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Age 1
Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Overall Housing Cost Burden -1
Decreasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Median Home Value by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Homelessness 10 Not Applicable*
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Household Receiving Temporary Assistance 0
Maintaining
Households Without Vehicles 0
Maintaining
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Change in Employment by Sector 10 Not Applicable*
Change in Average Salary by Sector 10 Not Applicable*
Female to Male Earnings Ratio 0
Maintaining
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity -1
Decreasing
Employer Size 1
Increasing
Business Ownership, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Self-Employment Revenue 0
Maintaining
People Entering/Leaving County for Work 1
Increasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Preterm Births 10 Not Applicable*
Infant Mortality by Mother's Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels -1
Decreasing
Prevalence of Children with Asthma 1
Increasing
People with Disabilities 1
Increasing
People Without Health Insurance -1
Decreasing
Cancer Incidence 0
Maintaining
Diabetes Incidence -1
Decreasing
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions 1
Increasing
Opioid Overdose Mortality Rate 1
Increasing
Children Living in Poverty 0
Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity -1
Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students 1
Increasing
Disengaged Youth -1
Decreasing
Prekindergarten Participation -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Student Subgroup -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math, by Student Subgroup -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 10 English, by Student Subgroup -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math, by Student Subgroup -1
Decreasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate, by Student Group 1
Increasing
Arrest Rate by Race/Ethnicity -1
Decreasing
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity -1
Decreasing
Household Income by Race/Ethnicity 0
Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Median Home Value by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity -1
Decreasing
Business Ownership, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity 1
Increasing
Infant Mortality by Mother's Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Student Subgroup -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math, by Student Subgroup -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 10 English, by Student Subgroup -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math, by Student Subgroup -1
Decreasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate, by Student Group 1
Increasing



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