Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | October 28, 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 25 35th Anniversary WBJ Acton 88.4% 0.7% 8.6% 1.8% 75.5% 1.1% 18.5% 2.6% 63.1% 2.4% 25.1% 3.8% Ashland 91.9% 1.8% 2.5% 2.9% 81.5% 2.2% 8.7% 4.5% 68.5% 2.7% 13.1% 6.1% Auburn 97.5% 0.6% 0.9% 1.0% 93.2% 1.0% 1.8% 2.6% 85.3% 1.8% 3.3% 5.3% Bellingham 96.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.2% 91.8% 1.3% 2.9% 2.5% 85.4% 1.8% 3.0% 4.4% Berlin 97.6% 0.2% 1.0% 0.5% 94.7% 0.6% 1.4% 1.5% 88.5% 0.6% 1.2% 4.0% Bolton 97.8% 0.2% 1.3% 0.8% 93.5% 0.4% 2.7% 1.8% 86.5% 0.3% 4.7% 2.6% Boxborough 88.8% 0.3% 8.5% 1.1% 78.9% 0.5% 16.3% 2.3% 67.1% 2.2% 21.5% 4.0% Boylston 96.7% 0.7% 1.4% 0.6% 92.3% 0.7% 3.7% 1.5% 86.8% 0.6% 5.2% 3.1% Clinton 88.2% 2.6% 0.9% 11.6% 80.0% 2.5% 1.3% 13.6% 70.9% 2.5% 1.5% 16.8% Fitchburg 81.9% 3.6% 4.3% 15.0% 68.2% 4.0% 3.6% 21.6% 54.6% 6.1% 3.6% 30.1% Framingham 79.8% 5.1% 5.3% 10.9% 65.3% 5.0% 6.3% 13.4% 53.7% 5.9% 7.2% 16.8% Franklin 96.0% 1.1% 1.7% 1.1% 91.4% 1.3% 3.8% 2.0% 85.1% 1.9% 5.5% 3.7% Gardner 93.1% 2.3% 1.4% 4.1% 87.0% 2.5% 1.4% 7.1% 78.6% 3.3% 1.9% 11.0% Grafton 95.9% 1.2% 1.5% 1.9% 87.1% 1.0% 7.7% 2.3% 79.3% 1.9% 9.8% 4.4% Holden 97.4% 0.5% 1.0% 1.0% 92.7% 0.9% 3.0% 2.2% 86.6% 2.0% 3.4% 4.2% Hopkinton 96.3% 0.7% 1.7% 1.3% 91.7% 0.8% 4.4% 1.8% 73.2% 1.0% 17.8% 3.9% Hudson 94.1% 0.9% 1.4% 3.1% 88.9% 1.4% 2.2% 4.3% 78.6% 1.8% 2.9% 6.3% Lancaster 84.5% 10.6% 1.2% 7.4% 81.5% 7.1% 1.7% 8.1% 74.7% 6.7% 1.8% 11.5% Leominster 87.1% 3.7% 2.4% 11.0% 75.4% 4.5% 2.7% 14.5% 64.0% 6.4% 3.2% 18.9% Marlborough 87.7% 2.2% 3.8% 6.1% 75.2% 2.5% 5.0% 10.8% 59.1% 3.1% 5.9% 15.9% Natick 92.0% 1.6% 3.9% 2.0% 85.4% 2.0% 7.2% 3.0% 75.6% 2.1% 12.0% 4.8% Northborough 93.0% 0.6% 5.1% 1.3% 85.9% 0.9% 8.1% 2.7% 75.7% 1.4% 11.8% 4.0% Northbridge 96.3% 0.6% 0.3% 1.8% 93.7% 0.6% 1.0% 3.1% 87.5% 1.2% 1.3% 5.1% Shrewsbury 89.1% 1.5% 7.6% 1.6% 77.3% 2.0% 15.3% 2.7% 63.3% 2.4% 24.6% 4.2% Southborough 94.5% 0.5% 3.5% 1.5% 86.1% 0.8% 8.3% 2.8% 75.5% 1.0% 14.5% 3.6% Sturbridge 97.1% 0.4% 1.1% 1.3% 93.5% 0.6% 2.0% 2.5% 87.4% 1.4% 2.0% 4.3% Sudbury 94.6% 0.8% 3.7% 1.2% 89.4% 0.8% 5.9% 2.0% 80.9% 1.3% 9.0% 3.6% Sutton 98.2% 0.3% 0.6% 0.7% 96.0% 0.4% 0.9% 1.3% 91.2% 0.8% 1.0% 2.7% Webster 94.8% 1.1% 1.0% 4.0% 87.4% 2.5% 1.1% 6.8% 75.7% 3.9% 1.8% 13.9% West Boylston 91.6% 5.3% 0.9% 4.8% 88.9% 4.2% 0.7% 5.3% 83.1% 3.4% 1.9% 7.4% Westborough 88.2% 1.4% 8.1% 3.3% 75.1% 1.3% 17.4% 3.9% 60.2% 2.1% 25.8% 6.0% Worcester 77.1% 6.9% 4.9% 15.1% 59.6% 10.2% 6.0% 20.9% 48.9% 13.7% 7.1% 24.6% UNITED STATES 75.1% 12.3% 3.6% 12.5% 63.7% 12.2% 4.7% 16.3% 57.8% 12.1% 5.9% 18.7% MASSACHUSETTS 84.5% 5.4% 3.8% 6.8% 76.1% 6.0% 5.3% 9.6% 67.6% 6.5% 7.2% 12.6% WORCESTER COUNTY 89.6% 2.7% 2.6% 6.8% 80.7% 3.6% 4.0% 9.4% 70.9% 5.1% 5.3% 13.0% White Black or African American Asian Hispanic WBJ SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census and UMass Donahue Institute White Black or African American Asian Hispanic White Black or African American Asian Hispanic Select cities and towns

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