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www.wbjournal.com Worcester Business Journal • 2014 Central Mass By The Numbers 11 Acton 20,335 21,924 22,891 12.57 4.41 Ashburnham 5,546 6,081 6,155 10.98 1.22 Ashby 2,845 3,074 3,161 11.11 2.83 Ashland 14,674 16,593 17,150 16.87 3.36 Athol 11,299 11,584 11,619 2.83 0.30 Auburn 15,886 16,188 16,315 2.70 0.78 Ayer 7,287 7,427 7,821 7.33 5.30 Barre 5,119 5,398 5,446 6.39 0.89 Bellingham 15,311 16,332 16,675 8.91 2.10 Berlin 2,355 2,866 2,942 24.93 2.65 Blackstone 8,808 9,026 9,079 3.08 0.59 Bolton 4,134 4,897 5,075 22.76 3.63 Boxborough 4,868 4,996 5,137 5.53 2.82 Boylston 4,025 4,355 4,431 10.09 1.75 Brookfield 3,051 3,390 3,381 10.82 -0.27 charlton 11,255 12,981 13,175 17.06 1.49 clinton 13,443 13,606 13,697 1.89 0.67 douglas 7,052 8,471 8,624 22.29 1.81 dudley 10,026 11,390 11,516 14.86 1.11 e. Brookfield 2,097 2,183 2,183 4.10 0.00 Fitchburg 39,036 40,318 40,383 3.45 0.16 Framingham 66,997 68,318 70,441 5.14 3.11 Franklin 29,564 31,635 32,581 10.20 2.99 Gardner 20,770 20,228 20,354 -2.00 0.62 Grafton 14,903 17,765 18,155 21.82 2.20 Groton 9,503 10,646 11,115 16.96 4.41 Hardwick 2,622 2,990 2,997 14.30 0.23 Harvard 5,990 6,520 6,569 9.67 0.75 Holden 15,611 17,346 17,995 15.27 3.74 Holliston 13,801 13,547 14,162 2.62 4.54 Hopedale 5,861 5,911 5,954 1.59 0.73 Hopkinton 13,346 14,925 15,918 19.27 6.65 Hubbardston 3,912 4,382 4,464 14.11 1.87 Hudson 18,120 19,063 19,586 8.09 2.74 Lancaster 6,413 8,055 8,054 25.59 -0.01 Leicester 10,480 10,970 11,243 7.28 2.49 Leominster 41,333 40,759 41,002 -0.80 0.60 Littleton 8,153 8,924 9,246 13.41 3.61 Lunenburg 9,403 10,086 10,969 16.65 8.75 Marlborough 36,260 38,499 39,414 8.70 2.38 Maynard 10,432 10,106 10,370 -0.59 2.61 Medway 12,451 12,752 13,053 4.83 2.36 Mendon 5,269 5,839 5,904 12.05 1.11 Milford 26,766 27,999 28,288 5.69 1.03 Millbury 12,871 13,261 13,399 4.10 1.04 Millis 7,902 7,891 8,047 1.83 1.98 Millville 2,724 3,190 3,210 17.84 0.63 natick 32,050 33,006 35,214 9.87 6.69 new Braintree 929 999 1,024 10.23 2.50 n. Brookfield 4,704 4,680 4,755 1.08 1.60 northborough 14,038 14,155 14,762 5.16 4.29 northbridge 13,171 15,707 16,103 22.26 2.52 oakham 1,673 1,902 1,912 14.29 0.53 oxford 13,366 13,709 13,806 3.29 0.71 Paxton 4,386 4,806 4,854 10.67 1.00 Pepperell 11,137 11,497 11,876 6.64 3.30 Petersham 1,174 1,234 1,244 5.96 0.81 Phillipston 1,617 1,682 1,707 5.57 1.49 Princeton 3,353 3,413 3,436 2.48 0.67 Royalston 1,258 1,258 1,263 0.40 0.40 Rutland 6,353 7,973 8,256 29.95 3.55 Sherborn 4,200 4,119 4,239 0.93 2.91 Shirley 7,616 7,211 7,613 -0.04 5.57 Shrewsbury 31,652 35,608 36,309 14.71 1.97 Southborough 8,786 9,767 9,896 12.63 1.32 Southbridge 17,218 16,719 16,793 -2.47 0.44 Spencer 11,662 11,688 11,766 0.89 0.67 Sterling 7,257 7,808 7,894 8.78 1.10 Stow 5,895 6,590 6,916 17.32 4.95 Sturbridge 7,837 9,268 9,407 20.03 1.50 Sudbury 16,841 17,659 18,367 9.06 4.01 Sutton 8,261 8,963 9,133 10.56 1.90 templeton 6,796 8,013 8,134 19.69 1.51 townsend 9,198 8,926 9,194 -0.04 3.00 Upton 5,728 7,542 7,668 33.87 1.67 Uxbridge 11,163 13,457 13,647 22.25 1.41 Warren 4,767 5,135 5,168 8.41 0.64 Wayland 13,102 12,994 13,444 2.61 3.46 Webster 16,415 16,767 16,811 2.41 0.26 West Boylston 7,520 7,669 7,901 5.07 3.03 W. Brookfield 3,811 3,701 3,759 -1.36 1.57 Westborough 17,983 18,272 18,630 3.60 1.96 Westminster 6,907 7,277 7,404 7.20 1.75 Winchendon 9,611 10,300 10,542 9.69 2.35 Worcester 172,517 181,045 182,544 5.81 0.83 Population growth All but two Central Massachusetts communities gained population from 2010 to 2013. Lunenburg had the highest rate of growth – 8.75 percent – with a net gain of 883 residents. 2000 % change % change Community (Revised) 2010 7/1/13 2000-2013 2010-2013 When it comes to reaching the Central Mass market, no group of radio stations has the POWER to talk to as many of your potential customers as we do. Our tOtal Weekly listeners WOuld fill MeChaniCs hall 400 tiMes! That's right. Over 616,000 people tune into WXLO, The Pike and WORC. Are they hearing about your business these days? Put the power of our family of stations to work for you today! * Nielson/Arbitron / 18+ Adults/ Fall 2013 NRD / Monday-Sunday 6am – 12pm REACH We'd like to share with you our proven strategies to help make your business become "known before its needed" Call John Sutherland or Bob Goodell today at 508-752-1045 DEMOGRAPHICS & EMPLOYMENT 2000 % change % change Community (Revised) 2010 7/1/13 2000-2013 2010-2013 2000 % change % change Community (Revised) 2010 7/1/13 2000-2013 2010-2013 Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, UMass Donahue Institute