November 2, 2015 • Volume 26 • Number 24 • www.wbjournal.com • $19.95
Central Mass.
By The Numbers
Our annual quantitative snapshots of the region's economy
Population growth
in Upton from
2000-2014,making
it the fastest
growing town in
Central Mass.
$4.5B
Increase in state
spending on mental
health from fiscal 2015
to fiscal 2016.
34.4%
8
The number
of Worcester
district schools
designated
as innovation
learning centers,
according to the
Massachusetts
Department
of Elementary
& Secondary
Education. Central
Massachusetts
has 18 total.
$1.9
Hospital
expenses per
inpatient stay in
Massachusetts,
the highest of
the Northeastern
states.
$2,633
266%
Growth in total
permitted single-home
construction cost in
Brookfield in 2014,
leading the region.
$18.9M
66.5%
Average occupancy rate
of Worcester County
hotels in 2015 thru
August, the highest in
the past seven years.
Amount of bank
deposits in
Framingham
as of June
2015, second
in Central
Massachusetts
only to the
$3.6 billion in
Worcester
$31,800
Average salary of
Massachusetts pharmacy
technicians, the lowest paying
tech job in the Bay State.
41.8
minutes
The average drive
time of a Petersham
commuter, the longest
of any in Central Mass.
71
Patents received
by Bose Corp. of
Framingham in 2014,
the lowest in the
region among the four
companies with at
least 40 every year.
Total assessed
value of property
in Marlborough
Percentage
of Worcester
County residents
with a graduate
or professional
degree, the
third lowest in
Massachusetts.
12.4%
$1.6M
Total tax revenue
collected by
Royalston, the
lowest among
Central Mass.
communities.
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$267,012
Average salary
of a Central Mass.
anesthesiologist,
the highest paying
profession in
the region.
