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Bell Hill

East Worcester

Population

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% change

x

-2.0

-0.4

x

0.66

size

5,333

5,248

5,227

42,226

42,506

43,851

% white

62.9

78.2

33.9

79.27

77.60

55.0

% black

11.2

16.6

20.4

5.63

7.67

11.7

% African American

% asian

2.9

4.1

3.7

2.85

4.60

5.5

% hispanic

14.3

29

37.5

13.73

21.54

27.4

Immigration

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% foreign born

9

15.3

20.7

9.26

12.87

19.5

% immigrated in last 10 years

x

7.22

11.2

x

6.98

8.0

Linguistically Isolated Households

59

175

455

1,006

1,523

2,693

% Households linguistically isolated

2.89

8.59

22.4

5.33

8.06

15.6

School age linguistically isolated

88

52

183

755

820

1,841

Number of persons born in X

Top 5 Immigrant Groups

Housing

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

total units

2,273

2,185

2,255

17,481

43,105

18,876

% renter occupied (of all occupied)

75.7

78.5

77.0

64.45

65.39

66.0

% owner occupied

24.3

21.5

23.0

35.55

34.61

34.0

% Vacant

10.95

7.46

14.0

8.23

2.12

9.1

% housing built before 1960

65.64

78.22

86.9

66.84

27.22

68.5

% housing built after 1980

21.47

12.49

10.3

15.82

7.11

17.9

housing units: % single family homes

8.10

13.5

13.4

2.11

10.76

24.5

number single family

184

295

332

369

4,638

4,935

Income and Poverty

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

poverty rate: % people poor

27.2

30.4

29.5

20.39

24.07

23.5

median family income

$24,766

$26,786

35,435

29,729

35,286

46,827

median household income

30,663

39,432

% Households where housing costs are>30% of income

32.86

38.77

63.1

23.92

28.61

46.9

% Children poor

45.59

38.8

10.1

37.01

35.95

8.4

% Families Below 50% Metro Family Median Income

0.65

2.29

61.1

24.82

4.78

45.2

Est.2006 Median Family Income

x

$32,874

x

43,302

2005 Median Family Income

x

$32,278

x

42,516

2005 % Poor

Education

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

Population 25 years and over

3,017

3,848

2,962

26,907

27,805

28,437

% less than 9th grade

11.63

15.5

8.9

14.22

10.93

7.9

% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma

9.58

26.7

11.5

9.79

20.68

11.6

% high school graduate or higher

35.76

66.6

79.6

31.48

69.03

80.4

% Some college, no degree

13.23

13.0

13.5

15.36

15.23

17.7

% Associate degree

7.92

4.1

7.7

8.73

6.0

6.3

% bachelor's degree or higher

9.58

10.19

16.8

9.79

16.94

22.3

% Graduate or professional degree

5.10

3.6

5.1

5.40

7.0

7.8

Employment

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

Employment/population ratio

52.88

47.43

52.4

52.74

52.29

55.3

Unemployment rate

10.37

8.2

14.8

5.59

4.9

11.4

Occupation: Percent managerial/professional

x

20.4

19.5

x

13.68

29.0

Occupation: % prod., transport, material moving

x

24.3

23.8

x

9.76

12.8

Aging

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% under 5 years

8.5

9.1

7.7

% 5-17 years

21.1

21.4

17.7

% 65 years and over

7.9

6.9

11.7

Family Structure

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% single-parent family (w/ children under 18)

41.0

40.8

28.7

% married-couple family (w/ children under 18)

21.4

23.2

23.1

% female-headed family (w/ children under 18)

35.4

31.7

22.9

% all parents in family in labor force

NA