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Union Hill

East Worcester

Population

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% change

x

0.01

-2.7

x

0.66

size

6559

6641

6,459

42,226

42,506

43,851

% white

88.2

69.3

38.0

79.27

77.60

55.0

% black

5.1

7.6

14.8

5.63

7.67

11.7

% African American

% asian

2.5

6.9

4.7

2.85

4.60

5.5

% hispanic

11.1

20.9

37.6

13.73

21.54

27.4

Immigration

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% foreign born

11.66

19.4

20.4

9.26

12.87

19.5

% immigrated in last 10 years

x

10.9

7.3

x

6.98

8.0

Linguistically Isolated Households

151

319

394

1,006

1,523

2,693

% Households linguistically isolated

4.99

10.55

16.9

5.33

8.06

15.6

School age linguistically isolated

95

194

487

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

2,488

2,392

2,458

17,481

43,105

18,876

% renter occupied (of all occupied)

74

75.5

75.8

64.45

65.39

66.0

% owner occupied

26

24.5

24.2

35.55

34.61

34.0

% Vacant

9.4

7.78

13.2

8.23

2.12

9.1

% housing built before 1960

83.52

81.31

79.7

66.84

27.22

68.5

% housing built after 1980

8.44

9.87

12.4

15.82

7.11

17.9

housing units: % single family homes

7.44

8.61

11.9

2.11

10.76

24.5

number single family

185

206

324

369

4,638

4,935

Income and Poverty

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

poverty rate: % people poor

21.5

28.1

35.4

20.39

24.07

23.5

median family income

27,083

29,702

32,031

29,729

35,286

46,827

median household income

30,343

39,432

% Households where housing costs are>30% of income

32.46

28.65

58.8

23.92

28.61

46.9

% Children poor

37.55

41.2

16.6

37.01

35.95

8.4

% Families Below 50% Metro Family Median Income

38

49

58.0

24.82

4.78

45.2

Est.2006 Median Family Income

x

36,452

x

43,302

2005 Median Family Income

x

35,791

x

42,516

2005 % Poor

Education

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

Population 25 years and over

4,002

4,069

3,962

26,907

27,805

28,437

% less than 9th grade

17.87

14.5

12.5

14.22

10.93

7.9

% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma

6.95

23.7

15.6

9.79

20.68

11.6

% high school graduate or higher

30.41

57.8

71.9

31.48

69.03

80.4

% Some college, no degree

10.92

13.3

20.8

15.36

15.23

17.7

% Associate degree

3.95

3.3

6.6

8.73

6.0

6.3

% bachelor's degree or higher

6.95

14.75

11.0

9.79

16.94

22.3

% Graduate or professional degree

4.12

9.1

3.8

5.40

7.0

7.8

Employment

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

Employment/population ratio

49.21

48.5

47.4

52.74

52.29

55.3

Unemployment rate

4.97

6.3

18.8

5.59

4.9

11.4

Occupation: Percent managerial/professional

x

20.6

20.5

x

13.68

29.0

Occupation: % prod., transport, material moving

x

28.6

18.8

x

9.76

12.8

Aging

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% under 5 years

7.4

9.4

7.7

% 5-17 years

22.6

21.8

17.7

% 65 years and over

13.1

7.0

11.7

Family Structure

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

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

35.0

35.0

28.7

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

25.9

21.8

23.1

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

27.0

31.1

22.9

% all parents in family in labor force

NA