Worcester's Livability
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About Worcester, VT
Worcester, VT is located in Washington County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Worcester is about 926 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $245,150, which is roughly 5% higher than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 11% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $66,250, which is roughly 0% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 2% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.53Male Population Estimate: 54.3%
Female Population Estimate: 45.7%
Median Age: 46.5
Male Median Age: 42.6
Female Median Age: 44.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:1.9%
Indian:1.8%
Hispanic:1.2%
Asian:0.6%
Other:0.4%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 24.65%
Other: 2.94%
Libertarian: 0.92%
Green: 0.44%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Worcester specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Washington County: About 2.43741 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Washington County: About 101.265 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Washington County is about 38% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 65% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Worcester is about 7.2%.
Vermont is ranked #12 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 68.91 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 62.9The average living wage for the state of Vermont is $32.92/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Vermont a minimum wage score of 71.91 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.88/hr, which gives Vermont a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.6 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Vermont is $271.56, resulting in a UI benefit score of 75.95 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Vermont does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Vermont does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Vermont does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Vermont does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Vermont does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of paid sick leave.
✓ Vermont does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Vermont does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Vermont does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Vermont does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Vermont does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Vermont does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Vermont does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Vermont does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Vermont does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Vermont does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Vermont does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05682Latitude: 44.411900
Longitude: -72.574100
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1242.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802