Dudley ZIP Code List — Worcester County, MA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	2,324	19.6%
18 and over	9,561	80.4%
65 and over	2,020	17.0%
Median age	41.0 years

Group	Count	%
White	10,385	85.7%
Black or African American	546	4.5%
Asian	428	3.5%
Two or more races	413	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	227	1.9%
Other race	113	0.9%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	3.8%
$10k–$15k	2.7%
$15k–$25k	10.4%
$25k–$35k	5.2%
$35k–$50k	7.6%
$50k–$75k	14.1%
$75k–$100k	14.2%
$100k–$150k	22.4%
$150k–$200k	10.3%
$200k+	9.2%
Median income	$87,306

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$344,900
Median rent / month	$1,127
Owner occupied	70.6%
Renter occupied	29.4%
Vacant	2.0%
Single-family detached	73.6%
Large apartment buildings	0.9%
Mobile homes	0.0%
Median rooms	5.9
Avg household size (owned)	2.66

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	1.0%
2000–2009	10.7%
1990–1999	11.1%
1980–1989	10.3%
1970–1979	11.4%
1960–1969	13.7%
1950–1959	13.3%
1940–1949	3.5%
1939 or earlier	25.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	9.0%
2 bedrooms	26.9%
3 bedrooms	39.3%
4 bedrooms	21.3%
5+ bedrooms	3.4%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	10.3%
1 vehicle	28.9%
2 vehicles	33.7%
3 or more	27.1%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	15.2%
Electricity	21.8%
Propane / LP gas	2.6%
Fuel oil	55.1%
Wood	3.5%
Solar	1.2%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	2,107	49.3%
Cohabiting couple	325	7.6%
Male householder, no spouse	679	15.9%
Female householder, no spouse	1,166	27.3%
Households with children under 18	1,445	33.8%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,469	34.3%
Average household size	2.56

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	38.6%	34.9%
Married	47.6%	41.3%
Separated	0.6%	1.0%
Widowed	2.4%	10.5%
Divorced	10.7%	12.2%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	93.0%
Bachelor's or higher	27.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	53	1.4%
Kindergarten	64	1.6%
Elementary school	1,281	32.6%
High school	824	21.0%
College / grad school	1,703	43.4%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	36.4%
Service	19.5%
Sales & office	23.0%
Natural resources & construction	9.3%
Production & transportation	11.8%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	79.0%
Government	14.9%
Self-employed	5.0%
Unpaid family workers	1.1%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	82.4%
Carpool	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	3.9%
Other means	1.4%
Avg commute (minutes)	25.3

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	34.1%
Retirement income	22.8%
Supplemental Security	6.5%
Cash public assistance	1.1%
Food stamps / SNAP	14.1%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	26.5%
High cholesterol	29.2%
Heart disease	5.1%
Stroke	2.3%
Asthma	10.7%
Arthritis	24.6%
Kidney disease	2.3%
Pulmonary disease	5.2%
Cancer	6.3%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	18.9%
No physical activity	19.8%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	32.3%
Fair or poor health	9.8%
Poor mental health	14.7%
Poor physical health	8.1%
No health insurance	6.1%
Visited doctor (checkup)	79.0%
Visited dentist	74.8%
Cholesterol screening	89.4%
Teeth loss	11.9%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	380	4.0%

Disability	%
Any disability	15.4%
Under 18	4.2%
18–64 years	14.0%
65 and over	33.5%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	77.3%
Public insurance	34.8%
Uninsured under 19	1.7%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	11,675	98.2%
Spanish	435	3.7%
Other Indo-European	75	0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander	232	2.0%
Other languages	25	0.2%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	10,849	91.3%
Born in same state	10,686	89.9%
Born in different state	8,636	72.7%
Foreign born	163	1.4%
Naturalized citizen	1,036	8.7%
Not a US citizen	740	71.4%