Royalston ZIP Code List — Worcester County, MA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	335	23.0%
18 and over	1,120	77.0%
65 and over	268	18.4%
Median age	48.2 years

Group	Count	%
White	1,406	94%
Hispanic or Latino	40	2.7%
Two or more races	28	1.9%
Other race	19	1.3%
Asian	2	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.6%
$10k–$15k	1.9%
$15k–$25k	7.4%
$25k–$35k	3.7%
$35k–$50k	6.3%
$50k–$75k	9.1%
$75k–$100k	18.2%
$100k–$150k	26.8%
$150k–$200k	18.0%
$200k+	3.9%
Median income	$98,542

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$308,800
Median rent / month	$1,066
Owner occupied	88.7%
Renter occupied	11.3%
Vacant	12.4%
Single-family detached	94.1%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	1.5%
Median rooms	6.0
Avg household size (owned)	2.78

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.5%
2010–2019	2.0%
2000–2009	13.2%
1990–1999	15.0%
1980–1989	16.4%
1970–1979	16.0%
1960–1969	2.0%
1950–1959	2.0%
1940–1949	2.0%
1939 or earlier	31.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	3.6%
2 bedrooms	23.1%
3 bedrooms	48.5%
4 bedrooms	21.3%
5+ bedrooms	3.4%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	3.3%
1 vehicle	17.1%
2 vehicles	44.6%
3 or more	34.9%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	1.7%
Electricity	1.9%
Propane / LP gas	5.4%
Fuel oil	62.5%
Wood	23.8%
Solar	0.4%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	324	60.2%
Cohabiting couple	49	9.1%
Male householder, no spouse	89	16.5%
Female householder, no spouse	76	14.1%
Households with children under 18	141	26.2%
Households with seniors (65+)	202	37.5%
Average household size	2.70

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	31.6%	22.6%
Married	55.1%	60.5%
Separated	0.6%	2.2%
Widowed	3.4%	3.8%
Divorced	9.3%	10.9%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	88.6%
Bachelor's or higher	24.8%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	14	5.0%
Kindergarten	49	17.6%
Elementary school	94	33.7%
High school	69	24.7%
College / grad school	53	19.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	41.0%
Service	14.9%
Sales & office	14.9%
Natural resources & construction	12.5%
Production & transportation	16.8%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	67.5%
Government	24.6%
Self-employed	7.9%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	78.5%
Carpool	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.6%
Other means	3.2%
Avg commute (minutes)	42.2

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	30.7%
Retirement income	27.1%
Supplemental Security	3.5%
Cash public assistance	2.6%
Food stamps / SNAP	9.5%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	31.0%
High cholesterol	34.1%
Heart disease	6.3%
Stroke	2.8%
Asthma	11.0%
Arthritis	29.0%
Kidney disease	2.6%
Pulmonary disease	6.7%
Cancer	6.9%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	17.5%
No physical activity	22.9%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	33.7%
Fair or poor health	12.3%
Poor mental health	14.8%
Poor physical health	9.8%
No health insurance	6.6%
Visited doctor (checkup)	79.9%
Visited dentist	71.8%
Cholesterol screening	91.0%
Teeth loss	13.7%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	51	4.6%

Disability	%
Any disability	11.5%
Under 18	6.0%
18–64 years	9.0%
65 and over	26.1%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	77.2%
Public insurance	36.6%
Uninsured under 19	3.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	1,356	93.2%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	1,438	98.8%
Born in same state	1,438	98.8%
Born in different state	1,238	85.1%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	17	1.2%
Not a US citizen	7	41.2%