Otsego County > Worcester (town)
Population trend for Worcester
03,0001990: 2,0702,07019902000: 2,2072,20720002010: 2,2202,22020102020: 2,1122,11220202023: 2,1652,1652023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Worcester is a town in Otsego County, in the Mohawk Valley region.

Community anchors include Worcester Central School District.

2023 Median income for Otsego County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Otsego County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 385%.

260 157 54 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Worcester
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Worcester
Married-couple families: 413 (81.3%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 48 (9.4%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 47 (9.3%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 184 (91.1%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 18 (8.9%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Worcester

Pct 5 and under 37% Pct 6 to 17 16% Pct 18 to 64 17% Pct 65 and over 1%

The overall poverty rate in Worcester is 17 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Worcester lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,996 (94.8%) Same county (different house): 43 (2%) Different state: 50 (2.4%) 2,106 current residents Same house: 1,996 (94.8%) Same house Different state: 50 (2.4%) Different state Same county (different house): 43 (2%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 17 (0.8%) Different NY county (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Worcester residents
43.1 50.5 46.3 43.2 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau