Moving to Whitinsville, Massachusetts

Population: 6,340
Males: 2,999 (47.3%), Females: 3,341 (52.7%)

Worcester County

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $44,627
Median house value: $170,700

Population by Race

Races in Whitinsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: Irish (21.4%), French (14.7%), English (11.5%), Italian (10.2%), French Canadian (8.0%), Dutch (7.5%).

Elevation: 303 feet

Land area: 3.6 square miles

Map of Whitinsville, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Whitinsville

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whitinsville CDP

  • Never married: 26.7%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

2.7% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.5% North America, 0.4% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Whitinsville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whitinsville:

  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 18 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Abbreviation: ORH)
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 33 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Abbreviation: PVD)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 37 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)

Other public-use airports nearest to Whitinsville:

  • OXFORD (about 12 miles; OXFORD, MA; Abbreviation: 43M)
  • HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 12 miles; HOPEDALE, MA; Abbreviation: 1B6)
  • NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 19 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI; Abbreviation: SFZ)

Amtrak station near Whitinsville:

  • 14 miles: WORCESTER (WORCHESTER, 45 SHREWSBURY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitinsville:

  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 14 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,808)
  • CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 15 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,359)
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
  • BRYANT COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,926)

Schools

Public high school in Whitinsville:

  • NORTHBRIDGE HIGH (Students: 656; Location: 427 LINWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Whitinsville:

  • WHITINSVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 603; Location: 279 LINWOOD AVE; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Whitinsville:

  • NORTHBRIDGE MIDDLE (Students: 798; Location: 171 LINWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • W EDWARD BALMER (Students: 568; Location: CRESCENT STREET; Grades: 02 – 04)
  • NORTHBRIDGE PRIMARY SCH (Students: 414; Location: 30 CROSS STREET; Grades: KG – 01)
  • ALDRICH SCHOOL (Students: 108; Location: 14 HILL STREET; Grades: PK – PK)

Libraries

Library in Whitinsville:

  • WHITINSVILLE SOCIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $763,273; Location: 17 CHURCH ST.; 36,565 books; 469 audio materials; 1,864 video materials; 93 serial subscriptions)