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| Fitchburg |
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| Population 2002: | 39,727 |
| Population 2000: | 39,102 |
| Area codes: | 978 508 |
| Population growth: | +625 (+1.60%) |
| Elevation: | 482 feet |
| Land area: | 27.8 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 8.3% (2.6% Asia, 1.8% North America, 1.8% Latin America, 1.6% Europe) |
| County: | Worcester |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (23.3%), Educational,health and social services (22.5%), Retail trade (13.1%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 75.2% |
| Hispanic: | 15.0% |
| Other race: | 6.8% |
| Black: | 3.6% |
| Two or more races: | 3.1% |
| Other Asian: | 3.0% |
| American Indian: | 0.9% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 47.5% |
| Never married: | 31.0% |
| Divorced: | 10.5% |
| Widowed: | 8.2% |
| Separated: | 2.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $112,100 |
| Household income: | $37,004 |
| Resident age: | 34.1 years |
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| Fitchburg Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 75.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.4% |
| Unemployed: | 8.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 915 (2311.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 378.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 361 (911.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 183 (462.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 130 (328.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 67 (169.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 40 (101.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 3 (7.6 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| French: | 18.6% |
| Irish: | 14.2% |
| French Canadian: | 12.0% |
| Italian: | 11.9% |
| English: | 8.2% |
| German: | 4.7% |