Worcester Community Dialogues on Race Archives - Worcester Regional Research Bureau

The Research Bureau was pleased to support the City of Worcester’s Community Dialogues on Race by crafting issue-specific briefs to generate conversation among participants. The following briefs were distributed at the series of public discussions held in May and June 2015 designed to strengthen Worcester’s sense of community and commitment to eliminate racism.

Jun 30, 2015

Bureau Brief—Community Dialogues on Race—Economic Development

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the City of Worcester has a population of 181,901 residents, making it the 129th largest city in the United States and the 2nd largest city in New England.

Jun 30, 2015

Bureau Brief—Community Dialogues on Race—Youth & Education

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median age of Worcester residents is 33.6 years old. The median age of Massachusetts is 39.2 and the median age of the United States is 37.3.

Jun 11, 2015

Bureau Brief—Community Dialogues on Race—Public Safety

Research in the Public Interest.

Jun 01, 2015

Bureau Brief—Community Dialogues on Race—Representative Government

The City of Worcester, as established by the City Charter, is known as a modified Plan E form of government which is a Council-Manager form of government with a popularly elected Mayor. The Worcester Public Schools is a quasi-independent department of the City.

Nov 01, 2014

Bureau Brief—The Changing City—Starting a Conversation

As a Massachusetts “Gateway City,” Worcester has welcomed residents from diverse backgrounds for decades. Prior to 1950, most new residents were born in or descended from European countries. Since 1950, the city began to attract greater numbers of residents from South America, Africa, and Asia. How has the face of Worcester changed over the last few decades? How has civic life changed as a result of the influx of new cultures? Or has it?