City profile · Mid-size City
Worcester, Massachusetts
Verified Oct 12, 2026Who leads Worcester, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Joseph Petty
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 206,518
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 12, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 12, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceworcesterma.gov/elections/elected-officials ↗
- Official leadership pageworcesterma.gov/elections/elected-officials ↗
- City websiteworcesterma.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Joseph Petty CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 12, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 206,518
- Median household income
- $63,011
- Median age
- 34.3
- Land area
- 37.36 sq mi
- Population density
- 5,527.8 per sq mi
- County
- Worcester County
- Metro area
- Worcester, MA
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