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Franklin County, MA

70,871 Population
699.2 square miles 101.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.4 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,123 ±$1,865 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,789 ±$503
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$74,547 ±$6,128 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Massachusetts: $104,828 ±$1,650
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.1% ±2.3% (6,322  ±1,563) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 9.7% 671,003 (±0.3% / ±22,818)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.8 minutes ±0.7 (713,475  ±27,707) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

31,990 ±652 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,829,804 ±9,140
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (69,115  ±86) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,879,639
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.4% ±3.7% (922  ±528) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 72,892 (±0.3% / ±4,307)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

34,626 ±49 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,057,853 ±244
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$355,400 ±$15,074 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Massachusetts: $607,400 ±$3,979
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.7% ±2.1% (6,136  ±1,437.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 760,652 (±0.3% / ±23,233.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.8% ±5.1% (52,049  ±2,834.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,637,695 (±0.7% / ±35,243.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
40.3% ±3.2% (22,116  ±1,753.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 48.3% 2,449,570 (±0.5% / ±23,913.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.3% (2,304  ±561) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.8% 1,337,811
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±1% (2,878  ±585) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4% 227,919 (±0.1% / ±7,225)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,878 Total veterans ±585 2,745 Male ±575 133 Female ±118

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