Franklin County, Massachusetts

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Key figures

Statistic	Franklin County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	70,944	7,044,056	334,922,499	781st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,907	$103,960	$80,734	849th of 3,221
Median Age	47.2	40.0	38.9	445th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.6%	47.3%	35.7%	263rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$329,000	$562,100	$332,700	498th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,177	$1,762	$1,413	576th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.1%	10.0%	12.5%	1925th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.2%	5.2%	986th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	101.5	903.0	n/a	966th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.0%	18.0%	14.1%	980th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.7	n/a	n/a	335th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.1%	62.5%	65.2%	2281st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.8	29.1	26.4	1720th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.1%	18.6%	15.1%	419th of 3,222
Uninsured	2.8%	n/a	n/a	3130th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.6%	45.9%	46.9%	2546th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.1%	n/a	n/a	672nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Franklin County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Franklin County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.1	52.7	61.4

Age in Franklin County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Franklin County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	47.2	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	16.6%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.7%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.6%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Franklin County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Franklin County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	31,570	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.3%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.6%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.8%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	32.0%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Franklin County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Franklin County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,563	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.9%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.7%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.6%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.1%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.9%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.0%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Franklin County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Franklin County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	34,528	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.5%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.8%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.6%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.9%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.2%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,720	$5,992	n/a

Education in Franklin County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Franklin County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.9%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.9%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.1%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.5%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Franklin County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Franklin County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.4%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.3%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.5%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Franklin County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Franklin County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.5%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.3%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.1%	19.5%	16.7%

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