Franklin County, Massachusetts Demographics

Franklin County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - White

Franklin County is 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Franklin County is 3rd in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Income below poverty line

Franklin County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Franklin County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Size in square miles

Franklin County is 6th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Home ownership rate

Franklin County is 7th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Franklin County is 8th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Two or More

Franklin County is 8th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Franklin County is 9th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Current population (2012)	71,540	12th	6,646,144	313,914,040
Size in square miles	699.3	4th	7,800.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	102.1	14th	839.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents younger than 5	4.6%	11th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.8%	9th	21.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.5%	4th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.2%	8th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.3%	11th	38.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Race - White	94.8%	1st	83.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.3%	14th	7.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	7th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.5%	9th	5.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	10th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	8th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	11th	10.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.0%	1st	75.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Female residents	51.1%	11th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.1%	14th	14.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Housing units	33,806	12th	2,818,940	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	27.7%	10th	41.8%	25.9%
Households	30,362	12th	2,522,409	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.4%	6th	63.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$223,200	12th	$343,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	11th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	52	14th	11,111	829,658

Income Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Income per capita	$28,313	13th	$35,051	$27,915
Income per household	$52,246	11th	$65,981	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.9%	3rd	10.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Franklin County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,571	12th	169,146	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	19,931	12th	2,960,712	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,193	12th	596,790	27,092,908
Retail sales	$691,013	12th	$88,082,966	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,628	14th	$13,553	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$80,305	14th	$14,917,210	$613,795,732