Housing density: 386 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $751,928.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,443 (lower quartile is $907, upper quartile is $1,785)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,366
Median gross rent in Franklin, MA in 2022: $1,553
Housing units in Franklin with a mortgage: 6,166 (534 second mortgage, 992 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,034
In family households: 540,608 (116,996 male householders, 51,907 female householders)
134,066 spouses, 197,825 children (189,784 natural, 4,588 adopted, 3,453 stepchildren), 7,406 grandchildren, 6,062 brothers or sisters, 7,064 parents, foster children, 5,893 other relatives, 9,006 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 112,631 (36,559 male householders (27,334 living alone)), 52,452 female householders (43,798 living alone)), 23,620 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17,611 (8,991 institutionalized population)
123,500 married couples with children.
20,654 single-parent households (3,498 men, 17,156 women).
91.9% of residents of Franklin speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 2,923 (8.9%)
(64.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Franklin, Massachusetts
3241995 to March 2000
1681990 to 1994
1781985 to 1989
1481980 to 1984
641975 to 1979
1091970 to 1974
1471965 to 1969
424Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 9,522 (25.2%)
Italian: 7,320 (19.3%)
English: 4,303 (11.4%)
Other: 3,186 (8.4%)
German: 2,677 (7.1%)
French: 1,938 (5.1%)
French Canadian: 1,363 (3.6%)
Polish: 1,298 (3.4%)
United States: 1,045 (2.8%)
Scottish: 905 (2.4%)
Swedish: 704 (1.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 614 (1.6%)
Russian: 394 (1.0%)
Portuguese: 368 (1.0%)
Dutch: 302 (0.8%)
Greek: 258 (0.7%)
Norwegian: 223 (0.6%)
Lithuanian: 220 (0.6%)
Ukrainian: 220 (0.6%)
Arab: 216 (0.6%)
Czech: 193 (0.5%)
Danish: 139 (0.4%)
Welsh: 129 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 90 (0.2%)
Slovak: 77 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 72 (0.2%)
Swiss: 54 (0.1%)
West Indian: 24 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Franklin:
13.8% (216)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Italy
Franklin:
11.5% (180)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Franklin:
10.3% (161)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
United Kingdom
Franklin:
9.7% (152)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Germany
Franklin:
4.3% (67)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Turkey
Franklin:
3.8% (60)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,525)
India
Franklin:
3.5% (55)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Other Eastern Europe
Franklin:
3.3% (52)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
Taiwan
Franklin:
3.3% (51)
Massachusetts:
0.9% (7,258)
Ukraine
Franklin:
2.5% (39)
Massachusetts:
1.1% (8,754)
Ireland
Franklin:
2.0% (32)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
Hong Kong
Franklin:
1.9% (29)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,937)
Japan
Franklin:
1.7% (27)
Massachusetts:
1.1% (8,682)
Korea
Franklin:
1.6% (25)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20,438
Other state: 7,384
Northeast: 4,921
Midwest: 899
South: 1,037
West: 527
60% of Franklin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 30
7th and 8th grade: 114
9th grade: 76
10th grade: 146
11th grade: 83
12th grade, no diploma: 182
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,969
Less than 1 year of college: 614
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 983
Associate degree: 605
Bachelor's degree: 2,686
Master's degree: 1,130
Professional school degree: 135
Doctorate degree: 172
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 43
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 60
7th and 8th grade: 85
9th grade: 80
10th grade: 120
11th grade: 109
12th grade, no diploma: 171
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,433
Less than 1 year of college: 765
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,002
Associate degree: 1,041
Bachelor's degree: 2,755
Master's degree: 952
Professional school degree: 125
Doctorate degree: 44
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,262
One, attached: 561
Two: 625
3 or 4: 576
5 to 9: 554
10 to 19: 348
20 to 49: 231
50 or more: 170
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
