Latest news about poverty in Framingham, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.6% of Framingham, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 2.7% greater than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 6.9% of high school graduates and 24.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 85.3%. For comparison, it was 34.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Framingham, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Framingham:
10.6%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Framingham:
6.6%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Framingham:
17.3%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 11.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Framingham:
20.2%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
85.3%
Residents above poverty level:
34.4%
Poverty by age in Framingham, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Framingham,MA (percentage below poverty level)
21.0%Under 5 years
23.7%5 years
20.0%6 to 11 years
18.3%12 to 14 years
87.2%15 years
8.4%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
10.8%25 to 34 years
14.1%35 to 44 years
2.1%45 to 54 years
10.9%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
3.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Framingham,MA (percentage below poverty level)
16.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.6%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
12.7%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
11.8%18 to 24 years
5.6%25 to 34 years
17.6%35 to 44 years
13.3%45 to 54 years
4.3%55 to 64 years
9.5%65 to 74 years
10.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Framingham,MA (% below half of poverty level)
7.9%Under 6 years
4.8%6 to 11 years
8.3%12 to 17 years
3.3%18 to 24 years
5.8%25 to 34 years
5.7%35 to 44 years
1.5%45 to 54 years
3.9%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Framingham, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Framingham, MA (%)
5.6%White
15.6%Black
0.0%American Indian
5.8%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
13.5%Other race
23.6%2+ races
18.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Framingham, MA (absolute numbers)
1,917White
633Black
0American Indian
314Asian
0Native Hawaiian
1,563Other race
2,6612+ races
2,302Hispanic
10.4%Below poverty level
89.6%Above poverty level
11.1%Below poverty level
88.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Framingham, MA
Children below poverty level:
Framingham, Massachusetts:
15.9%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Framingham:
6.9%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Framingham:
24.8%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
41.5%Married-couple family
9.2%Male, no wife present
49.3%Female, no husband present
7.4%Worked full-time, year-round
14.3%Worked part-time
78.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
7.4%One full-time, other part-time
5.3%One full-time, other didn't work
21.3%Both worked part-time
27.0%One part-time, other didn't work
38.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
3.8%1990 to 1994
4.9%1980 to 1989
2.1%1970 to 1979
32.9%1960 to 1969
31.1%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
15.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
2.2%1990 to 1994
7.0%1980 to 1989
12.1%1970 to 1979
21.5%1960 to 1969
28.7%1950 to 1959
7.5%1940 to 1949
17.4%1939 or earlier
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