Franklin County, Massachusetts (MA)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	38%

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Races in Franklin County, Massachusetts:

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Males: 34,627	(48.4%)
Females: 36,908	(51.6%)

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Franklin County:	2.4 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

This county:	$52,269
Massachusetts:	$62,365

This county:	$673
State:	$828

Franklin County:	$221,600
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Detached houses: $259,843

Here:	$259,843
State:	$440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $226,324

Here:	$226,324
State:	$384,213

In 2-unit structures: $228,270

Here:	$228,270
State:	$414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $275,000

Here:	$275,000
State:	$431,982

Mobile homes: $57,342

Here:	$57,342
State:	$71,966

Franklin County:	10.4%
Massachusetts:	9.9%

This county:	9.4%
Whole state:	9.3%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Area name: Franklin County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $550 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $908 a month.

Cities in this county include: Greenfield, Montague, Orange, Deerfield, Turners Falls, Sunderland, Northfield, Bernardston, Monson Center, Shelburne.

Neighboring counties: Berkshire County , Bennington County, Vermont , Cheshire County, New Hampshire , Hampshire County , Windham County, Vermont , Worcester County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Franklin County: Lakeridge Campground (A), Logan Station (B), Massachusetts State Fish Hatchery (C), Roaring Brook Camp (D), Rowe Camp (E), Springbrook Campground (F), Wagonwheel Campground (G), Camp Apex (H), Camp Avery (I), Cherry Rum Shopping Plaza (J), Crumpin-Fox Club Golf Course (K), Greenfield Plaza (L), Heywoods Station (M), Hoosac Tunnel Station (N), Kings Plaza (O), Historic Deerfield and Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Library (P), New Salem Public Library (Q), Montague Town Hall (R), Greenfield Community College Library (S), Graves Memorial Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Mohawk Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Franklin County include: Mary Lyon Church (A), United Congregational Church (B), United Church of Bernardston (C), Central Congregational Church (D), Trinitarian Congregational Church (E), Leyden United Methodist Church (F), Community Bible Church (G), Community Church (H), Community Church of North Orange (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gill Center Cemetery (1), Gardner Cemetery (2), Branch Cemetery (3), Cricket Hill Cemetery (4), Laurel Hill Cemetery (5), Cristian Hill (6), West Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wanamaker Lake (A), Johnsonian Pond (B), Leonards Pond (C), Flask Pond (D), Russ Pond (E), Beaver Pond (F), Deep Hole (G), North Spectacle Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pauchaug Brook (A), Tower Brook (B), Gibbs Brook (C), Patch Brook (D), Poplar Hill Brook (E), County Brook (F), Manning Brook (G), Couch Brook (H), Parsonage Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Franklin County include: Charlemont Village Historic District (1), Old Deerfield Village Historic District (2), New Salem Common Historic District (3), Satans Kingdom Wildlife Management Area (4), Montague Wildlife Management Area (5), Cushman Park (6), Pelham Lake Park (7), Lake Minola Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Greenfield Beach (A), Horse Race (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Conway Post Office (A), East Whately Post Office (B), Montague Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.3%
Massachusetts:	8.0%

Current college students: 4,171
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,610 (45% naturalized citizens)

Franklin County:	3.6%
Whole state:	12.2%

Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,437
• One, attached: 739
• Two: 3,674
• 3 or 4: 2,285
• 5 to 9: 1,516
• 10 to 19: 898
• 20 or more: 1,154
• Mobile homes: 1,080
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 156

Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 9,788 (558 second mortgage, 1,447 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,732

Here:	67.4% with mortgage
State:	71.6% with mortgage

Franklin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/27/1992, a tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Franklin County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Massachusetts state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from Franklin County center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 22.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 24.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.0 miles away from Franklin County center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 78.7 miles away from Franklin County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 29,378 (79%) Carpooled: 3,726 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 309 (1%) Subway or elevated: 18 (0%) Railroad: 18 (0%) Taxi: 99 (0%) Motorcycle: 51 (0%) Bicycle: 150 (0%) Walked: 1,275 (3%) Other means: 134 (0%) Worked at home: 1,895 (5%)

6.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($126 average AGI)

Franklin County:	0.06%
Massachusetts average:	0.28%

4.11% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($24,249 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($13,367 average AGI)

Franklin County:	2.05%
Massachusetts average:	2.46%

from Hampshire County, MA	1.75% ($34,745 average AGI)
from Worcester County, MA	0.92% ($35,238)
from Hampden County, MA	0.49% ($30,775)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.32% ($47,452)
from Berkshire County, MA	0.18% ($36,275)
from Windham County, VT	0.12% ($27,686)
from Cheshire County, NH	0.10% ($23,867)

6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)

Franklin County:	0.06%
Massachusetts average:	0.11%

3.51% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($17,250 average AGI)
2.92% relocated to other states ($16,554 average AGI)

Franklin County:	2.92%
Massachusetts average:	3.26%

to Hampshire County, MA	1.46% ($32,244 average AGI)
to Worcester County, MA	0.76% ($29,892)
to Hampden County, MA	0.53% ($35,603)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.29% ($29,345)
to Windham County, VT	0.23% ($31,500)
to Cheshire County, NH	0.19% ($36,214)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.11% ($33,063)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,634 (9,574 aged, 2,060 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 56,179 (13,457 male householders, 5,060 female householders)

  14,347 spouses, 19,592 children (18,038 natural, 588 adopted, 966 stepchildren), 907 grandchildren, 220 brothers or sisters, 326 parents, 623 other relatives, 1,647 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 13,950 (4,715 male householders (3,480 living alone)), 6,260 female householders (5,069 living alone)), 2,975 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,406 (1,051 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,168 2-persons, 4,518 3-persons, 3,700 4-persons, 1,515 5-persons, 468 6-persons, 148 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,549 1-person, 2,040 2-persons, 284 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

93.8% of residents of Franklin County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $385,056,000 ($5331 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,931,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $166,197,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $93,266,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,582,000
Federal grants: $98,116,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,303,000 ($7,311,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,592,000 ($389,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,115,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,058,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,102,000

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	67 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+25 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	-37 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.73 millions of gallons per day (64% from ground, 36% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

62% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Massachusetts.

Franklin County:	62.2%
State average:	60.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 50678
• Northeast: 11592
• Midwest: 2163
• South: 2322
• West: 1444

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $83,000

Here:	9.7%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Here:	10.3%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Here:	11.4%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

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