Franklin, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 29,560 (Urban population: 28,043, Rural population: 1,517 (all nonfarm))

Franklin, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,327 (10,152 occupied: 8,261 owner occupied, 1,891 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	38%

Housing density: 386 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $191,300

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $585

Median gross rent in Franklin, MA in 2000: $677

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

Household type by relationship

Households: 28,928

In family households: 26,218 (6,247 male householders, 1,647 female householders)
6,897 spouses, 10,479 children (10,014 natural, 219 adopted, 246 stepchildren), 192 grandchildren, 147 brothers or sisters, 193 parents, 195 other relatives, 221 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,710 (1,009 male householders (761 living alone)), 1,250 female householders (1,095 living alone)), 451 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 632 (74 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,545 2-persons, 1,845 3-persons, 2,219 4-persons, 1,006 5-persons, 240 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,856 1-person, 355 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

7,749 married couples with children.
925 single-parent households (173 men, 752 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: 1,562 (5.3%)
(59.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin, Massachusetts:

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 17
3 rooms: 123
4 rooms: 369
5 rooms: 847
6 rooms: 1,397
7 rooms: 1,796
8 rooms: 2,068
9 or more rooms: 1,628

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin, Massachusetts:

1 room: 22
2 rooms: 161
3 rooms: 468
4 rooms: 674
5 rooms: 366
6 rooms: 112
7 rooms: 62
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 137
1995 to 1998: 1,140
1990 to 1994: 1,468
1980 to 1989: 1,879
1970 to 1979: 1,019
1960 to 1969: 1,657
1950 to 1959: 942
1940 to 1949: 235
1939 or earlier: 1,850

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin:

no bedroom: 16
1 bedroom: 145
2 bedrooms: 1,092
3 bedrooms: 3,627
4 bedrooms: 2,993
5 or more bedrooms: 388

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin:

no bedroom: 42
1 bedroom: 660
2 bedrooms: 954
3 bedrooms: 181
4 bedrooms: 54
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 205
1 vehicle: 1,552
2 vehicles: 4,965
3 vehicles: 1,160
4 vehicles: 307
5 or more vehicles: 72

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 317
1 vehicle: 962
2 vehicles: 506
3 vehicles: 92
4 vehicles: 14
5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Franklin, MA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 25
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 29
$100,000 to $124,999: 169
$125,000 to $149,999: 451
$150,000 to $174,999: 974
$175,000 to $199,999: 1103
$200,000 to $249,999: 1530
$250,000 to $299,999: 1177
$300,000 to $399,999: 1231
$400,000 to $499,999: 342
$500,000 to $749,999: 125
$750,000 to $999,999: 23
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Franklin:

Less than $100: 39
$100 to $149: 38
$150 to $199: 71
$200 to $249: 103
$250 to $299: 79
$300 to $349: 18
$350 to $399: 126
$400 to $449: 47
$450 to $499: 115
$500 to $549: 100
$550 to $599: 135
$600 to $649: 91
$650 to $699: 124
$700 to $749: 182
$750 to $799: 215
$800 to $899: 157
$900 to $999: 95
$1,000 to $1,249: 37
$1,250 to $1,499: 23
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 14
No cash rent: 82

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 324
1990 to 1994: 168
1985 to 1989: 178
1980 to 1984: 148
1975 to 1979: 64
1970 to 1974: 109
1970 to 1974: 147
1965 to 1969: 424

Franklin, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.4%
Number of people working at home: 647 (4.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 337
5 to 9 minutes: 1420
10 to 14 minutes: 1845
15 to 19 minutes: 1462
20 to 24 minutes: 1311
25 to 29 minutes: 583
30 to 34 minutes: 1602
35 to 39 minutes: 682
40 to 44 minutes: 868
45 to 59 minutes: 1711
60 to 89 minutes: 1882
90 or more minutes: 457

Franklin mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,121 (82%)
Carpooled: 769 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 26 (0%)
Railroad: 930 (6%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 18 (0%)
Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
Walked: 202 (1%)
Other means: 35 (0%)
Worked at home: 647 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 322
$10,000 to $14,999: 423
$15,000 to $19,999: 327
$20,000 to $24,999: 302
$25,000 to $29,999: 242
$30,000 to $34,999: 404
$35,000 to $39,999: 429
$40,000 to $44,999: 461
$45,000 to $49,999: 279
$50,000 to $59,999: 907
$60,000 to $74,999: 1315
$75,000 to $99,999: 1880
$100,000 to $124,999: 1275
$125,000 to $149,999: 619
$150,000 to $199,999: 632
$200,000 or more: 336

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 6760
Italian: 5923
English: 2466
German: 1420
Other groups: 1409
United States or American: 1045
French Canadian: 949
French (except Basque): 912
Polish: 759
Scottish: 540
Scotch-Irish: 445
Swedish: 375
Russian: 276
Canadian: 240
Greek: 220
Armenian: 217
Ukrainian: 192
Portuguese: 185
Arab:: 176
Dutch: 168
British: 168
Lebanese: 163
Norwegian: 139
European: 134
Lithuanian: 123
Czech: 84
Latvian: 79
Danish: 74
Austrian: 71
Subsaharan African:: 65
Turkish: 53
Cape Verdean: 42
Slovak: 41
Hungarian: 32
Eastern European: 30
Czechoslovakian: 29
Swiss: 28
Celtic: 26
Brazilian: 23
Finnish: 21
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 18
Estonian: 15
Acadian/Cajun: 15
African: 12
Haitian: 12
Ugandan: 11
Romanian: 9
Belgian: 9
Yugoslavian: 9
Arab/Arabic: 7
Albanian: 6
Slovene: 6
Scandinavian: 6
Jamaican: 6
Croatian: 6
Syrian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (14%)
Italy (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Germany (4%)
Turkey (4%)
India (4%)

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

This state: 20438
Northeast: 4921
Midwest: 899
South: 1037
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

Educational Attainment for Males

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

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 25.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 13.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 45.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 23.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 30.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $71,776
Black householders: $52,159
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $28,750
Asian householders: $66,250
Some other race householders: $14,844
Two or more races householders: $11,964
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $39,250

Franklin household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Franklin household income for Black or African American householders

Franklin household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Franklin household income for Asian householders

Franklin household income for some other race householders

Franklin household income for two or more races householders

Franklin household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Franklin marital status for males

Franklin marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $226,700
Black or African American householders: $312,500
Asian householders: $234,600
Some other race householders: $275,000
Two or more races householders: $187,500
Hispanic or Latino householders: $162,500

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%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Franklin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (60%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (43%)
Utility gas (32%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
Other fuel (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 103

Here:	2.6%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 198

Here:	12.6%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 840

Here:	64.1%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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