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People QuickFacts |
Franklin County |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
71,735 | 6,497,967 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
0.3% | 2.3% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
71,535 | 6,349,113 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
4.7% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
18.9% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
14.4% | 13.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.2% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
95.3% | 86.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.3% | 7.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.5% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.6% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
2.7% | 8.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
92.9% | 79.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.4% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.6% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.2% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.0% | 84.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
29.1% | 33.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
12,255 | 1,084,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.7 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
33,272 | 2,735,443 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.9% | 61.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
29.8% | 42.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$119,000 | $185,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
29,466 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.38 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$51,252 | $62,383 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,672 | $25,952 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.5% | 10.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Franklin County |
Massachusetts |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
1,696 | 176,7011 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
21,662 | 3,073,9411 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
-12.5% | -0.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
6,212 | 465,019 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,151 | 563,539 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.1% | 2.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
32.5% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,006,248 | 77,996,586 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 127,129,789 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
569,255 | 73,903,837 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,912 | $11,525 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
60,497 | 11,789,582 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
97 | 9,883 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
525,784 | 72,114,9441 |
