| | People QuickFacts | Franklin County | Massachusetts |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 71,540 | 6,646,144 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 71,372 | 6,547,629 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.2% | 1.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 71,372 | 6,547,629 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.3% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.7% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.3% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 94.9% | 84.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.3% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.4% | 5.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.3% | 9.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 92.2% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.6% | 86.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.1% | 14.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.5% | 21.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 91.2% | 88.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 32.3% | 38.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 6,292 | 412,617 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 24.4 | 27.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 33,806 | 2,818,940 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 69.4% | 63.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.7% | 41.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $223,200 | $343,500 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 30,362 | 2,522,409 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.31 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $28,313 | $35,051 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $52,246 | $65,981 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.9% | 10.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Franklin County | Massachusetts |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,590 | 169,7901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 19,387 | 2,928,5451 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -21.7 | -5.11 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 6,068 | 472,534 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 7,193 | 596,790 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.2% | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,164,378 | 86,428,959 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 460,103 | 95,275,672 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 691,013 | 88,082,966 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,628 | $13,553 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 80,305 | 14,917,210 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 59 | 7,725 |