Franklin County vs Hampshire County

A side-by-side comparison of Franklin County and Hampshire County: population, income, housing, and more.

Franklin County and Hampshire County are counties in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hampshire County has the higher population (156,595 vs 70,922 in Franklin County). Hampshire County has the higher median household income ($86,391 vs $72,584 in Franklin County). Hampshire County has the higher median home value ($363,400 vs $303,400 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Hampshire County
Population	70,922	156,595
Median age	47.3 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,584	$86,391
Median home value	$303,400	$363,400
Median gross rent	$1,169	$1,332
Housing units	34,424	66,490
Homeownership rate	68.7%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	51.1%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Hampshire County
Population	70,577 → 70,922 (+0.5%)	161,032 → 156,595 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$60,950 → $72,584 (+19.1%)	$70,876 → $86,391 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$232,100 → $303,400 (+30.7%)	$283,100 → $363,400 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$976 → $1,169 (+19.8%)	$1,119 → $1,332 (+19.0%)

Franklin County

Population

70,57770,922

Median household income

$60,950$72,584

Median home value

$232,100$303,400

Median gross rent

$976$1,169

Hampshire County

Population

161,032156,595

Median household income

$70,876$86,391

Median home value

$283,100$363,400

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,332

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Hampshire County
Under 5	3.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	13.1%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	21.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	16.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	15.3%	11.9%
75 and over	8.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Hampshire County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	81.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Hampshire County
No high school diploma	6.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	27.2%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	26.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Hampshire County
Drove alone	70.3%	67.2%
Carpooled	8.7%	5.0%
Public transit	1.2%	2.6%
Walked	4.0%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.9%
Worked from home	14.7%	16.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Hampshire County
1-unit, detached	64.7%	59.7%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	9.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Hampshire County
Poverty rate	12.2%	10.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1961	1970