Framingham

Population: 72,013
Median household income: $98,179
Median home value: $600,600

Framingham, a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has 72,013 residents. The median household income of $98,179 is below the Middlesex County median ($126,779).

Between 2019 and 2023, Framingham's population held roughly steady from 72,308 to 72,013, while its median home value rose 46.7% from $409,400 to $600,600.

The median resident is 37.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 72,013
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $98,179
Median home value: $600,600
Median gross rent: $1,853
Housing units: 28,416
Homeownership rate: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

72,30872,013

Median household income

$82,709$98,179

Median home value

$409,400$600,600

Median gross rent

$1,434$1,853

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	72,308	$82,709	$409,400	$1,434
2020	72,846	$86,322	$439,400	$1,421
2021	72,089	$90,638	$470,300	$1,538
2022	71,805	$94,909	$553,200	$1,689
2023	72,013	$98,179	$600,600	$1,853

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,660	6.5%
5 to 17	11,291	15.7%
18 to 24	6,819	9.5%
25 to 34	9,992	13.9%
35 to 44	10,515	14.6%
45 to 54	8,150	11.3%
55 to 64	9,218	12.8%
65 to 74	6,650	9.2%
75 and over	4,718	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,210	51.7%
Black or African American	4,464	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	0.1%
Asian	5,193	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.0%
Some other race	4,509	6.3%
Two or more races	7,060	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,489	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree20.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,720	11.6%
High school graduate	10,279	20.9%
Some college or associate's	8,912	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	14,244	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10,088	20.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit2.8%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means6.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,986	63.1%
Carpooled	2,643	7.0%
Public transit	1,069	2.8%
Walked	967	2.5%
Bicycle	252	0.7%
Worked from home	6,610	17.4%
Other means	2,494	6.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,649	21.2%
15 to 29 min	9,141	29.1%
30 to 44 min	8,153	26.0%
45 to 59 min	3,122	9.9%
60+ min	4,346	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 11.0% (7,606 of 69,104)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,052	65.8%
Nonfamily households	9,399	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,451	96.6%
Vacant	965	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,039	54.8%
Renter-occupied	12,412	45.2%

1-unit, detached51.7%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units19.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,686	51.7%
1-unit, attached	1,542	5.4%
2 to 4 units	3,385	11.9%
5 to 19 units	3,375	11.9%
20 or more units	5,399	19.0%
Mobile home & other	29	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2524960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 1.46 sq mi
Center point: 42.3079, -71.4362