Franklin Town

Population: 33,067
Median household income: $142,788
Median home value: $567,100

Franklin Town, a community in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, has 33,067 residents. At $142,788, its median household income sits above Norfolk County's $126,497.

Between 2019 and 2023, Franklin Town's population held roughly steady from 33,256 to 33,067, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $432,700 to $567,100.

5.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.59 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,067
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $142,788
Median home value: $567,100
Median gross rent: $1,856
Housing units: 12,889
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,25633,067

Median household income

$122,607$142,788

Median home value

$432,700$567,100

Median gross rent

$1,378$1,856

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,256	$122,607	$432,700	$1,378
2020	33,644	$118,193	$432,800	$1,468
2021	33,057	$127,608	$450,800	$1,519
2022	32,777	$138,062	$516,500	$1,792
2023	33,067	$142,788	$567,100	$1,856

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,298	3.9%
5 to 17	5,301	16.0%
18 to 24	3,775	11.4%
25 to 34	3,728	11.3%
35 to 44	3,847	11.6%
45 to 54	5,235	15.8%
55 to 64	5,254	15.9%
65 to 74	2,953	8.9%
75 and over	1,676	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,696	83.8%
Black or African American	661	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,010	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	172	0.5%
Two or more races	877	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,651	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree24.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	645	2.8%
High school graduate	4,024	17.7%
Some college or associate's	5,215	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,268	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,541	24.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit3.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.5%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,135	67.2%
Carpooled	841	4.7%
Public transit	594	3.3%
Walked	303	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,877	21.5%
Other means	305	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,136	22.1%
15 to 29 min	3,169	22.4%
30 to 44 min	3,206	22.6%
45 to 59 min	2,042	14.4%
60+ min	2,625	18.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 5.5% (1,762 of 32,058)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,091	73.7%
Nonfamily households	3,248	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,339	95.7%
Vacant	550	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,668	78.4%
Renter-occupied	2,671	21.6%

1-unit, detached62.9%

1-unit, attached9.6%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,108	62.9%
1-unit, attached	1,240	9.6%
2 to 4 units	1,088	8.4%
5 to 19 units	1,107	8.6%
20 or more units	1,310	10.2%
Mobile home & other	36	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2525172
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.39 sq mi
Center point: 42.0849, -71.4106