Franklin County, MA Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Franklin county massachusetts dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,575 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,182 | 6.4 |
Kindergarten | 932 | 5.0 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,967 | 42.9 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,323 | 23.3 |
College or graduate school | 4,171 | 22.5 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 49,121 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,534 | 3.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,383 | 8.9 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,350 | 31.2 |
Some college, no degree | 9,348 | 19.0 |
Associate degree | 4,221 | 8.6 |
Bachelor's degree | 7,969 | 16.2 |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,316 | 12.9 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.0 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 29.1 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 58,059 | 100.0 |
Never married | 15,502 | 26.7 |
Now married, except separated | 30,584 | 52.7 |
Separated | 1,208 | 2.1 |
Widowed | 4,183 | 7.2 |
Female | 3,491 | 6.0 |
Divorced | 6,582 | 11.3 |
Female | 3,841 | 6.6 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 865 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 247 | 28.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 54,743 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 8,016 | 14.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 15,380 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,382 | 9.0 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 41,749 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 7,050 | 16.9 |
Percent employed | 57.4 | (X) |
No disability | 34,699 | 83.1 |
Percent employed | 85.9 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 9,642 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 3,823 | 39.6 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 67,878 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 41,685 | 61.4 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 25,363 | 37.4 |
Same county | 14,961 | 22.0 |
Different county | 10,402 | 15.3 |
Same state | 6,201 | 9.1 |
Different state | 4,201 | 6.2 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 830 | 1.2 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 71,535 | 100.0 |
Native | 68,925 | 96.4 |
Born in United States | 68,199 | 95.3 |
State of residence | 50,678 | 70.8 |
Different state | 17,521 | 24.5 |
Born outside United States | 726 | 1.0 |
Foreign born | 2,610 | 3.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,111 | 1.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,162 | 1.6 |
Not a citizen | 1,448 | 2.0 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,610 | 100.0 |
Europe | 1,195 | 45.8 |
Asia | 675 | 25.9 |
Africa | 54 | 2.1 |
Oceania | 14 | 0.5 |
Latin America | 335 | 12.8 |
Northern America | 337 | 12.9 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 67,878 | 100.0 |
English only | 63,647 | 93.8 |
Language other than English | 4,231 | 6.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,393 | 2.1 |
Spanish | 1,245 | 1.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 385 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,372 | 3.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 753 | 1.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 492 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 226 | 0.3 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 71,535 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 85,210 | 119.1 |
Arab | 111 | 0.2 |
Czech1 | 460 | 0.6 |
Danish | 221 | 0.3 |
Dutch | 696 | 1.0 |
English | 13,809 | 19.3 |
French (except Basque)1 | 9,682 | 13.5 |
French Canadian1 | 4,990 | 7.0 |
German | 6,717 | 9.4 |
Greek | 302 | 0.4 |
Hungarian | 242 | 0.3 |
Irish1 | 11,895 | 16.6 |
Italian | 4,756 | 6.6 |
Lithuanian | 964 | 1.3 |
Norwegian | 539 | 0.8 |
Polish | 8,920 | 12.5 |
Portuguese | 405 | 0.6 |
Russian | 1,310 | 1.8 |
Scotch-Irish | 1,565 | 2.2 |
Scottish | 2,891 | 4.0 |
Slovak | 74 | 0.1 |
Subsaharan African | 124 | 0.2 |
Swedish | 1,517 | 2.1 |
Swiss | 210 | 0.3 |
Ukrainian | 515 | 0.7 |
United States or American | 3,551 | 5.0 |
Welsh | 503 | 0.7 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 101 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 8,140 | 11.4 |
(X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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