Franklin County, MA Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Franklin county massachusetts dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school18,575100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,1826.4
Kindergarten9325.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,96742.9
High school (grades 9-12)4,32323.3
College or graduate school4,17122.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over49,121100.0
Less than 9th grade1,5343.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,3838.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)15,35031.2
Some college, no degree9,34819.0
Associate degree4,2218.6
Bachelor's degree7,96916.2
Graduate or professional degree6,31612.9
Percent high school graduate or higher88.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher29.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over58,059100.0
Never married15,50226.7
Now married, except separated30,58452.7
Separated1,2082.1
Widowed4,1837.2
Female
3,4916.0
Divorced6,58211.3
Female
3,8416.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years865100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren24728.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over54,743100.0
Civilian veterans8,01614.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years15,380100.0
With a disability1,3829.0
Population 21 to 64 years41,749100.0
With a disability7,05016.9
Percent employed
57.4(X)
No disability34,69983.1
Percent employed
85.9(X)
Population 65 years and over9,642100.0
With a disability3,82339.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over67,878100.0
Same house in 199541,68561.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199525,36337.4
Same county
14,96122.0
Different county
10,40215.3
Same state
6,2019.1
Different state
4,2016.2
Elsewhere in 19958301.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population71,535100.0
Native68,92596.4
Born in United States
68,19995.3
State of residence
50,67870.8
Different state
17,52124.5
Born outside United States
7261.0
Foreign born2,6103.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,1111.6
Naturalized citizen
1,1621.6
Not a citizen
1,4482.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,610100.0
Europe1,19545.8
Asia67525.9
Africa542.1
Oceania140.5
Latin America33512.8
Northern America33712.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over67,878100.0
English only63,64793.8
Language other than English4,2316.2
Speak English less than 'very well
1,3932.1
Spanish
1,2451.8
Speak English less than "very well"
3850.6
Other Indo-European languages
2,3723.5
Speak English less than "very well"
7531.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4920.7
Speak English less than "very well"
2260.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population71,535100.0

Total ancestries reported

85,210119.1
Arab1110.2
Czech14600.6
Danish2210.3
Dutch6961.0
English13,80919.3
French (except Basque)19,68213.5
French Canadian14,9907.0
German6,7179.4
Greek3020.4
Hungarian2420.3
Irish111,89516.6
Italian4,7566.6
Lithuanian9641.3
Norwegian5390.8
Polish8,92012.5
Portuguese4050.6
Russian1,3101.8
Scotch-Irish1,5652.2
Scottish2,8914.0
Slovak740.1
Subsaharan African1240.2
Swedish1,5172.1
Swiss2100.3
Ukrainian5150.7
United States or American3,5515.0
Welsh5030.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1010.1
Other ancestries8,14011.4
(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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