Franklin County, MA Population

Overview

71,085

Total Population

47.2

Median age

51.06%

Female population %

95.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,14

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Franklin County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Franklin County is 47.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Franklin County's population under 18 was 17.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Franklin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Franklin County, 13.98% were under the age of 15, 15.72% aged 15 to 29, 47.86% aged 30 to 64, 20.03% aged 65 to 84, and 2.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,501 more females than males in Franklin County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.06% females and 48.94% males in Franklin County, MA.
The Franklin County, MA gender ratio is 95.9:100 i.e. 95.9 men to 100 women (0.959).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,028.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,343.

Franklin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Franklin County population: 91.29% are White, 1.21% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.67% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.47% are some other race and 4.24% are multiracial.
Franklin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 67,945 (95.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Franklin County is White with a population of 64,892 (91.29% of the total population).

Franklin County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 72,260 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Franklin County's population decreased by 110 (0.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Franklin County's population decreased by 442 (0.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Franklin County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 70,276.