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Franklin County, Massachusetts

Franklin County, Massachusetts. Franklin County had 70,698 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.5% since 2020, while Massachusetts grew 1.7%. It holds 33 places (1 city, village or borough, 25 towns and townships and 7 census-designated) and 19 census tracts. GEOID 25011.

Franklin County is the county of the Greenfield, MA micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

70,698

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 71,029 · ACS 2020-2024: 70,944

Median household income

$74,907

±$3,304 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $103,960

Median home value

$329,000

±$5,825 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $562,100

Median gross rent

$1,177

±$47 (90% margin)
Massachusetts: $1,762

How many people live in Franklin County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 71,029 residents in Franklin County. The Census Bureau estimates 70,698 for July 1, 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, while Massachusetts grew 1.7%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 70,944 over 699 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +121 (71,059)
2021→2022 −1 (71,058)
2022→2023 −200 (70,858)
2023→2024 +53 (70,911)
2024→2025 −213 (70,698)

Franklin County in Massachusetts. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Franklin County	Massachusetts	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	70,944	7,044,056	+367
Households	31,570±357	2,785,042	+1,001
Average household size	2.20±0.02	2.44	−0.06
Housing units	34,528±118	3,030,406	+394

Franklin County's population since 2000

From 71,535 in 2000 to 70,698 in 2025: down 1.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 71,535
2005 (estimate) 71,879
2010 Census 71,372
2015 (estimate) 70,911
2020 Census 71,029
2025 (estimate) 70,698

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Franklin County?

Franklin County holds 33 places: 1 city, village or borough (an incorporated place), 25 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 7 census-designated places. The largest is Greenfield with 17,691 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Franklin County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Greenfield	city	17,768	17,664±24	$55,614	$263,100	15.2%	100%
Montague	town	8,580	8,482±24	$70,510	$282,100	11.5%	100%
Orange	town	7,569	7,573±26	$55,824	$245,900	22.4%	100%
Deerfield	town	5,090	5,158±19	$106,136	$414,900	7.8%	100%
Turners Falls	CDP	4,512	4,124±444	$54,772	$246,700	12.4%	100%
Sunderland	town	3,663	3,641±23	$68,083	$458,100	14.3%	100%
Orange CDP	CDP	3,636	3,737±388	$48,115	$231,400	25.2%	100%
Northfield	town	2,866	2,872±14	$103,375	$375,800	6.8%	100%
Bernardston	town	2,102	2,164±223	$81,940	$332,000	5.2%	100%
South Deerfield	CDP	1,930	1,882±483	$103,056	$452,900	5.3%	100%
Shelburne	town	1,884	1,567±236	$83,000	$405,400	10.4%	100%
Leverett	town	1,865	1,608±167	$104,688	$435,500	10.0%	100%
Buckland	town	1,816	2,036±293	$82,877	$321,400	13.0%	100%
Conway	town	1,761	1,755±198	$97,250	$395,900	4.4%	100%
Shelburne Falls	CDP	1,719	1,845±216	$76,536	$314,500	17.0%	100%
Shutesbury	town	1,717	1,910±216	$123,333	$376,100	3.3%	100%
Ashfield	town	1,695	1,893±229	$80,833	$400,600	9.1%	100%
Erving	town	1,665	1,703±194	$77,656	$271,800	5.2%	100%
Whately	town	1,607	1,499±278	$116,563	$431,500	5.4%	100%
Colrain	town	1,606	1,627±200	$80,673	$284,300	7.2%	100%
Gill	town	1,551	1,740±212	$90,208	$340,100	5.8%	100%
Charlemont	town	1,185	1,118±149	$53,063	$305,500	14.3%	100%
Northfield CDP	CDP	1,051	1,070±229	$68,333	$300,500	10.1%	100%
Millers Falls	CDP	994	1,054±253	$68,750	$254,200	13.6%	100%
New Salem	town	983	1,054±214	$79,688	$359,000	9.7%	100%
Wendell	town	924	850±144	$65,288	$290,300	21.3%	100%
Warwick	town	780	776±108	$93,333	$349,400	5.0%	100%
Leyden	town	734	637±104	$105,893	$372,900	10.8%	100%
Heath	town	723	765±148	$98,750	$295,000	6.6%	100%
Deerfield CDPGEOID 2516635	CDP	479	458±236	$182,788	not published	13.6%	100%
Rowe	town	424	453±88	$69,583	$275,000	15.8%	100%
Hawley	town	353	277±71	$87,500	$309,600	7.9%	100%
MonroeGEOID 2501142040	town	118	122±78	not published	$165,000	38.5%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Franklin County?

The median resident of Franklin County is 47.2 years old; 16.6% are under 18 and 24.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 87.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 5.4%. 5.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Franklin County	Massachusetts	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	47.2±0.3	40.0	+0.5
Under 18 years	16.6%	19.4%	–
65 years and over	24.6%±0.1 pts	17.9%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	13.3%	+1.4 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	87.5%±0.3 pts	66.6%	−3.2 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	1.3%±0.2 pts	6.4%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2.0%±0.2 pts	7.3%	+0.7 pts
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3.2%±0.3 pts	5.1%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.5%±0.2 pts	1.2%	–
Born outside the United States	5.0%±0.6 pts	18.0%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	6.7%±0.5 pts	25.1%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.0%±0.7 pts	4.3%	–
With a disability	17.5%±0.8 pts	12.3%	–
No health insurance coverage	2.1%±0.3 pts	2.6%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	94.5%±0.7 pts	91.4%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	40.6%±1.4 pts	47.3%	+3.3 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	18.5%±1.0 pts	21.8%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.4%±0.4 pts	2.2%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Franklin County earn?

Half of Franklin County's 31,570 households earn less than $74,907 a year (±$3,304), against $103,960 in Massachusetts. In 2015-2019 it was $75,011 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 12.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Franklin County	Massachusetts	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$74,907±$3,304	$103,960	no clear change
Mean household income	$94,042±$2,852	$144,950	–
Per capita income	$42,563±$1,191	$57,897	no clear change
People below the poverty line	12.1%±1.3 pts	10.0%	+2.4 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line	17.0%±3.3 pts	11.7%	+5.4 pts
Households receiving SNAP	17.0%±1.4 pts	14.7%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	91.3%±1.1 pts	92.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Franklin County?

Owners occupy 70.1% of Franklin County's occupied homes and renters 29.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $329,000 by its owner (±$5,825). The median renter pays $1,177 a month including utilities, and 48.5% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Franklin County	Massachusetts	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$329,000±$5,825	$562,100	+$43,356
Median gross rent	$1,177±$47	$1,762	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	48.5%±3.8 pts	41.8%	+6.0 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,909±$53	$2,726	–
Owner-occupied homes	70.1%±1.4 pts	62.5%	no clear change
Housing units	34,528±118	3,030,406	+394
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.2%±0.2 pts	0.6%	–
Rental vacancy rate	1.0%±0.7 pts	3.5%	–
Single-family detached homes	65.5%±1.3 pts	51.1%	–
Mobile homes	2.2%±0.3 pts	0.8%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.4%±0.2 pts	1.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	35.1%±1.6 pts	30.5%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Franklin County building?

Builders took permits for 64 new housing units across Franklin County in 2025 (58 single-family), 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

2019 85 units
2020 91 units
2021 84 units
2022 75 units
2023 66 units
2024 83 units
2025 64 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Franklin County get to work?

70.3% of Franklin County's workers drive alone and 15.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 23.8 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 5.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Franklin County	Massachusetts	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	62.4%±0.9 pts	67.0%	–
Unemployment rate	5.4%±0.8 pts	5.2%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	70.3%±1.6 pts	61.2%	–
Carpooled	9.0%±1.1 pts	7.0%	–
Public transportation	1.0%±0.4 pts	6.5%	–
Walked	3.4%±0.8 pts	4.1%	–
Worked from home	15.1%±1.1 pts	18.6%	+7.5 pts
Mean travel time to work	23.8 min±0.8	29.1 min	−1.1 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Franklin County's census tracts?

Franklin County is divided into 19 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $36,331 (Tract 413.02) to $106,136 (Tract 409).

Census tracts of Franklin County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 40125011040100	–	4,409	4,362±285	$75,125	$287,800	$1,053	10.8%
Tract 40225011040200	–	4,387	4,541±265	$87,232	$341,300	$1,299	6.2%
Tract 40325011040300	Northfield (24%)	2,866	2,872±14	$103,375	$375,800	$1,142	6.8%
Tract 40425011040400	Millers Falls (7%)	3,369	3,329±249	$75,714	$292,900	$1,235	9.3%
Tract 405.0125011040501	Orange (74%)	3,899	4,023±379	$51,194	$237,300	$979	23.4%
Tract 405.0225011040502	–	3,670	3,550±375	$60,345	$282,100	$613	21.3%
Tract 40625011040600	–	4,565	4,572±313	$104,440	$391,800	$1,392	7.1%
Tract 407.0125011040701	Turners Falls (89%)	4,286	3,965±375	$54,918	$255,100	$1,161	13.9%
Tract 407.0225011040702	Millers Falls (12%)	4,294	4,517±374	$81,226	$300,500	$1,368	9.3%
Tract 40825011040800	–	5,270	5,140±278	$74,138	$444,200	$1,647	11.7%
Tract 40925011040900	South Deerfield (17%)	5,090	5,158±19	$106,136	$414,900	$1,334	7.8%
Tract 41025011041000	Greenfield	3,483	3,488±339	$75,070	$287,600	$888	16.7%
Tract 41125011041100	Greenfield	3,723	3,486±425	$87,984	$294,500	$1,042	4.8%
Tract 41225011041200	Greenfield	3,017	3,159±368	$61,902	$232,900	$1,278	11.9%
Tract 413.0125011041301	Greenfield	2,587	2,751±364	$46,923	$211,600	$1,056	24.1%
Tract 413.0225011041302	Greenfield	2,016	2,241±316	$36,331	$287,900	$1,157	21.7%
Tract 41425011041400	Greenfield	2,942	2,539±231	$44,063	$210,600	$1,018	16.1%
Tract 415.0125011041501	–	3,456	3,648±239	$88,708	$398,000	$1,162	6.8%
Tract 415.0225011041502	Shelburne Falls (27%)	3,700	3,603±303	$82,926	$355,900	$1,091	11.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Franklin County compare with Massachusetts's other counties?

Franklin County's rank among Massachusetts's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	12th of 14
Growth 2020-2025	12th of 14
Residents per square mile	14th of 14
Median household income	13th of 14
Median home value	12th of 14
Median gross rent	12th of 14
Poverty rate	3rd of 14
Bachelor's degree or higher	10th of 14
Median age	4th of 14

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Franklin County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.