Community & Data
Franklin Demographics
A Portrait of Franklin
Franklin is a suburb of about 33,000 people at the southwest corner of Norfolk County, where I-495 meets the commuter rail to Boston. It is a well-off, well-educated town: the median household income is above 140,000 dollars, and nearly four in five homes are owned rather than rented. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 33,261
- Households: 12,370
- Persons per household: 2.6
- Foreign-born: 10.3% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 14.7%
- Under 18: 21.1%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 83.9%
- Asian: 6.1%
- Two or more races: 6.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 5.3%
- Black or African American: 2.1%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 12.5%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $145,773
- Poverty rate: 5.9%
- Median home value: $611,700
- Median gross rent: $1,899
- Homeownership: 78.2% of units
- In the labor force: 71.1%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Franklin’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all. That is worth knowing before you assume the town leans one way: most of the people who decide a Franklin election are not registered with either party.
- Total registered: 25,460
- Unenrolled (no party): 18,059 (70.9%)
- Democrats: 4,487 (17.6%)
- Republicans: 2,692 (10.6%)
- Political designations: 222 (0.9%)
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MassCivics last checked this page on October 20, 2026.
Sources
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, P1, Franklin Town city, as of April 1, 2020.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, ACS 5 year 2020 to 2024, DP02, Franklin Town city, as of December 31, 2024.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, ACS 5 year 2020 to 2024, DP03, Franklin Town city, as of December 31, 2024.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, ACS 5 year 2020 to 2024, DP04, Franklin Town city, as of December 31, 2024.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, ACS 5 year 2020 to 2024, DP05, Franklin Town city, as of December 31, 2024.
- Population and demographics: US Census Bureau, QuickFacts, Franklin.
- Schools and districts: Massachusetts DESE, Franklin Public Schools.
- Elections and voter enrollment: Secretary of the Commonwealth (spreadsheet), 2026 state primary registration workbook, as of August 22, 2026.
- Elections and voter enrollment: Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Elections Calendar.