Framingham, Massachusetts demographics

Framingham, MA demographics: median age 37.5; 48.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Framingham city, Massachusetts · Incorporated city · GEOID 2524960. The survey estimates a population of 72,399 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Framingham is 37.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 26,803 households (±730). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.5 ±1.0	40.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Under 18	15,692 ±1,178	21.7% ±1.6 pp	19.4%	22.0%
18–34	16,993 ±1,161	23.5% ±1.6 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	28,791 ±1,464	39.8% ±2.0 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	10,923 ±785	15.1% ±1.1 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Male	36,307 ±961	50.1% ±1.3 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	36,092 ±961	49.9% ±1.3 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
White alone	37,982 ±1,897	52.5% ±2.6 pp	68.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,171 ±847	5.8% ±1.2 pp	6.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	316 ±368 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,621 ±1,076	7.8% ±1.5 pp	7.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	43 ±90 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	9,020 ±1,632	12.5% ±2.3 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	15,246 ±1,590	21.1% ±2.2 pp	11.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,834 ±1,682	81.3% ±2.3 pp	86.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13,565 ±1,684	18.7% ±2.3 pp	13.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Married-couple family	13,410 ±646	50.0% ±2.0 pp	45.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,574 ±329	5.9% ±1.2 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,121 ±458	11.6% ±1.7 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,672 ±702	24.9% ±2.5 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,026 ±419	7.6% ±1.5 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Households with people under 18	8,592 ±507	32.1% ±1.7 pp	27.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	18,211 ±1,016	67.9% ±3.3 pp	72.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,672 ±702	24.9% ±2.5 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,796 ±722	32.8% ±2.5 pp	33.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,670 ±556	17.4% ±2.0 pp	16.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,376 ±451	16.3% ±1.6 pp	13.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,408 ±324	5.3% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	582 ±194	2.2% ±0.7 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	299 ±132	1.1% ±0.5 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Native	48,459 ±1,531	66.9% ±2.1 pp	82.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	23,940 ±1,525	33.1% ±2.1 pp	18.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 67,617
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
English only	37,164 ±1,660	55.0% ±2.4 pp	74.9%	77.7%
Spanish	10,773 ±1,378	15.9% ±2.0 pp	9.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	941 ±355	1.4% ±0.5 pp	1.9%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	92 ±71 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	858 ±371	1.3% ±0.5 pp	1.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	13,596 ±1,469	20.1% ±2.2 pp	6.1%	2.0%
Korean	77 ±84 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,496 ±522	2.2% ±0.8 pp	2.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	331 ±315 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	66 ±66 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,063 ±364	1.6% ±0.5 pp	1.3%	1.1%
Arabic	156 ±108 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,004 ±380	1.5% ±0.6 pp	1.0%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 49,677
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,418 ±858	12.9% ±1.7 pp	8.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,256 ±969	20.6% ±1.9 pp	22.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,785 ±635	11.6% ±1.3 pp	14.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,006 ±423	6.1% ±0.8 pp	7.5%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	14,178 ±954	28.5% ±1.8 pp	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,034 ±833	20.2% ±1.6 pp	21.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 71,663
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Same house	62,161 ±1,336	86.7% ±1.8 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,135 ±977	7.2% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,224 ±547	3.1% ±0.8 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,088 ±429	1.5% ±0.6 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,055 ±431	1.5% ±0.6 pp	0.9%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.6% of Framingham residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally. 95.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Framingham	Massachusetts	U.S.	Compared with Massachusetts
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.6% ±1.0 pp	2.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.6% ±3.7 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.9% ±0.6 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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