Framingham is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 70,963 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Framingham is the 14th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Framingham are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.Framingham is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.30% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Framingham is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Framingham who work in management occupations (12.52%), sales jobs (8.23%), and office and administrative support (7.84%). Also of interest is that Framingham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.35% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Framingham, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.86 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Framingham, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Framingham is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.15% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Framingham in 2022 was $52,370, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $209,480 for a family of four. However, Framingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Framingham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Framingham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Framingham residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Framingham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Framingham include Irish, Brazilian, Italian, English, and German. Framingham also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 30.78%. The most common language spoken in Framingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
