Framingham

Population & Demographics

Framingham, MA

Framingham is home to 72,399 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,796 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
72,399
people
Population

72,399 residents

Median age 37.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Framingham population & demographics

Who lives in Framingham — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
72,399
Median age
37.5yrs
Median household income
$107,419
Median home value
$627,300
Median gross rent
$2,033/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
48.7%
Poverty rate
10.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Framingham

How Framingham breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White49.9%
Hispanic or Latino18.7%
Two or more races13.1%
Asian7.6%
Black5.6%
Some other race4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Framingham

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Framingham.

Framingham at a glance
Employed Residents
33,796
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
17.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
15.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Framingham proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Framingham commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

42 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Framingham

33,796 commutes, one dot at a time

Framingham

Where 33,796 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Framingham, by worker count.

1Boston17.3 mi5,579
2Framingham0.0 mi5,344
3Waltham11.1 mi1,382
4Newton11.3 mi1,287
5Cambridge16.8 mi1,283
6Marlborough7.2 mi1,014
7Wellesley7.1 mi634
8Worcester19.6 mi573

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Framingham.

1Framingham0.0 mi5,344
2Worcester19.6 mi2,667
3Boston17.3 mi2,593
4Marlborough7.2 mi1,241
5Waltham11.1 mi696
6Newton11.3 mi656
7Milford11.7 mi635
8Franklin Town14.6 mi517

Top industries

The sectors that employ Framingham’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises18.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.5%
RTRetail Trade11.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.1%
EDEducational Services8.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.3%
MFManufacturing4.8%
PAPublic Administration4.6%
INInformation3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Framingham

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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