Editing Franklin County, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1820 = 29268
| 1830 = 29501
| 1840 = 28812
| 1850 = 30870
| 1860 = 31434
| 1870 = 32635
| 1880 = 36001
| 1890 = 38610
| 1900 = 41209
| 1910 = 43600
| 1920 = 49361
| 1930 = 49612
| 1940 = 49453
| 1950 = 52747
| 1960 = 54864
| 1970 = 59210
| 1980 = 64317
| 1990 = 70092
| 2000 = 71535
| 2010 = 71372
| 2020 = 71029
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 70871
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ma190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 16, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25011.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 26, 2013|archive-date=February 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224093924/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25011.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 71,535 people, 29,466 households, and 18,416 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|102|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 31,939 housing units at an average density of {{convert|46|/mi2|/km2|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 95.40% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.89% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.75% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 1.99%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 16.2% were of [[English Americans|English]], 12.2% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 12.0% [[Polish Americans|Polish]], 10.2% [[French Americans|French]], 7.0% [[French Canadian Americans|French Canadian]], 6.7% [[German Americans|German]], 6.1% [[Italian Americans|Italian]] and 6.0% [[American ancestry]] according to [[Census 2000]]. Most of those claiming to be of "American" ancestry are actually of English descent, but have family that has been in the country for so long, in many cases since the early seventeenth century that they choose to identify simply as "American".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SVoAXh-dNuYC&dq=Sharing+the+dream:+white+males+in+multicultural+America++english+ancestry&pg=PA57 Sharing the Dream: White Males in a Multicultural America] By Dominic J. Pulera.</ref><ref>Reynolds Farley, 'The New Census Question about Ancestry: What Did It Tell Us?', ''Demography'', Vol. 28, No. 3 (August 1991), pp. 414, 421.</ref><ref>Stanley Lieberson and Lawrence Santi, 'The Use of Nativity Data to Estimate Ethnic Characteristics and Patterns', ''Social Science Research'', Vol. 14, No. 1 (1985), pp. 44-6.</ref><ref>Stanley Lieberson and Mary C. Waters, 'Ethnic Groups in Flux: The Changing Ethnic Responses of American Whites', ''Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'', Vol. 487, No. 79 (September 1986), pp. 82-86.</ref><ref>Mary C. Waters, ''Ethnic Options: Choosing Identities in America'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990), p. 36.</ref> 94.5% spoke [[English language|English]] and 1.8% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

Of the 29,466 households 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 29.0% of households were one person and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median household income was $40,768 and the median family income was $50,915. Males had a median income of $36,350 versus $27,228 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,672. About 6.5% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 71,372&nbsp;people, 30,462&nbsp;households, and 18,317&nbsp;families in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25011
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213033907/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25011
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|102.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 33,758 housing units at an average density of {{convert|48.3|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25011
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213183144/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25011
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 94.2% white, 1.3% Asian, 1.1% black, 0.3% American Indian, 1.0% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.2% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> The largest ancestry groups were:<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25011
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025936/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25011
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>
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*20.0% [[English Americans|English]]
*19.8% [[Irish Americans|Irish]]
*15.9% [[French Americans|French]]
*12.6% [[Polish Americans|Polish]]
*12.0% [[German Americans|German]]
*9.1% [[Italian Americans|Italian]]
*7.2% [[French Canadian Americans|French Canadian]]
*4.5% [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]]
*3.9% [[American ancestry|American]]
*2.1% [[Swedish Americans|Swedish]]
*2.0% [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scotch-Irish]]
*1.8% [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]]
*1.5% [[Russian Americans|Russian]]
*1.3% [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]]
*1.3% [[Portuguese Americans|Portuguese]]
*1.3% [[Lithuanian Americans|Lithuanian]]
*1.0% [[Welsh Americans|Welsh]]
{{Div col end}}

Of the 30,462&nbsp;households, 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.9% were non-families, and 30.5% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 44.2 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median household income was $52,002 and the median family income was $65,760. Males had a median income of $45,480 versus $37,309 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,544. About 7.7% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25011
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025709/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25011
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

===Demographic breakdown by town===

====Income====
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213610/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212105/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212620/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! Town
! 
! Per capita<br/>income
! Median<br/>household<br/>income
! Median<br/>family<br/>income
! Population
! Number of<br/>households
|-
| 
| ''[[Deerfield (CDP), Massachusetts|Deerfield]]''
| CDP
| $39,291
| $90,625
| $91,786
| 252
| 83
|-
| 1
| [[Hawley, Massachusetts|Hawley]]
| Town
| $37,094
| $63,750
| $79,167
| 378
| 154
|-
| 2
| [[Leverett, Massachusetts|Leverett]]
| Town
| $36,750
| $74,500
| $87,188
| 1,756
| 702
|-
| 3
| [[Shutesbury, Massachusetts|Shutesbury]]
| Town
| $36,472
| $67,708
| $85,972
| 1,834
| 745
|-
| 
| ''[[Massachusetts]]''
| State
| $35,051
| $65,981
| $83,371
| 6,512,227
| 2,522,409
|-
| 4
| [[Whately, Massachusetts|Whately]]
| Town
| $34,183
| $78,750
| $89,500
| 1,529
| 629
|-
| 
| ''[[Northfield (CDP), Massachusetts|Northfield]]''
| CDP
| $33,956
| $67,900
| $88,068
| 1,004
| 440
|-
| 5
| [[New Salem, Massachusetts|New Salem]]
| Town
| $33,776
| $64,833
| $72,083
| 953
| 402
|-
| 6
| [[Ashfield, Massachusetts|Ashfield]]
| Town
| $33,569
| $66,429
| $69,375
| 1,771
| 742
|-
| 7
| [[Conway, Massachusetts|Conway]]
| Town
| $33,385
| $80,313
| $85,000
| 1,793
| 705
|-
| 8
| [[Deerfield, Massachusetts|Deerfield]]
| Town
| $33,111
| $69,744
| $85,231
| 5,096
| 2,145
|-
| 9
| [[Leyden, Massachusetts|Leyden]]
| Town
| $32,348
| $72,500
| $78,167
| 633
| 272
|-
| 
| ''[[South Deerfield, Massachusetts|South Deerfield]]''
| CDP
| $31,773
| $51,107
| $80,147
| 1,926
| 931
|-
| 10
| [[Gill, Massachusetts|Gill]]
| Town
| $31,288
| $59,800
| $70,833
| 1,428
| 566
|-
| 11
| [[Sunderland, Massachusetts|Sunderland]]
| Town
| $31,090
| $54,208
| $73,403
| 3,696
| 1,525
|-
| 12
| [[Northfield, Massachusetts|Northfield]]
| Town
| $31,001
| $61,667
| $73,697
| 3,034
| 1,276
|-
| 13
| [[Shelburne, Massachusetts|Shelburne]]
| Town
| $30,751
| $59,145
| $77,063
| 1,957
| 811
|-
| 14
| [[Heath, Massachusetts|Heath]]
| Town
| $30,557
| $63,333
| $72,981
| 483
| 214
|-
| 15
| [[Warwick, Massachusetts|Warwick]]
| Town
| $29,135
| $59,531
| $67,500
| 601
| 269
|-
| 16
| [[Colrain, Massachusetts|Colrain]]
| Town
| $29,035
| $53,813
| $64,375
| 1,729
| 703
|-
| 17
| [[Charlemont, Massachusetts|Charlemont]]
| Town
| $28,555
| $53,281
| $64,000
| 1,160
| 505
|-
| 18
| [[Wendell, Massachusetts|Wendell]]
| Town
| $28,480
| $56,750
| $62,143
| 1,076
| 452
|-
| 19
| [[Rowe, Massachusetts|Rowe]]
| Town
| $28,354
| $50,938
| $56,667
| 386
| 183
|-
| 
| ''Franklin County''
| County
| $28,313
| $52,246
| $65,713
| 71,495
| 30,362
|-
| 20
| [[Bernardston, Massachusetts|Bernardston]]
| Town
| $28,117
| $50,556
| $66,000
| 2,193
| 948
|-
| 
| ''[[United States]]''
| Country
| $27,915
| $52,762
| $64,293
| 306,603,772
| 114,761,359
|-
| 21
| [[Buckland, Massachusetts|Buckland]]
| Town
| $27,308
| $61,750
| $73,125
| 2,297
| 869
|-
| 
| ''[[Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts|Shelburne Falls]]''
| CDP
| $27,155
| $49,635
| $62,500
| 1,886
| 815
|-
| 22
| [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]]
| City
| $26,229
| $46,018
| $56,063
| 17,565
| 7,717
|-
| 23
| [[Montague, Massachusetts|Montague]]
| Town
| $24,823
| $41,980
| $57,234
| 8,455
| 3,733
|-
| 24
| [[Erving, Massachusetts|Erving]]
| Town
| $23,775
| $53,661
| $57,692
| 1,755
| 689
|-
| 
| ''[[Orange (CDP), Massachusetts|Orange]]''
| CDP
| $22,652
| $50,407
| $51,979
| 3,926
| 1,534
|-
| 25
| [[Monroe, Massachusetts|Monroe]]
| Town
| $22,647
| $30,714
| $56,875
| 122
| 72
|-
| 
| ''[[Turners Falls, Massachusetts|Turners Falls]]''
| CDP
| $22,590
| $36,623
| $48,796
| 4,620
| 2,039
|-
| 26
| [[Orange, Massachusetts|Orange]]
| Town
| $22,434
| $44,282
| $50,536
| 7,815
| 3,334
|-
| 
| ''[[Millers Falls, Massachusetts|Millers Falls]]''
| CDP
| $21,386
| $50,550
| $58,516
| 1,129
| 443
|-
|}