Framingham is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 71,875 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 neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. 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 (12.26%), office and administrative support (8.09%), and maintenance occupations (7.69%). 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: 17.39% 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. One downside of living in Framingham, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.83 minutes every day commuting to work. Framingham is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 49.41% of adults in Framingham have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Framingham in 2022 was $52,420, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $209,680 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 18.73% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Framingham include Brazilian, Irish, Italian, English, and German. Framingham also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.51%. The most common language spoken in Framingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
