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OverviewFoundationsBonding Social CapitalCongregations
Basics (2000)
1. Name Franklin County ('FIPS' code: 25011)
2. State Massachusetts
3. Population 71,535
4. Avg. household income 49,672
5. Median household income 40,768
Population Segments: By Age, Race and Ethnicity (2000)
6. Number of children under 5 3,657
7. Number of children ages 5-17 13,079
8. Number of adults, 18-64 44,556
9. Number of elderly 10,243
10. Number of black non-Hispanics 512
11. Number of Hispanics 1,227
12. Number of Asians 649
13. Number of Native Americans (non-Hispanic) 147
Community Needs: Unemployment, Poverty, Education & Disability (2000)
14. Unemployment rate 4.52
15. Number in poverty 6,634
16. % in poverty 9.27
17. Number of children in poverty 1,833
18. % of children in poverty 10.95
19. Number of elderly in poverty 844
20. % without high school diploma (over 25 years old) 12.05
21. % with disability, ages 5-15 7.17
22. % with disability, ages 16-64 16.55
23. % with disability, ages 65 & over 39.65
Community Resources: Households and Organizations
Households (2000)
24. % with college (over 25 years old) 29.08
25. % of households with income of $100,000 or more -
Household Giving (2004)
26. Number of households 34,582
27. Number of households itemizing deductions 11,811
28. % of households itemizing 34.15
29. Percentage reporting contributions 85.59
30. Total AGI ($ thousands) 1,509,366
31. Total contributions ($ thousands) 18,719
32. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.24
Household Giving (2005)
33. Number of households 34,481
34. Number of households itemizing deductions 12,286
35. % of households itemizing 35.63
36. Percentage reporting contributions 85.03
37. Total AGI ($ thousands) 1,593,210
38. Total contributions ($ thousands) 19,283
39. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.21
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities (2008)
40. Number of organizations filing annually 148
41. Private contributions & government grants 58,760,950
42. Total revenue 343,005,030
43. Total expenses 330,607,347
44. Total assets 1,213,478,171
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities per Capita (2008)
45. Number of organizations (per 10,000 persons) 20.69
46. Private contributions & government grants 821
47. Total revenue 4,795
48. Total expenses 4,622
49. Total assets 16,963