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.

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.

One thing that you will notice about Framingham is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Framingham a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One downside of living in Framingham, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.86 minutes every day commuting to work.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Framingham. 50.15% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Framingham's cultural character, accounting for 30.78% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Framingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.