Framingham, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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55%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

55%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Framingham	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$69,526	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$126,158	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$186,669	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$81,991	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,810	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,351	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.3%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Framingham is 55% higher than the national average
The median household income in Framingham is 55% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Framingham is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Framingham is 45% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$84,096 $126,158 $252,316

City

$70,784 $106,188 $212,376

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Framingham median earnings by income bracket

Framingham employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.2%	12.2%
Manufacturing sector	10.4%	10.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.0%	4.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	5.4%
Education, health & social services	14.8%	14.8%
Other	32.7%	32.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wellesley, MA	29,744	$322,415	296.4%
Dover, MA	2,612	$319,331	292.6%
Lexington, MA	34,058	$280,113	244.4%
Needham, MA	32,325	$265,508	226.4%
Cochituate, MA	6,978	$262,151	222.3%
Framingham, MA	74,706	$126,158	55.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Southfield, MI	74,641	$88,214	8.5%
Dale City, VA	74,814	$145,070	78.4%
Albany, GA	74,905	$57,781	29.0%
Sarnia, ON	74,477	n/a
New Britain, CT	74,963	$70,271	13.6%
Framingham, MA	74,706	$126,158	55.1%

Source: The Framingham, MA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.