Franklin County vs. Cheshire County

Franklin County (MA)Cheshire County (NH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)70,96376,493
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.6%-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)71,37777,122
Population, Census, April 1, 201071,37277,117
Persons under 5 years, percent4.4%4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.5%17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.0%19.9%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.1%
White alone, percent93.8%95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent1.6%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.8%1.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.2%1.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.4%93.9%
Veterans, 2014-20185,2705,633
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.5%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)34,17235,722
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.3%69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$229,300$190,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,577$1,678
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$629$768
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$926$946
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201328.4%23.5%
Building permits, 201859162
Households, 2014-201830,32830,319
Persons per household, 2014-20182.282.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.0%84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.1%2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.2%89.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.2%81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.1%93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201837.2%32.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.2%9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.1%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.0%65.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.1%61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)85,472128,676
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)291,831334,721
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,682,5161,101,592
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)703,6631,692,504
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,836$22,023
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.423.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,522$63,057
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,202$34,136
Persons in poverty, percent10.6%10.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,5741,921
Total employment, 201720,30726,755
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)849,7881,175,139
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.2%-1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,2555,876
All firms, 20127,4697,625
Men-owned firms, 20124,2604,564
Women-owned firms, 20122,4361,869
Minority-owned firms, 2012395206
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,7677,057
Veteran-owned firms, 2012754775
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,3426,408
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.2%22.6%
Population per square mile, 2010102.1109.1
Land area in square miles, 2010699.32706.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Franklin county (MA) and Cheshire county (NH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.