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.

A relatively large number of people in Framingham telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 noticeable about Framingham, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Framingham is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Framingham a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

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.

The education level of Framingham ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Framingham, 49.41% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

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.