Franklin

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  2. Franklin Statistics
  3. Franklin Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Franklin Employment Information
  5. Franklin Family Information
  6. Franklin Education Information
  7. Franklin Public Benefits Information
  8. Franklin Criminal Information
  9. Franklin Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Franklin Zip Codes


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Franklin Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,354
  • Land Area (2000): 26.828 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.336 square kilometers
Franklin Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 8,347 2003 Not Available 2005 7,998
2002 8,380 2004 Not Available 2006 7,414

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Houses (2000): 3,352
Franklin Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 8,344 98.30%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 144 1.70%

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Franklin Employment Information Back to top
Franklin Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 153 10.03%
2. Chemical Manufacturing 128 8.39%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 127 8.33%
4. Public Administration 119 7.80%
5. Mining 84 5.51%
6. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 64 4.20%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 62 4.07%
8. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 60 3.93%
9. Educational Services 60 3.93%
10. Health Care 56 3.67%
11. Utilities 54 3.54%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 49 3.21%
13. Food Manufacturing 44 2.89%
14. Other Transportation 42 2.75%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 38 2.49%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 34 2.23%
17. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 34 2.23%
18. Accommodation and Food Services 31 2.03%
19. Metal Manufactuing 25 1.64%
20. Finance and Insurance 24 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 244 16.01%
2. Health Care 193 12.66%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 161 10.56%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 122 8.01%
5. Public Administration 102 6.69%
6. Department and Other General Stores 84 5.51%
7. Social Assistance 64 4.20%
8. Finance and Insurance 63 4.13%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 61 4.00%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 57 3.74%
11. Private Household Services 33 2.17%
12. Food Manufacturing 32 2.10%
13. Info Services and Data Processing 27 1.77%
14. Gasoline Stations 24 1.57%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 23 1.51%
16. Construction 23 1.51%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 23 1.51%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 19 1.25%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 18 1.18%
20. Electrical Goods, Wholesale 15 0.98%

Franklin Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 152 9.97%
2. Other Production Occupations 105 6.89%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 95 6.23%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 93 6.10%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 91 5.97%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 74 4.85%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 53 3.48%
8. Other Management Occupations 47 3.08%
9. Law Enforcement Workers 43 2.82%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 41 2.69%
11. Other Construction Trades 32 2.10%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 32 2.10%
13. Plant and System Operators 29 1.90%
14. Other Protective Service Workers 28 1.84%
15. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 27 1.77%
16. Carpenters 26 1.70%
17. Other Sales and Related Occupations 26 1.70%
18. Top Executives 25 1.64%
19. Vehicle Mechanics 25 1.64%
20. Agricultural Workers 24 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 89 5.84%
2. Secretaries and Admins 80 5.25%
3. Cashiers 79 5.18%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 76 4.99%
5. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 72 4.72%
6. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 69 4.53%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 64 4.20%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 59 3.87%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 59 3.87%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 53 3.48%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 52 3.41%
12. Child Care Workers 52 3.41%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 49 3.22%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 45 2.95%
15. Other Personal Care, Not child care 43 2.82%
16. Personal Appearance Workers 39 2.56%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 36 2.36%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 36 2.36%
19. Registered Nurses 36 2.36%
20. Legal Support Workers 32 2.10%

Franklin Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,880 46.27%
15-35 hours 545 8.76%
1-14 hours 115 1.85%
No regular hours 2,685 43.13%

Franklin Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 170 5.70%
5 AM-5:29 AM 78 2.62%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 201 6.74%
6 AM-6:29 AM 299 10.03%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 405 13.59%
7 AM-7:29 AM 348 11.68%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 477 16.01%
8 AM-8:29 AM 289 9.70%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 129 4.33%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 86 2.89%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 21 0.70%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 8 0.27%
Noon-3:59 PM 185 6.21%
4 PM-11:59 PM 284 9.53%

Franklin Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 489 16.41%
5-9 979 32.85%
10-14 338 11.34%
15-19 276 9.26%
20-24 230 7.72%
25-29 70 2.35%
30-34 199 6.68%
35-39 41 1.38%
40-44 25 0.84%
45-59 121 4.06%
60-89 91 3.05%
At least 90 121 4.06%

Franklin Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 11 0.37% 2,371 79.56%
30-44 0 0.00% 265 8.89%
45-59 0 0.00% 121 4.06%
At least 60 4 0.13% 208 6.98%

Franklin Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 27 0.89%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 402 13.32%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,321 76.88%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 97 3.21%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 15 0.50%
Color 6 Box Walked 118 3.91%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 39 1.29%

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Franklin Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,086 (8,357 people)
Families (2000): 2,251 (7,275 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 525
People at same address in 1995: 4,902
Franklin Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 716 23.20%
$10,000-$14,999 314 10.17%
$15,000-$19,999 226 7.32%
$20,000-$24,999 294 9.53%
$25,000-$29,999 208 6.74%
$30,000-$34,999 188 6.09%
$35,000-$39,999 195 6.32%
$40,000-$44,999 137 4.44%
$45,000-$49,999 76 2.46%
$50,000-$59,999 174 5.64%
$60,000-$74,999 231 7.49%
$75,000-$99,999 208 6.74%
$100,000-$124,999 57 1.85%
$125,000-$149,999 36 1.17%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 26 0.84%

Franklin Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 759 25.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 795 26.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 77 2.54%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 548 18.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 4 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 439 14.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 248 8.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 79 2.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 72 2.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.03%

Franklin Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,237 30.91%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 448 6.19%
Public Assistance 124 1.71%
Retirement 493 6.81%
Self Employment 182 2.52%
Social Security 946 13.07%
Supplemental Security 166 2.29%
Wage / Salary 2,189 30.25%
Other 451 6.23%

Franklin Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 793 54.99%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 649 45.01%

Franklin Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 270 9.49%
Color 1 Box Married 1,585 55.73%
Color 2 Box Never Married 864 30.38%
Color 3 Box Widowed 125 4.40%

Franklin Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 358 10.10%
Color 1 Box Married 1,762 49.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 879 24.79%
Color 3 Box Widowed 547 15.43%

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Franklin Education Information Back to top
Franklin Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 580 9.77%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,284 21.63%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,382 40.13%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 918 15.46%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 154 2.59%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 436 7.35%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 182 3.07%

Franklin Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 155 1.86% 28 0.34% 183 2.19%
Kindergarten 134 1.60% 16 0.19% 150 1.80%
Grades 1-4 494 5.91% 75 0.90% 569 6.81%
Grades 5-8 527 6.31% 67 0.80% 594 7.11%
Grades 9-12 454 5.43% 107 1.28% 561 6.72%
Undergrad college 187 2.24% 18 0.22% 205 2.45%
Graduate or professional school 6 0.07% 0 0.00% 6 0.07%
Total 1,957 23.43% 311 3.72% 2,268 27.15%

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Franklin Public Benefits Information Back to top
Franklin Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 6,046 72.38%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,307 27.62%

Franklin Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Franklin Criminal Information Back to top
Franklin Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 11.980 0.000 0.000 1.677 13.658 0.000 5.631 39.895 1.557 47.083
2002 11.933 0.358 0.000 0.955 13.246 0.000 6.683 32.816 1.074 40.573
2003 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 7.877 0.000 0.375 1.875 10.128 0.125 8.502 57.764 1.625 67.892
2006 8.093 0.135 0.135 0.674 9.037 0.000 9.846 59.617 4.046 73.510
2007 10.906 0.257 0.000 1.155 12.317 0.257 7.698 58.122 1.668 67.488

Franklin Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 2 19
2005 1 22
2006 1 23
2007 2 23

Franklin Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 507
2002 451

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Franklin Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Franklin Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,368 16.38%
10-19 Years 1,400 16.76%
20-29 Years 885 10.59%
30-39 Years 1,140 13.65%
40-49 Years 1,157 13.85%
50-59 Years 914 10.94%
60-69 Years 649 7.77%
70-79 Years 500 5.99%
80-89 Years 284 3.40%
90+ Years 57 0.68%

Franklin Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,757 44.97%
Color 1 Box Female 4,597 55.03%

Franklin Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 4,162 49.82%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 3,934 47.09%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 106 1.27%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 66 0.79%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 53 0.63%
Color 2 Box Asian 24 0.29%
Color 6 Box Other Race 9 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Franklin Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 1,701 46.11%
2. German 326 8.84%
3. Italian 317 8.59%
4. United States Or American 273 7.40%
5. English 255 6.91%
6. French Canadian 237 6.42%
7. Irish 210 5.69%
8. Acadian / Cajun 165 4.47%
9. Danish 55 1.49%
10. African 24 0.65%

Franklin Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,055 90.08%
2. French 510 6.51%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 165 2.11%
4. French Creole 27 0.34%
5. Thai 23 0.29%
6. Navajo 18 0.23%
7. African 16 0.20%
8. Arabic 11 0.14%
9. Italian 7 0.09%

Franklin Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,398 98.94%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 26 0.31%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 64 0.75%

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Franklin Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Franklin Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
70538