With 13,211 people, Franklin Park is a city in New Jersey. 37% of residents were born outside the United States. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 5,071 people per square mile. Renters pay $2,157 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $114,946, above the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.5%(95)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28%(77)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.4%(78)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 275 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Franklin Park, decade by decade
Franklin Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
13,295
$124,626
$406,109
62.3%
90.9
2020
13,430
$110,722
$334,886
52.9%
91.7
2024
13,211
$114,946
$336,600
54.4%
91.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
