CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Franklin

Pennsylvania · 7,329 residents · 4.68 sq mi

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Franklin is home to 7,329 people in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $36,700. Households here earn about 30% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 36.0, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,329

+2%vs 2000

vs 7,212 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(497)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(528)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(522)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(483)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(432)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(1,073)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(1,175)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(621)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(722)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(733)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(435)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(108)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,482

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,063 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,501

−30%vs 2000

vs $16,414 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.6%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,700

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$293

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $388 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.6% in 2000

44.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(6,808)

Black3.1%(224)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(48)

Asian0.3%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(7,027)

Black3.3%(245)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(31)

Asian0.2%(18)

Other0.5%(39)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.6%(33)

Central American0.1%(8)

Panamanian0.1%(8)

Dominican0.1%(4)

South American0%(1)

Venezuelan0%(1)

Ancestry

German29.2%(1,749)

Irish17.6%(1,056)

English12.7%(760)

American4.7%(284)

Italian4.3%(259)

Dutch4.1%(245)

Scottish3.2%(193)

Scotch-Irish3.1%(183)

French2.3%(137)

Polish1.7%(100)

Swedish1.1%(63)

Hungarian0.6%(33)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(27)

Canadian0.5%(27)

Norwegian0.4%(22)

Russian0.4%(22)

Subsaharan African0.4%(22)

Czech0.3%(16)

Ukrainian0.3%(15)

Danish0.2%(14)

Finnish0.2%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Slovak0.1%(7)

West Indian0.1%(7)

Jamaican0.1%(7)

Arab0.1%(6)

Greek0.1%(5)

Swiss0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.7%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.0%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.2 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 10.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.4%(936)

Married49.5%(1,206)

Widowed1.7%(42)

Divorced10.3%(252)

Women 15+

Never married31%(844)

Married42.6%(1,159)

Widowed13.8%(376)

Divorced12.6%(342)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.3%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 8.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.3%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.2%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.5%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)26.1%(86)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(80)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.5%(114)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 330 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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