CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Franklin

Virginia · 7,864 residents · 8.28 sq mi

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Franklin is home to 7,864 people in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 39%. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. 20.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $20,357, under the $30,130 national median. The typical home is worth $65,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,864

−6%vs 2000

vs 8,346 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.28 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(581)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(598)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(621)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(501)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(403)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(1,150)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(1,199)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(766)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(792)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(707)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(481)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(65)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,357

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,687 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,212

−40%vs 2000

vs $18,573 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.6%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,700

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $493 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 53.7% in 2000

46.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.5%(3,800)

Black52.1%(4,351)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(46)

Asian0.8%(65)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic46.3%(3,642)

Black53.2%(4,186)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(17)

Asian0.2%(14)

Other0.3%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(164)

Dominican0.9%(77)

Puerto Rican0.1%(10)

Central American0.1%(10)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0%(3)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African11.7%(967)

English10.1%(836)

American4%(328)

Irish3.3%(272)

German2.4%(201)

French1.3%(104)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(67)

Scottish0.8%(67)

Italian0.7%(61)

West Indian0.6%(49)

Jamaican0.6%(46)

Czech0.3%(24)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(21)

Polish0.2%(19)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Russian0.1%(9)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

British0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.9%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married39.9%(1,128)

Married52.1%(1,473)

Widowed2.4%(68)

Divorced5.6%(158)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(1,148)

Married39.1%(1,395)

Widowed12.3%(439)

Divorced16.3%(582)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−16.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.2%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.0%

+10.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.3%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% 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)35.5%(262)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(139)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18%(133)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 738 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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