COMPARING TWO PLACES
Franklin vs Hastings
PLACE A
Franklin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Franklin is 77% smaller than Hastings. Hastings earns more, with a median household income $28,646 higher. Hastings has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -14%).
FRANKLINHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population2631,168−77% vs Hastings
Population density4412,120−1,679
Population growth-13.9%-5.1%−8.8 pts
Median age37.247.9−10.7
Male59.6%49.4%+10.2 pts
Female40.4%50.6%−10.2 pts
Foreign-born3.4%0.7%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.6%99.8%−23.2 pts
Black0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.6%0.0%+16.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.4%0.2%+6.2 pts
Median household income$41,979$70,625−$28,646
Per capita income$26,686$36,556−$9,870
Poverty rate35.6%7.4%+28.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.380+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%17.7%−8.6 pts
Graduate degree2.1%8.3%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%0.0%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation68.5%57.9%+10.7 pts
Median home value$45,500$112,200−$66,700
Median gross rent$960$448+$512
Owner-occupied69.3%91.3%−22.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.9%15.2%+12.7 pts
Rent-burdened households76.2%48.6%+27.5 pts
Average commute17.425.3−7.9
Worked from home7.7%5.1%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured6.4%3.0%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025