COMPARING TWO PLACES
Franklin vs Springfield
PLACE A
Franklin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Franklin is 100% smaller than Springfield. Springfield earns more, with a median household income $24,085 higher. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -14%).
FRANKLINSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population263112,989−100% vs Springfield
Population density4411,844−1,404
Population growth-13.9%-1.6%−12.3 pts
Median age37.241.0−3.8
Male59.6%48.3%+11.3 pts
Female40.4%51.7%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born3.4%4.9%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.6%69.3%+7.3 pts
Black0.4%19.1%−18.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.6%3.4%+13.2 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other6.4%5.2%+1.2 pts
Median household income$41,979$66,064−$24,085
Per capita income$26,686$42,670−$15,984
Poverty rate35.6%16.8%+18.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%36.3%−27.2 pts
Graduate degree2.1%15.6%−13.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%6.8%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation68.5%58.9%+9.6 pts
Median home value$45,500$162,100−$116,600
Median gross rent$960$975−$15
Owner-occupied69.3%64.3%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.9%11.1%+16.8 pts
Rent-burdened households76.2%43.6%+32.6 pts
Average commute17.417.4−0.1
Worked from home7.7%14.5%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.8%1.3%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.4%4.1%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025