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Franklin, NC

4,221 Population
4.9 square miles 853.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.3 ±4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Macon County: 50.1 ±0.7
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$27,002 ±$3,971 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Macon County: $35,682 ±$2,674
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$43,991 ±$4,625 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Macon County: $53,298 ±$3,676
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

21.6% ±11.2% (903  ±468) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Macon County: 14.4% † 5,337 (±2.7% / ±982)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

23.5 minutes ±6.6 (39,795  ±12,823) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Macon County: 22.6 338,970 (±1.6 / ±29,095)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

1,995 ±221 Number of households
  • Macon County: 18,090 ±659
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.1 ±0.2 (4,196  ±49) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Macon County: 2.1 37,201 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

1.3% ±2.7% (11  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Macon County: 3% † 205 (±1.6% / ±112)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

2,192 ±215 Number of housing units
  • Macon County: 27,070 ±32
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$190,600 ±$23,651 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Macon County: $229,000 ±$9,909
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

9.8% ±5.7% (406  ±234.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Macon County: 15% † 5,590 (±2.8% / ±1,053.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

81% ±8.4% (2,439  ±333.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Macon County: 90% 25,403 (±4.4% / ±1,245.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
22.2% ±5.8% (668  ±184.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Macon County: 24.6% 6,930 (±2.1% / ±605.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.1% ±5.5% (467  ±233) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Macon County: 5.7% 2,138
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

10.3% ±4% (349  ±136) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Macon County: 9.8% † 2,994 (±1.2% / ±352)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
349 Total veterans ±136 339 Male ±130 10 Female ±16

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