Clifton vs Franklin

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Franklin: population, income, housing, and more.

Clifton and Franklin are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clifton has the higher population (3,845 vs 100 in Franklin). Franklin has the higher median home value ($113,300 vs $66,000 in Clifton). Since 2019, Franklin's population has grown faster (+12.4% vs +3.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Franklin
Population	3,845	100
Median age	24.9 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$84,457	—
Median home value	$66,000	$113,300
Median gross rent	$592	—
Housing units	1,419	85
Homeownership rate	40.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Franklin
Population	3,703 → 3,845 (+3.8%)	89 → 100 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$69,472 → $84,457 (+21.6%)	—
Median home value	$48,500 → $66,000 (+36.1%)	$94,400 → $113,300 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$465 → $592 (+27.3%)	—

Clifton

Population

3,7033,845

Median household income

$69,472$84,457

Median home value

$48,500$66,000

Median gross rent

$465$592

Franklin

Population

89100

Median home value

$94,400$113,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Franklin
Under 5	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	30.5%	12.0%
18 to 24	9.7%	23.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	21.0%	15.0%
45 to 54	4.2%	38.0%
55 to 64	6.3%	5.0%
65 to 74	2.7%	0.0%
75 and over	2.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	54.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Franklin
No high school diploma	13.2%	10.8%
High school graduate	36.9%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Franklin
Drove alone	77.4%	26.8%
Carpooled	18.2%	73.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Franklin
1-unit, detached	87.8%	42.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	57.6%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Franklin
Poverty rate	7.3%	0.0%
Average household size	3.65	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	23	37
Median year structure built	1978	1986