Franklin vs Guion

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

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

Franklin has the higher population (242 vs 22 in Guion). Guion has the higher median home value ($110,400 vs $78,800 in Franklin). Since 2019, Franklin's population has grown faster (+122.0% vs -85.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Guion
Population	242	22
Median age	36.3 yrs	71.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,500	—
Median home value	$78,800	$110,400
Housing units	117	19
Homeownership rate	97.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Guion
Population	109 → 242 (+122.0%)	153 → 22 (-85.6%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $54,500 (+53.0%)	$38,000 → $36,875 (-3.0%)
Median home value	$48,000 → $78,800 (+64.2%)	$86,700 → $110,400 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$506 → $500 (-1.2%)	$722 → $775 (+7.3%)

Franklin

Population

109242

Median household income

$35,625$54,500

Median home value

$48,000$78,800

Median gross rent

$506$500

Guion

Population

15322

Median household income

$38,000$36,875

Median home value

$86,700$110,400

Median gross rent

$722$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Guion
Under 5	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	28.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	2.1%	22.7%
55 to 64	28.1%	22.7%
65 to 74	8.7%	18.2%
75 and over	5.4%	36.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Guion
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Guion
No high school diploma	18.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	47.7%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	4.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Guion
Drove alone	68.6%	0.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	100.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Guion
1-unit, detached	69.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	30.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Guion
Poverty rate	30.6%	90.9%
Average household size	2.57	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1972	1991