Franklin vs McSwain

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

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

Franklin has the higher population (7,487 vs 5,556 in McSwain). McSwain has the higher median household income ($140,173 vs $56,274 in Franklin). McSwain has the higher median home value ($639,800 vs $285,700 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	McSwain
Population	7,487	5,556
Median age	34.2 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,274	$140,173
Median home value	$285,700	$639,800
Median gross rent	$1,450	$1,205
Housing units	2,203	1,643
Homeownership rate	78.3%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	McSwain
Population	6,929 → 7,487 (+8.1%)	4,399 → 5,556 (+26.3%)
Median household income	$51,589 → $56,274 (+9.1%)	$101,283 → $140,173 (+38.4%)
Median home value	$195,900 → $285,700 (+45.8%)	$458,100 → $639,800 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,105 → $1,450 (+31.2%)	$927 → $1,205 (+30.0%)

Franklin

Population

6,9297,487

Median household income

$51,589$56,274

Median home value

$195,900$285,700

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,450

McSwain

Population

4,3995,556

Median household income

$101,283$140,173

Median home value

$458,100$639,800

Median gross rent

$927$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	McSwain
Under 5	5.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	22.4%	26.5%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	16.2%	15.2%
45 to 54	8.1%	15.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.8%
75 and over	4.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	McSwain
White (non-Hispanic)	13.2%	58.4%
Black or African American	3.6%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	26.4%	14.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	55.6%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	McSwain
No high school diploma	30.0%	11.2%
High school graduate	28.2%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	McSwain
Drove alone	85.4%	74.1%
Carpooled	6.3%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	8.0%
Other means	1.7%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	McSwain
1-unit, detached	73.7%	94.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	McSwain
Poverty rate	23.5%	10.7%
Average household size	3.65	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1988	1998