Franklin Springs vs Royston

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

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

Royston has the higher population (2,335 vs 1,086 in Franklin Springs). Franklin Springs has the higher median household income ($78,542 vs $31,136 in Royston). Royston has the higher median home value ($220,500 vs $179,500 in Franklin Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin Springs	Royston
Population	1,086	2,335
Median age	23.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,542	$31,136
Median home value	$179,500	$220,500
Median gross rent	$962	$508
Housing units	321	1,213
Homeownership rate	56.1%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin Springs	Royston
Population	783 → 1,086 (+38.7%)	2,777 → 2,335 (-15.9%)
Median household income	$42,969 → $78,542 (+82.8%)	$21,125 → $31,136 (+47.4%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $179,500 (+40.6%)	$99,700 → $220,500 (+121.2%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $962 (+37.0%)	$582 → $508 (-12.7%)

Franklin Springs

Population

7831,086

Median household income

$42,969$78,542

Median home value

$127,700$179,500

Median gross rent

$702$962

Royston

Population

2,7772,335

Median household income

$21,125$31,136

Median home value

$99,700$220,500

Median gross rent

$582$508

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin Springs	Royston
Under 5	1.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	8.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	45.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	9.0%	9.8%
35 to 44	7.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	6.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	12.2%
75 and over	3.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin Springs	Royston
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	60.9%
Black or African American	11.0%	30.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin Springs	Royston
No high school diploma	6.2%	22.7%
High school graduate	18.0%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin Springs	Royston
Drove alone	58.6%	73.7%
Carpooled	8.8%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	3.5%
Other means	0.3%	7.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin Springs	Royston
1-unit, detached	64.8%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	16.5%	8.9%
20 or more units	5.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Franklin Springs	Royston
Poverty rate	9.7%	26.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1978	1975