Franklin vs Preston

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

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

Preston has the higher population (5,800 vs 880 in Franklin). Franklin has the higher median household income ($64,375 vs $55,625 in Preston). Franklin has the higher median home value ($318,200 vs $280,500 in Preston).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Preston
Population	880	5,800
Median age	25.5 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,375	$55,625
Median home value	$318,200	$280,500
Median gross rent	$1,205	$794
Housing units	300	2,235
Homeownership rate	74.0%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Preston
Population	621 → 880 (+41.7%)	5,376 → 5,800 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$44,850 → $64,375 (+43.5%)	$48,408 → $55,625 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$134,500 → $318,200 (+136.6%)	$168,100 → $280,500 (+66.9%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $1,205 (+45.4%)	$657 → $794 (+20.9%)

Franklin

Population

621880

Median household income

$44,850$64,375

Median home value

$134,500$318,200

Median gross rent

$829$1,205

Preston

Population

5,3765,800

Median household income

$48,408$55,625

Median home value

$168,100$280,500

Median gross rent

$657$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Preston
Under 5	13.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.4%	24.1%
18 to 24	20.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	23.9%	14.2%
35 to 44	5.7%	14.9%
45 to 54	8.3%	8.1%
55 to 64	5.9%	11.5%
65 to 74	7.5%	7.1%
75 and over	2.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Preston
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	21.6%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Preston
No high school diploma	8.9%	10.0%
High school graduate	41.9%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Preston
Drove alone	79.1%	83.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	7.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Preston
1-unit, detached	78.0%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Preston
Poverty rate	6.8%	14.1%
Average household size	2.93	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1975	1964