Franklin vs Weston

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

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

Franklin has the higher population (880 vs 586 in Weston). Weston has the higher median household income ($85,588 vs $64,375 in Franklin). Franklin has the higher median home value ($318,200 vs $315,500 in Weston).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Weston
Population	880	586
Median age	25.5 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,375	$85,588
Median home value	$318,200	$315,500
Median gross rent	$1,205	$1,125
Housing units	300	156
Homeownership rate	74.0%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Weston
Population	621 → 880 (+41.7%)	564 → 586 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$44,850 → $64,375 (+43.5%)	$58,750 → $85,588 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$134,500 → $318,200 (+136.6%)	$214,000 → $315,500 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $1,205 (+45.4%)	$823 → $1,125 (+36.7%)

Franklin

Population

621880

Median household income

$44,850$64,375

Median home value

$134,500$318,200

Median gross rent

$829$1,205

Weston

Population

564586

Median household income

$58,750$85,588

Median home value

$214,000$315,500

Median gross rent

$823$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Weston
Under 5	13.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	13.4%	29.2%
18 to 24	20.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	23.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	5.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.3%	6.5%
55 to 64	5.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	5.8%
75 and over	2.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Weston
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	76.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.6%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Weston
No high school diploma	8.9%	5.4%
High school graduate	41.9%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Weston
Drove alone	79.1%	89.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	2.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.8%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.5%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Weston
1-unit, detached	78.0%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Weston
Poverty rate	6.8%	1.9%
Average household size	2.93	3.76
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1975	1978