Alexander vs Franklin

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

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

Franklin has the higher population (554 vs 258 in Alexander). Alexander has the higher median home value ($121,400 vs $103,300 in Franklin). Since 2019, Alexander's population has grown faster (+62.3% vs -1.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Franklin
Population	258	554
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,250
Median home value	$121,400	$103,300
Median gross rent	—	$915
Housing units	82	236
Homeownership rate	93.9%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Franklin
Population	159 → 258 (+62.3%)	565 → 554 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$64,500 → $103,750 (+60.9%)	$65,962 → $66,250 (+0.4%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $121,400 (+34.4%)	$91,900 → $103,300 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $915 (+18.1%)

Alexander

Population

159258

Median household income

$64,500$103,750

Median home value

$90,300$121,400

Franklin

Population

565554

Median household income

$65,962$66,250

Median home value

$91,900$103,300

Median gross rent

$775$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Franklin
Under 5	5.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	34.1%	20.8%
18 to 24	4.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	3.9%	9.2%
35 to 44	26.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.6%
55 to 64	6.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	19.8%	9.9%
75 and over	0.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Franklin
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.7%
High school graduate	40.0%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Franklin
Drove alone	87.1%	83.5%
Carpooled	6.9%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Franklin
1-unit, detached	100.0%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Franklin
Poverty rate	5.8%	7.3%
Average household size	3.15	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1971	1965