Franklin vs Houghton

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

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

Franklin has the higher population (135 vs 87 in Houghton). Houghton has the higher median household income ($104,375 vs $47,500 in Franklin). Houghton has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $116,500 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Houghton
Population	135	87
Median age	45.4 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$104,375
Median home value	$116,500	$212,500
Median gross rent	—	$700
Housing units	62	40
Homeownership rate	91.9%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Houghton
Population	161 → 135 (-16.1%)	123 → 87 (-29.3%)
Median household income	$61,000 → $47,500 (-22.1%)	$65,000 → $104,375 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $116,500 (-1.9%)	$137,500 → $212,500 (+54.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$550 → $700 (+27.3%)

Franklin

Population

161135

Median household income

$61,000$47,500

Median home value

$118,800$116,500

Houghton

Population

12387

Median household income

$65,000$104,375

Median home value

$137,500$212,500

Median gross rent

$550$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Houghton
Under 5	5.2%	10.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	8.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	17.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	4.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	19.5%
75 and over	19.3%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Houghton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	85.1%
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	2.2%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Houghton
No high school diploma	2.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	52.7%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Houghton
Drove alone	85.2%	81.0%
Carpooled	3.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	9.5%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Houghton
1-unit, detached	93.5%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Houghton
Poverty rate	3.7%	1.1%
Average household size	2.18	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1957	1975