Arma vs Franklin

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

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

Arma has the higher population (1,131 vs 763 in Franklin). Franklin has the higher median household income ($51,528 vs $43,073 in Arma). Franklin has the higher median home value ($116,500 vs $83,100 in Arma).

Population, income & housing

	Arma	Franklin
Population	1,131	763
Median age	55.6 yrs	28.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,073	$51,528
Median home value	$83,100	$116,500
Median gross rent	$753	$983
Housing units	639	217
Homeownership rate	67.1%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arma	Franklin
Population	1,385 → 1,131 (-18.3%)	590 → 763 (+29.3%)
Median household income	$35,208 → $43,073 (+22.3%)	$48,162 → $51,528 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$77,600 → $83,100 (+7.1%)	$84,800 → $116,500 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $753 (+32.6%)	$871 → $983 (+12.9%)

Arma

Population

1,3851,131

Median household income

$35,208$43,073

Median home value

$77,600$83,100

Median gross rent

$568$753

Franklin

Population

590763

Median household income

$48,162$51,528

Median home value

$84,800$116,500

Median gross rent

$871$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arma	Franklin
Under 5	1.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	9.5%	28.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	15.2%
25 to 34	9.4%	6.9%
35 to 44	8.0%	24.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	18.9%	8.7%
65 to 74	19.0%	2.2%
75 and over	14.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arma	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	99.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	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	3.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arma	Franklin
No high school diploma	6.0%	28.6%
High school graduate	42.7%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arma	Franklin
Drove alone	83.1%	87.8%
Carpooled	10.8%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	2.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arma	Franklin
1-unit, detached	84.7%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Arma	Franklin
Poverty rate	11.4%	33.0%
Average household size	1.91	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1964	1991