Amelia vs Franklin

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

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

Franklin has the higher population (6,557 vs 2,161 in Amelia). Amelia has the higher median household income ($48,060 vs $46,278 in Franklin). Franklin has the higher median home value ($98,200 vs $80,400 in Amelia).

Population, income & housing

	Amelia	Franklin
Population	2,161	6,557
Median age	32.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,060	$46,278
Median home value	$80,400	$98,200
Median gross rent	$840	$861
Housing units	883	3,103
Homeownership rate	65.9%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amelia	Franklin
Population	2,215 → 2,161 (-2.4%)	6,960 → 6,557 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$30,833 → $48,060 (+55.9%)	$40,094 → $46,278 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$33,100 → $80,400 (+142.9%)	$79,200 → $98,200 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $840 (+6.1%)	$744 → $861 (+15.7%)

Amelia

Population

2,2152,161

Median household income

$30,833$48,060

Median home value

$33,100$80,400

Median gross rent

$792$840

Franklin

Population

6,9606,557

Median household income

$40,094$46,278

Median home value

$79,200$98,200

Median gross rent

$744$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amelia	Franklin
Under 5	6.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	11.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	16.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.3%	11.6%
75 and over	5.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amelia	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	22.3%	37.6%
Black or African American	5.7%	46.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.1%
Asian	13.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.4%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	57.2%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amelia	Franklin
No high school diploma	38.9%	17.2%
High school graduate	47.7%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	8.9%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amelia	Franklin
Drove alone	84.0%	84.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	2.4%	5.6%
Other means	3.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amelia	Franklin
1-unit, detached	42.6%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	52.4%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Amelia	Franklin
Poverty rate	19.3%	28.9%
Average household size	2.92	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1978	1962