Berwick vs Franklin

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

Berwick 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 4,680 in Berwick). Berwick has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $46,278 in Franklin). Berwick has the higher median home value ($188,000 vs $98,200 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Berwick	Franklin
Population	4,680	6,557
Median age	33.1 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,708	$46,278
Median home value	$188,000	$98,200
Median gross rent	$492	$861
Housing units	1,941	3,103
Homeownership rate	76.6%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berwick	Franklin
Population	4,584 → 4,680 (+2.1%)	6,960 → 6,557 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$44,383 → $57,708 (+30.0%)	$40,094 → $46,278 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$135,000 → $188,000 (+39.3%)	$79,200 → $98,200 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $492 (-32.9%)	$744 → $861 (+15.7%)

Berwick

Population

4,5844,680

Median household income

$44,383$57,708

Median home value

$135,000$188,000

Median gross rent

$733$492

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)

	Berwick	Franklin
Under 5	8.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	3.1%	11.6%
75 and over	8.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berwick	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	37.6%
Black or African American	10.4%	46.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berwick	Franklin
No high school diploma	22.1%	17.2%
High school graduate	31.3%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berwick	Franklin
Drove alone	86.5%	84.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	3.2%	5.6%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berwick	Franklin
1-unit, detached	65.3%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Berwick	Franklin
Poverty rate	19.1%	28.9%
Average household size	2.78	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1984	1962