Franklin vs Patterson

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

Franklin and Patterson 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 5,801 in Patterson). Patterson has the higher median household income ($48,002 vs $46,278 in Franklin). Patterson has the higher median home value ($137,200 vs $98,200 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Patterson
Population	6,557	5,801
Median age	40.2 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,278	$48,002
Median home value	$98,200	$137,200
Median gross rent	$861	$745
Housing units	3,103	2,369
Homeownership rate	58.1%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Patterson
Population	6,960 → 6,557 (-5.8%)	5,953 → 5,801 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$40,094 → $46,278 (+15.4%)	$40,574 → $48,002 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $98,200 (+24.0%)	$101,000 → $137,200 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $861 (+15.7%)	$734 → $745 (+1.5%)

Franklin

Population

6,9606,557

Median household income

$40,094$46,278

Median home value

$79,200$98,200

Median gross rent

$744$861

Patterson

Population

5,9535,801

Median household income

$40,574$48,002

Median home value

$101,000$137,200

Median gross rent

$734$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Patterson
Under 5	7.7%	8.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	23.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	8.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	7.2%
75 and over	7.9%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	48.6%
Black or African American	46.1%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.9%
Asian	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.4%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Patterson
No high school diploma	17.2%	17.4%
High school graduate	50.6%	55.4%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Patterson
Drove alone	84.9%	82.6%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.6%	6.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Patterson
1-unit, detached	74.7%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Patterson
Poverty rate	28.9%	26.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1962	1987