Bogalusa vs Franklinton

A side-by-side comparison of Bogalusa and Franklinton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bogalusa has the higher population (10,539 vs 3,615 in Franklinton). Bogalusa has the higher median household income ($37,846 vs $32,339 in Franklinton). Franklinton has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $107,000 in Bogalusa).

Population, income & housing

	Bogalusa	Franklinton
Population	10,539	3,615
Median age	38.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,846	$32,339
Median home value	$107,000	$187,500
Median gross rent	$710	$930
Housing units	5,188	1,959
Homeownership rate	51.3%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	14.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bogalusa	Franklinton
Population	11,673 → 10,539 (-9.7%)	3,782 → 3,615 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$31,976 → $37,846 (+18.4%)	$26,422 → $32,339 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $107,000 (+21.9%)	$118,000 → $187,500 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$599 → $710 (+18.5%)	$690 → $930 (+34.8%)

Bogalusa

Population

11,67310,539

Median household income

$31,976$37,846

Median home value

$87,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$599$710

Franklinton

Population

3,7823,615

Median household income

$26,422$32,339

Median home value

$118,000$187,500

Median gross rent

$690$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bogalusa	Franklinton
Under 5	7.8%	8.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.1%	6.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	17.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	14.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.9%
75 and over	6.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bogalusa	Franklinton
White (non-Hispanic)	39.7%	35.8%
Black or African American	47.0%	60.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bogalusa	Franklinton
No high school diploma	16.2%	20.7%
High school graduate	43.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bogalusa	Franklinton
Drove alone	69.4%	82.4%
Carpooled	23.4%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	7.0%
Other means	4.3%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bogalusa	Franklinton
1-unit, detached	80.6%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Bogalusa	Franklinton
Poverty rate	31.0%	28.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1971	1974