Franklinton vs Varnado

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

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

Franklinton has the higher population (3,615 vs 357 in Varnado). Franklinton has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $107,100 in Varnado). Since 2019, Franklinton's population has grown faster (-4.4% vs -17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Franklinton	Varnado
Population	3,615	357
Median age	39.8 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$32,339	—
Median home value	$187,500	$107,100
Median gross rent	$930	$752
Housing units	1,959	205
Homeownership rate	48.8%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklinton	Varnado
Population	3,782 → 3,615 (-4.4%)	431 → 357 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$26,422 → $32,339 (+22.4%)	$29,286 → $33,125 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$118,000 → $187,500 (+58.9%)	$58,500 → $107,100 (+83.1%)
Median gross rent	$690 → $930 (+34.8%)	$372 → $752 (+102.2%)

Franklinton

Population

3,7823,615

Median household income

$26,422$32,339

Median home value

$118,000$187,500

Median gross rent

$690$930

Varnado

Population

431357

Median household income

$29,286$33,125

Median home value

$58,500$107,100

Median gross rent

$372$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklinton	Varnado
Under 5	8.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	23.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	11.8%
25 to 34	6.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	17.5%	9.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	15.4%	9.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.5%
75 and over	4.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklinton	Varnado
White (non-Hispanic)	35.8%	82.6%
Black or African American	60.6%	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	2.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklinton	Varnado
No high school diploma	20.7%	16.8%
High school graduate	38.6%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklinton	Varnado
Drove alone	82.4%	84.0%
Carpooled	0.8%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	1.5%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklinton	Varnado
1-unit, detached	70.1%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Franklinton	Varnado
Poverty rate	28.6%	16.5%
Average household size	2.05	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1974	1964