Fayette vs Franklin

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

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

Fayette has the higher population (2,800 vs 155 in Franklin). Fayette has the higher median home value ($128,700 vs $83,300 in Franklin). Since 2019, Franklin's population has grown faster (+46.2% vs +4.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	Franklin
Population	2,800	155
Median age	23.0 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	—
Median home value	$128,700	$83,300
Median gross rent	$855	—
Housing units	998	46
Homeownership rate	67.2%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	16.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	Franklin
Population	2,693 → 2,800 (+4.0%)	106 → 155 (+46.2%)
Median household income	$46,224 → $58,750 (+27.1%)	$22,750 → $35,000 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $128,700 (+35.9%)	$90,000 → $83,300 (-7.4%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $855 (+12.8%)	—

Fayette

Population

2,6932,800

Median household income

$46,224$58,750

Median home value

$94,700$128,700

Median gross rent

$758$855

Franklin

Population

106155

Median household income

$22,750$35,000

Median home value

$90,000$83,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette	Franklin
Under 5	5.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	27.7%
18 to 24	29.9%	1.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.5%	5.2%
45 to 54	7.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	8.0%	5.8%
65 to 74	5.5%	23.2%
75 and over	6.4%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	13.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	Franklin
No high school diploma	9.8%	62.0%
High school graduate	32.3%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	2.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	Franklin
Drove alone	69.9%	97.5%
Carpooled	12.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	Franklin
1-unit, detached	77.4%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	50.0%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	Franklin
Poverty rate	15.8%	36.1%
Average household size	2.91	4.19
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1956	1980