Franklin vs New Franklin

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

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

New Franklin has the higher population (1,015 vs 155 in Franklin). New Franklin has the higher median home value ($117,700 vs $83,300 in Franklin). Since 2019, Franklin's population has grown faster (+46.2% vs -14.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	New Franklin
Population	155	1,015
Median age	35.2 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,056
Median home value	$83,300	$117,700
Median gross rent	—	$680
Housing units	46	452
Homeownership rate	91.9%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	16.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	New Franklin
Population	106 → 155 (+46.2%)	1,191 → 1,015 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$22,750 → $35,000 (+53.8%)	$34,135 → $53,056 (+55.4%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $83,300 (-7.4%)	$92,500 → $117,700 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$458 → $680 (+48.5%)

Franklin

Population

106155

Median household income

$22,750$35,000

Median home value

$90,000$83,300

New Franklin

Population

1,1911,015

Median household income

$34,135$53,056

Median home value

$92,500$117,700

Median gross rent

$458$680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	New Franklin
Under 5	6.5%	8.7%
5 to 17	27.7%	12.6%
18 to 24	1.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	5.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	5.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	23.2%	12.3%
75 and over	3.2%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	New Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	New Franklin
No high school diploma	62.0%	17.0%
High school graduate	36.0%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	2.0%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	New Franklin
Drove alone	97.5%	75.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	New Franklin
1-unit, detached	47.8%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	New Franklin
Poverty rate	36.1%	18.5%
Average household size	4.19	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	37
Median year structure built	1980	1969