Franklin vs Newton

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

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

Newton has the higher population (8,336 vs 4,938 in Franklin). Franklin has the higher median household income ($90,152 vs $73,679 in Newton). Newton has the higher median home value ($282,300 vs $253,100 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Newton
Population	4,938	8,336
Median age	51.6 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$90,152	$73,679
Median home value	$253,100	$282,300
Median gross rent	$1,340	$1,383
Housing units	2,359	3,794
Homeownership rate	57.0%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Newton
Population	4,778 → 4,938 (+3.3%)	7,910 → 8,336 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$65,329 → $90,152 (+38.0%)	$68,365 → $73,679 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$187,600 → $253,100 (+34.9%)	$212,200 → $282,300 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,064 → $1,340 (+25.9%)	$1,175 → $1,383 (+17.7%)

Franklin

Population

4,7784,938

Median household income

$65,329$90,152

Median home value

$187,600$253,100

Median gross rent

$1,064$1,340

Newton

Population

7,9108,336

Median household income

$68,365$73,679

Median home value

$212,200$282,300

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,383

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Newton
Under 5	4.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	11.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	15.5%
35 to 44	5.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	14.4%
55 to 64	20.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	15.9%	9.9%
75 and over	9.5%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	75.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Newton
No high school diploma	8.2%	7.4%
High school graduate	41.7%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Newton
Drove alone	81.9%	80.9%
Carpooled	11.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	1.2%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Newton
1-unit, detached	50.7%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	15.9%	8.6%
20 or more units	5.7%	23.2%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Newton
Poverty rate	8.0%	15.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	1958	1960