Franklinton vs Louisburg

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

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

Louisburg has the higher population (3,128 vs 2,562 in Franklinton). Franklinton has the higher median household income ($64,053 vs $31,827 in Louisburg). Louisburg has the higher median home value ($217,400 vs $195,800 in Franklinton).

Population, income & housing

	Franklinton	Louisburg
Population	2,562	3,128
Median age	35.4 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,053	$31,827
Median home value	$195,800	$217,400
Median gross rent	$995	$1,008
Housing units	1,091	1,220
Homeownership rate	67.4%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	26.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklinton	Louisburg
Population	2,260 → 2,562 (+13.4%)	3,531 → 3,128 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$39,018 → $64,053 (+64.2%)	$41,250 → $31,827 (-22.8%)
Median home value	$99,900 → $195,800 (+96.0%)	$161,100 → $217,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $995 (+27.2%)	$586 → $1,008 (+72.0%)

Franklinton

Population

2,2602,562

Median household income

$39,018$64,053

Median home value

$99,900$195,800

Median gross rent

$782$995

Louisburg

Population

3,5313,128

Median household income

$41,250$31,827

Median home value

$161,100$217,400

Median gross rent

$586$1,008

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklinton	Louisburg
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	22.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	11.6%	17.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.8%
75 and over	4.6%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklinton	Louisburg
White (non-Hispanic)	51.7%	42.3%
Black or African American	37.4%	47.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklinton	Louisburg
No high school diploma	10.7%	15.6%
High school graduate	33.3%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklinton	Louisburg
Drove alone	73.8%	78.2%
Carpooled	10.9%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	4.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklinton	Louisburg
1-unit, detached	82.0%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	12.5%
20 or more units	4.4%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklinton	Louisburg
Poverty rate	10.8%	37.1%
Average household size	2.79	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	32	38
Median year structure built	1956	1970