Franklinton vs Youngsville

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

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

Youngsville has the higher population (2,581 vs 2,562 in Franklinton). Franklinton has the higher median household income ($64,053 vs $61,813 in Youngsville). Youngsville has the higher median home value ($404,500 vs $195,800 in Franklinton).

Population, income & housing

	Franklinton	Youngsville
Population	2,562	2,581
Median age	35.4 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,053	$61,813
Median home value	$195,800	$404,500
Median gross rent	$995	$1,139
Housing units	1,091	1,011
Homeownership rate	67.4%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklinton	Youngsville
Population	2,260 → 2,562 (+13.4%)	2,003 → 2,581 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$39,018 → $64,053 (+64.2%)	$50,956 → $61,813 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$99,900 → $195,800 (+96.0%)	$242,600 → $404,500 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $995 (+27.2%)	$881 → $1,139 (+29.3%)

Franklinton

Population

2,2602,562

Median household income

$39,018$64,053

Median home value

$99,900$195,800

Median gross rent

$782$995

Youngsville

Population

2,0032,581

Median household income

$50,956$61,813

Median home value

$242,600$404,500

Median gross rent

$881$1,139

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklinton	Youngsville
Under 5	5.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	22.2%	26.9%
18 to 24	11.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	5.3%
75 and over	4.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklinton	Youngsville
White (non-Hispanic)	51.7%	61.3%
Black or African American	37.4%	28.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklinton	Youngsville
No high school diploma	10.7%	2.1%
High school graduate	33.3%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklinton	Youngsville
Drove alone	73.8%	81.3%
Carpooled	10.9%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	11.6%
Other means	0.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklinton	Youngsville
1-unit, detached	82.0%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	17.2%
20 or more units	4.4%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Franklinton	Youngsville
Poverty rate	10.8%	12.6%
Average household size	2.79	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1956	2004