Franklin Furnace vs South Webster

A side-by-side comparison of Franklin Furnace and South Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

Franklin Furnace and South Webster are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Franklin Furnace has the higher population (1,511 vs 864 in South Webster). South Webster has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $60,306 in Franklin Furnace). South Webster has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $116,200 in Franklin Furnace).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin Furnace	South Webster
Population	1,511	864
Median age	37.5 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,306	$60,625
Median home value	$116,200	$125,000
Median gross rent	$599	$702
Housing units	546	426
Homeownership rate	79.7%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin Furnace	South Webster
Population	1,559 → 1,511 (-3.1%)	717 → 864 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$40,270 → $60,306 (+49.8%)	$36,417 → $60,625 (+66.5%)
Median home value	$85,900 → $116,200 (+35.3%)	$110,400 → $125,000 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$592 → $599 (+1.2%)	$736 → $702 (-4.6%)

Franklin Furnace

Population

1,5591,511

Median household income

$40,270$60,306

Median home value

$85,900$116,200

Median gross rent

$592$599

South Webster

Population

717864

Median household income

$36,417$60,625

Median home value

$110,400$125,000

Median gross rent

$736$702

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin Furnace	South Webster
Under 5	3.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	21.3%	1.3%
35 to 44	19.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	8.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	14.9%
75 and over	7.0%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin Furnace	South Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	92.1%
Black or African American	5.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin Furnace	South Webster
No high school diploma	10.5%	12.8%
High school graduate	48.0%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin Furnace	South Webster
Drove alone	85.3%	78.3%
Carpooled	10.0%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin Furnace	South Webster
1-unit, detached	55.5%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.2%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Franklin Furnace	South Webster
Poverty rate	10.1%	13.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1977	1965