New Franklin vs Norton

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

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

New Franklin has the higher population (13,830 vs 11,576 in Norton). New Franklin has the higher median household income ($88,306 vs $87,060 in Norton). New Franklin has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $181,900 in Norton).

Population, income & housing

	New Franklin	Norton
Population	13,830	11,576
Median age	47.5 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,306	$87,060
Median home value	$196,600	$181,900
Median gross rent	$1,101	$1,108
Housing units	5,912	5,105
Homeownership rate	87.1%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Franklin	Norton
Population	14,150 → 13,830 (-2.3%)	12,018 → 11,576 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$72,866 → $88,306 (+21.2%)	$68,457 → $87,060 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$149,200 → $196,600 (+31.8%)	$140,500 → $181,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $1,101 (+25.4%)	$973 → $1,108 (+13.9%)

New Franklin

Population

14,15013,830

Median household income

$72,866$88,306

Median home value

$149,200$196,600

Median gross rent

$878$1,101

Norton

Population

12,01811,576

Median household income

$68,457$87,060

Median home value

$140,500$181,900

Median gross rent

$973$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Franklin	Norton
Under 5	4.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	13.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	14.1%	13.9%
55 to 64	17.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.8%
75 and over	9.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Franklin	Norton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Franklin	Norton
No high school diploma	3.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	34.5%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Franklin	Norton
Drove alone	80.1%	81.3%
Carpooled	7.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.9%	13.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Franklin	Norton
1-unit, detached	90.2%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	New Franklin	Norton
Poverty rate	6.2%	6.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1962	1962