Franklin vs Lebanon

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

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

Lebanon has the higher population (21,216 vs 11,670 in Franklin). Lebanon has the higher median household income ($78,598 vs $58,134 in Franklin). Lebanon has the higher median home value ($257,100 vs $170,800 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Lebanon
Population	11,670	21,216
Median age	35.2 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,134	$78,598
Median home value	$170,800	$257,100
Median gross rent	$976	$1,067
Housing units	5,109	8,604
Homeownership rate	60.3%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Lebanon
Population	11,705 → 11,670 (-0.3%)	20,642 → 21,216 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$51,337 → $58,134 (+13.2%)	$65,477 → $78,598 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$112,100 → $170,800 (+52.4%)	$183,500 → $257,100 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $976 (+23.9%)	$846 → $1,067 (+26.1%)

Franklin

Population

11,70511,670

Median household income

$51,337$58,134

Median home value

$112,100$170,800

Median gross rent

$788$976

Lebanon

Population

20,64221,216

Median household income

$65,477$78,598

Median home value

$183,500$257,100

Median gross rent

$846$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Lebanon
Under 5	6.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.8%	19.0%
18 to 24	12.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	16.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.4%
75 and over	5.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Lebanon
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	88.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	4.2%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Lebanon
No high school diploma	11.1%	4.9%
High school graduate	48.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Lebanon
Drove alone	79.4%	77.2%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	10.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Lebanon
1-unit, detached	72.2%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	12.8%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Lebanon
Poverty rate	21.1%	6.8%
Average household size	2.43	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1966	1984