Franklin vs Mason

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

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

Mason has the higher population (35,148 vs 11,670 in Franklin). Mason has the higher median household income ($124,407 vs $58,134 in Franklin). Mason has the higher median home value ($397,900 vs $170,800 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	Mason
Population	11,670	35,148
Median age	35.2 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,134	$124,407
Median home value	$170,800	$397,900
Median gross rent	$976	$1,670
Housing units	5,109	13,360
Homeownership rate	60.3%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	61.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	Mason
Population	11,705 → 11,670 (-0.3%)	33,224 → 35,148 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$51,337 → $58,134 (+13.2%)	$100,594 → $124,407 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$112,100 → $170,800 (+52.4%)	$267,300 → $397,900 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $976 (+23.9%)	$1,348 → $1,670 (+23.9%)

Franklin

Population

11,70511,670

Median household income

$51,337$58,134

Median home value

$112,100$170,800

Median gross rent

$788$976

Mason

Population

33,22435,148

Median household income

$100,594$124,407

Median home value

$267,300$397,900

Median gross rent

$1,348$1,670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	Mason
Under 5	6.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.8%	20.1%
18 to 24	12.4%	5.9%
25 to 34	16.7%	8.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	15.5%
45 to 54	14.9%	15.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.0%	7.0%
75 and over	5.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	Mason
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	74.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	14.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	Mason
No high school diploma	11.1%	2.6%
High school graduate	48.2%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	Mason
Drove alone	79.4%	72.5%
Carpooled	10.4%	5.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	1.5%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	21.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	Mason
1-unit, detached	72.2%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	16.8%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	5.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	Mason
Poverty rate	21.1%	4.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1966	1996