Franklin vs South Lebanon

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

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

Franklin has the higher population (11,670 vs 6,552 in South Lebanon). South Lebanon has the higher median household income ($110,729 vs $58,134 in Franklin). South Lebanon has the higher median home value ($315,800 vs $170,800 in Franklin).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin	South Lebanon
Population	11,670	6,552
Median age	35.2 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,134	$110,729
Median home value	$170,800	$315,800
Median gross rent	$976	$1,086
Housing units	5,109	2,392
Homeownership rate	60.3%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin	South Lebanon
Population	11,705 → 11,670 (-0.3%)	4,337 → 6,552 (+51.1%)
Median household income	$51,337 → $58,134 (+13.2%)	$87,188 → $110,729 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$112,100 → $170,800 (+52.4%)	$237,800 → $315,800 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $976 (+23.9%)	$1,127 → $1,086 (-3.6%)

Franklin

Population

11,70511,670

Median household income

$51,337$58,134

Median home value

$112,100$170,800

Median gross rent

$788$976

South Lebanon

Population

4,3376,552

Median household income

$87,188$110,729

Median home value

$237,800$315,800

Median gross rent

$1,127$1,086

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin	South Lebanon
Under 5	6.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.8%	27.7%
18 to 24	12.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	16.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	8.8%	19.3%
45 to 54	14.9%	9.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.0%	6.7%
75 and over	5.4%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin	South Lebanon
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	76.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	8.9%
Two or more races	3.1%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin	South Lebanon
No high school diploma	11.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	48.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin	South Lebanon
Drove alone	79.4%	78.4%
Carpooled	10.4%	6.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	14.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin	South Lebanon
1-unit, detached	72.2%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	9.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Franklin	South Lebanon
Poverty rate	21.1%	6.4%
Average household size	2.43	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	23	33
Median year structure built	1966	2004